Water and salt stress often occur simultaneously in heavily irrigated arid agricultural areas,
yet they are usually studied in isolation. To understand the physiological bases of water use …

Water and nitrogen (N) supply are the two main factors limiting crops productivity. However,
physiological mechanisms of crop responses to water and nitrogen stress remain to be …

Reduced irrigation and high soil salinity are widely recognized to decrease tomato yield, but
they can improve fruit quality and water use efficiency (WUE) when imposed appropriately …

Abstract Background and Aims Beneficial plant–microbe interactions can improve plant
performance under drought; however, we know less about how drought-induced shifts in …

Main conclusion Species have plasticity across altitude gradients in leaf morphology and
function, and their response to high altitude conditions was mainly reflected in leaf cell …

Both canopy-level field measurements and laboratory studies suggest that uptake of NO 2
through the leaf stomata of vegetation is a significant sink of atmospheric NO x. However, the …

Modulation of stomatal morphology and behavior is associated with changes in water use of
the plant due to varied input of water, yet the underlying mechanism of such association …

Soil thermal properties play an important role in crop productivity, but the influence of a multi-
species cover crops (CCs) on these properties are not well understood. This study evaluated …

Efficient water transport through xylem determines tree performance particularly when trees
are under water stress. Yet, the hydraulic behaviour of the tropical moist forest of …

Stomata, microscopic pores surrounded by two guard cells, play essential roles in the most
important plant physiological processes: photosynthesis and transpiration. Unlike …