Plant stress physiology is the study of how plants respond and adapt to adverse conditions that disturb their normal growth and development. These stresses are divided into abiotic stresses, such as drought, salinity, extreme temperatures, flooding, and nutrient deficiency, and biotic stresses caused by pathogens, p…
Plant stress physiology is the study of how plants respond and adapt to adverse conditions that disturb their normal growth and development. These stresses are divided into abiotic stresses, such as drought, salinity, extreme temperatures, flooding, and nutrient deficiency, and biotic stresses caused by pathogens, pests, and competition. The field examines the physiological, biochemical, and molecular mechanisms plants use to sense stress and to defend themselves, including changes in water relations, osmotic adjustment, hormone signaling, antioxidant defenses, and altered gene and protein expression. Understanding these responses is essential for improving crop tolerance and securing yields under challenging environments. Plant Genetics and Crop Research is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal covering plant biology, genetics, and crop improvement, the context in which stress tolerance is investigated and bred. Its scope is reflected in work on plant responses to abiotic stress, including a study of the effects of drought and salt stress on cereal crop plants and their proteomic and physiological responses, which examines how staple crops adjust their physiology and protein expression under water and salinity stress. A separately listed study characterizing cocoyam germplasm concerns genetic resources rather than stress physiology specifically. This page gathers peer-reviewed, open-access research relevant to how plants and crops respond to environmental stress.
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