Background Seed is vital for plant survival and dispersion, however, its development and
germination are influenced by various internal and external factors. Abscisic acid (ABA) is …

Plants are often exposed to abiotic stresses such as drought, salinity, heat, cold, and heavy
metals that induce complex responses, which result in reduced growth as well as crop yield …

Expanding eco-friendly approaches to improve plant growth and crop productivity is of great
important for sustainable agriculture. Therefore, a field experiment was carried out at the …

Phytohormones participate in various processes over the course of a plant's lifecycle. In
addition to the five classical phytohormones (auxins, cytokinins, gibberellins, abscisic acid …

Key message The potential of seed priming is still not fully exploited. Our limited knowledge
of the molecular dynamics of seed pre-germinative metabolism is the main hindrance to …

Seed germination (SG) is the first stage in a plant's life and has an immense importance in
sustaining crop production. Abiotic stresses reduce SG by increasing the deterioration of …

Plasma agriculture details the role of nonthermal plasma in the development of plants from
seeds to crops. Several publications reported enhanced plant growth, improved stress …

Abstract Hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2) acts as a significant regulatory component interrelated
with signal transduction in plants. The positive role of H 2 O 2 in plants subjected to myriad …

Climate change can decrease the global maize productivity and grain quality. Maize crop
requires an optimal temperature for better harvest productivity. A suboptimal temperature at …

Phytohormones regulate numerous important biological processes in plant development
and biotic/abiotic stress response cascades. More than 50 and 100 years have passed since …