Background As the world grapples with increasing agricultural demands and unpredictable
environmental stressors, there is a pressing need to improve plant resilience. Therefore …

In crop plants, various environmental stresses affect the balance of carbon, nitrogen, and
phosphorus (C: N: P), leading to biochemical and physiological alterations and reductions in …

The growth and productivity of maize are severely affected by soil salinity. The crucial
determinants for the future performance of plants are productive for seed germination and …

Background Drought and heat stress are significant concerns to food security in arid and
semi-arid regions, where global warming is predicted to increase both frequency and …

Background and aims Rhizosheath, a mixture of soil and mucilage that remains attached to
the root system after being removed from the soil and shaken, plays a prominent role in the …

A field study was conducted to understand the effectiveness of foliar applications of ZnO-
NPs (0, 50, 100 mg L− 1) and SiO2-NPs (0, 25, 50 mg L− 1) on potato plant growth …

Abstract Background Silicon (Si), the second most abundant and quasi-essential soil
element, is locked as a recalcitrant silicate mineral in the Earth's crust. The physical …

Wheat is one of the most important cereal crops in Egypt and all over the world. Its
productivity is adversely affected by drought due to deficient irrigation to provide nutrients …

Unpredictable climate changes, increasing weather variability, and severe droughts demand
urgent attention for solution-oriented strategies. Agricultural ecosystems worldwide are …

Plants face various environmental stresses during their life cycle that are crucial in defining
plant stress responses. Among them, drought majorly affects the growth, physiological …