Water stress adversely impacts many aspects of the physiology of plants, especially
photosynthetic capacity. If the stress is prolonged, plant growth, and productivity are severely …

Two highly specialized cells, the guard cells that surround the stomatal pore, are able to
integrate environmental and endogenous signals in order to control the stomatal aperture …

Abstract Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is a major reactive oxygen species in unicellular and
multicellular organisms, and is produced extracellularly in response to external stresses and …

Abiotic stresses, including drought and salinity, trigger a complex osmotic-stress and
abscisic acid (ABA) signal transduction network. The core ABA signalling components are …

Water is crucial to plant growth and development. Environmental water deficiency triggers
an osmotic stress signalling cascade, which induces short-term cellular responses to reduce …

Stomatal guard cells are widely recognized as the premier plant cell model for membrane
transport, signaling, and homeostasis. This recognition is rooted in half a century of research …

Stomatal pores are formed by pairs of specialized epidermal guard cells and serve as major
gateways for both CO2 influx into plants from the atmosphere and transpirational water loss …

Drought is a major threat to plant growth and crop productivity. Calcium-dependent protein
kinases (CDPKs, CPKs) are believed to play important roles in plant responses to drought …

Abscisic acid (ABA) regulates key processes relevant to seed germination, plant
development, and biotic and abiotic stress responses. Abiotic stress conditions such as …

Abscisic acid (ABA) regulates many agronomically important aspects of plant development,
including the synthesis of seed storage proteins and lipids, the promotion of seed …