Water availability is the most limiting factor for the crop production sector and one of the
main regulators of the spatial distribution of plants. Agriculture consumes more than two …

Global food shortages are caused mainly by drought, the primary driver of yield loss in
agriculture worldwide. Drought stress negatively impacts the physiological and …

To alleviate the salinity and drought stresses faced in agricultural production, and to improve
crop water use efficiency (WUE) in drought-prone regions, novel management strategies are …

A deep understanding of root–soil–microbe interactions in response to drip irrigation can
help optimize drip irrigation techniques and improve crop yield; however, relevant …

Climate change poses significant challenges to global agriculture, with rising temperatures,
altered precipitation patterns, and increased frequency of extreme weather events …

Water scarcity is already set to be one of the main issues of the 21st century, because of
competing needs between civil, industrial, and agricultural use. Agriculture is currently the …

Water management techniques are improving at the farm level, but they are not enough to
deal with the limited availability of water and increased crop yields. Soil microbes play a vital …

Plants face a constantly changing environment, requiring fine tuning of their growth and
development. Plants have therefore developed numerous mechanisms to cope with …

The combination of NB and reduced the depth of irrigation water could mitigate the negative
effects of salinity and drought stresses and improve water productivity (WP) of quinoa. The …

Many techniques have been and are being made to find alternatives to water-saving
practices. Among them, Partial root drying (PRD), one effective approach, plays a major role …