Heat Stress-Mediated Constraints in Maize (Zea mays) Production: Challenges and Solutions

AH El-Sappah, SA Rather, SH Wani, AS Elrys… - Frontiers in plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
An increase in temperature and extreme heat stress is responsible for the global reduction in
maize yield. Heat stress affects the integrity of the plasma membrane functioning of …

Transgenic approaches for abiotic stress tolerance in plants: retrospect and prospects

P Bhatnagar-Mathur, V Vadez, KK Sharma - Plant cell reports, 2008 - Springer
Abiotic stresses including drought are serious threats to the sustainability of crop yields
accounting for more crop productivity losses than any other factor in rainfed agriculture …

Extreme heat increases stomatal conductance and drought‐induced mortality risk in vulnerable plant species

RM Marchin, D Backes, A Ossola… - Global change …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Tree mortality during global‐change‐type drought is usually attributed to xylem dysfunction,
but as climate change increases the frequency of extreme heat events, it is necessary to …

Coactive role of zinc oxide nanoparticles and plant growth promoting rhizobacteria for mitigation of synchronized effects of heat and drought stress in wheat plants

A Azmat, Y Tanveer, H Yasmin, MN Hassan… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
This study intended to investigate the potential of the plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria
(PGPR) and green synthesized zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO-NPs)(fruit extract of Papaya) …

Increased drought stress resilience of maize through endophytic colonization by Burkholderia phytofirmans PsJN and Enterobacter sp. FD17

M Naveed, B Mitter, TG Reichenauer… - Environmental and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Drought is one of the major environmental stresses that adversely affects crop growth and
productivity worldwide. The effect of inoculation of two bacterial endophytes Burkholderia …

Exogenous salicylic acid increases the heat tolerance in Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L) by enhancing photosynthesis efficiency and improving antioxidant defense …

MS Jahan, Y Wang, S Shu, M Zhong, Z Chen, J Wu… - Scientia …, 2019 - Elsevier
Heat stress seriously inhibits plant growth and development through damage the
photosynthetic components and antioxidant enzymes functions. Salicylic acid (SA) is an …

Combined seed and foliar pre-treatments with exogenous methyl jasmonate and salicylic acid mitigate drought-induced stress in maize

N Tayyab, R Naz, H Yasmin, A Nosheen, R Keyani… - Plos one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Susceptibility of plants to abiotic stresses, including extreme temperatures, salinity and
drought, poses an increasing threat to crop productivity worldwide. Here the drought …

Impact of exogenously applied trehalose on leaf biochemistry, achene yield and oil composition of sunflower under drought stress

F Kosar, NA Akram, M Ashraf, A Ahmad… - Physiologia …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
This study was carried out to assess the influence of trehalose, a non‐reducing disaccharide
involved in improving plant stress tolerance, on two cultivars (Hysun 33 and FH 598) of …

Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria and silicon synergistically enhance salinity tolerance of mung bean

S Mahmood, I Daur, SG Al-Solaimani… - Frontiers in plant …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
The present study explored the eco-friendly approach of utilizing plant-growth-promoting
rhizobacteria (PGPR) inoculation and foliar application of silicon (Si) to improve the …

Taurine modulates dynamics of oxidative defense, secondary metabolism, and nutrient relation to mitigate boron and chromium toxicity in Triticum aestivum L. plants

MA Ashraf, R Rasheed, I Hussain, M Iqbal… - … Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
The present study was undertaken to appraise the efficacy of exogenous taurine in
alleviating boron (B) and chromium (Cr) toxicity. Taurine protects cell membranes from lipid …