Deserts represent key carbon reservoirs, yet as these systems are threatened this has
implications for biodiversity and climate change. This review focuses on how these changes …

Background Despite the exposure to arid environmental conditions across the globe
ultimately hampering the sustainability of the living organism, few plant species are …

Drought is one of the most serious abiotic stresses to land plants. Plants sense and respond
to drought stress to survive under water deficiency. Scientists have studied how plants sense …

Haloxylon ammodendron is a xerophytic perennial shrub or small tree that has a high
ecological value in anti-desertification due to its high tolerance to drought and salt stress …

Date palm (Phoenix dactylifera) can accumulate as much as 1% silicon (Si), but not much is
known about the mechanisms inherent to this process. Here, we investigated in detail the …

With the limited availability of water, rain-fed horticulture is important anywhere in the world,
especially in countries with arid climates. Therefore, experimental analysis is necessary to …

In a growing population, producing enough food has become a challenge in the face of the
dramatic increase in climate change. Plants, during their evolution as sessile organisms …

Introduction Alterations in life forms could simultaneously influence the variability of fine root
and leaf traits. However, our understanding of the organ-level coordination and patterns of …

Desert plant communities play a crucial role in enhancing desert ecosystem productivity and
stability but are highly susceptible to environmental changes owing to their limited resilience …

Hydrocarbon-contaminated soils are considered as one of the major environmental issues
that harm human well-being, particularly in arid regions of the world. Phytoremediation is a …