Drought can be considered as a cocktail of multiple stressful conditions that contribute to
osmotic and ionic imbalance in plants. Considering that water is vital for plant life, the very …

Area under vegetable cultivation is expanding in arid and semi-arid regions of the world to
meet the nutritional requirements of an ever-growing population. However, water scarcity in …

Osmotic adjustment (OA) and cellular compatible solute accumulation are widely recognized
to have a role in plant adaptation to dehydration mainly through turgor maintenance and the …

Understanding the vulnerability of trees to drought-induced mortality is key to predicting the
fate of forests in a future climate with more frequent and intense droughts, although the …

Salinity is persistently a decisive feature confining agricultural sustainability and food
security in arid and semi-arid regions. Biochar (Bi) has been advocated as a means of …

Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is often considered as a drought sensitive crop and its
sustainable production is threatened due to frequent drought episodes. There has been …

Increasing consciousness regarding the nutritional value of olive oil has enhanced the
demand for this product and, consequently, the expansion of olive tree cultivation. Although …

The physiological challenges posed by climate change for seasonal, perennial plants
include increased risk of heat waves, postbudbreak freezing ('false springs'), and droughts …

In the current scenario of rapidly evolving climate change, crop plants are more frequently
subjected to stresses of both abiotic and biotic origin, including exposure to unpredictable …

Tropical forests exchange more carbon dioxide (CO 2) with the atmosphere than any other
vegetation type and, thus, form a crucial component of the global carbon cycle. However, the …