Peroxiredoxins (Prxs) are thiol-dependent peroxidases that couple hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) detoxification with redox signalling, but the family has not been characterized in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.). Here, we performed a genome-wide analysis of...
This greenhouse study examined whether the drought-mitigating effects of elevated
Drought limits pea (Pisum sativum L.) productivity by reducing growth, photosynthesis, and reproductive success, yet comparative field data across contrasting canopy morphologies are scarce. This study evaluated five pea varieties—Alejandrita (...
Phenotypic response to twig canker and shoot blight varies substantially across almond germplasm. We hypothesized that genetically diverse almond accessions grown in a common orchard environment would exhibit genotype-dependent differences in symptom...
Drought stress can substantially affect growth and secondary metabolite production in medicinal plants. This study evaluated the growth, physiological responses, and phenolic compound contents of ten Thymus populations under greenhouse and field cond...
The present study emphasizes the importance of developing breeding lines that combine productivity with stability under variable environmental conditions. Seed yield and its main quantitative components in 15 white lupin lines were analyzed over two...
Glioma progression is accompanied by alterations in redox homeostasis, yet the coordinated expression of antioxidant enzyme isoforms during tumor development remains incompletely understood. In particular, whether the expression of superoxide dismuta...
Heat stress is an increasing constraint on leaf mustard production (Brassica juncea); however, methods for screening heat tolerance and evaluating genotype stability across environments remain limited. This study established a rapid screening method...
Water deficit is one of the main limiting factors in agricultural production, affecting the growth and photosynthetic performance of plants. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of foliar applications of melatonin, Baltiko® containin...
Direct-seeded rice offers agronomic and economic advantages, but early-season flooding creates hypoxic conditions around germinating seeds and young seedlings, limiting crop establishment. Understanding genotypic variation in early submergence respon...
Micro- and nanoplastics (MNPs) are increasingly detected in human tissues, but whether they influence biological ageing remains unresolved. This critical narrative review evaluates whether experimental evidence supports MNPs as potential chronic abio...
Centella asiatica (L.) Urb. is valued for skin repair. Salt (NaCl) treatment is an inexpensive way to alter its metabolome, but its effect on bioactivity across germplasm is unknown. Thirty-nine Thai accessions were grown with or without 100 mM NaCl...
Reactive oxygen species (ROS), reactive nitrogen species (RNS) and reactive sulphur species (RSS) constitute a coupled molecular language whose marks, the reversible post-translational modifications of cysteine and tyrosine residues, are formed, inte...
The TETRATRICOPEPTIDE THIOREDOXIN-LIKE (TTL) proteins are a plant-specific family proposed to function as peripheral membrane proteins that contribute to abiotic stress tolerance in Arabidopsis, likely by maintaining cell wall integrity through brass...
Stress can reshape the epigenome through changes in DNA methylation, histone modifications, chromatin accessibility, and non-coding RNA regulation. Much is known about how these changes arise during stress, yet their fate once the initiating stimulus...
The pea is a crop of great economic and nutritional importance due to its protein contribution. However, its productivity is affected by water deficit, which is an increasingly frequent phenomenon due to rising climate variability. Brassinosteroids (...
Climate change is intensifying drought, salinity, heat, chilling, flooding, and heavy-metal stresses across major fruit-producing regions, threatening yield stability and fruit quality in economically vital, perennial crops such as apple, grapevine,...
Sugarcane biomass and yield decline under drought, and interspecific hybridization may improve tolerance, but how non-destructive traits such as canopy size and leaf area index (LAI) respond across genotypes under varying drought duration and recover...
Antarctic expeditions expose individuals to multiple and interacting stressors that may affect physiological regulation, sleep, and physical activity. This study investigated physiological responses in 28 male participants during the 34th Bulgarian A...
The reproductive stage is a critical time in a plant’s life history when dealing with heat stress as the specific processes of meiosis, gametogenesis, anthesis, pollination, fertilization, and early seed development all occur within comparative...
Caenorhabditis elegans has served as a model for the unfolded protein response of the endoplasmic reticulum (UPR-ER) and, separately, the oxidative stress response coordinated by SKN-1/Nrf. The oxidative protein folding in the ER generates reactive o...
High-intensity blue light is a powerful regulatory signal for plants, but its excess induces oxidative stress requiring rapid diagnosis. This study evaluated the potential for early detection of changes in the spectral characteristics of microgreen c...
Sunflower broomrape (Orobanche cumana Wallr. var. helianthi) is traditionally regarded as strictly host-specific, parasitizing cultivated sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.). Arctium lappa L. (burdock) was recently identified as a novel susceptible host...
This review highlights the significant capacity of microalgae to produce a wide range of phenolic compounds and other secondary metabolites. It discusses the major abiotic stress factors affecting microalgal cells and their influence on secondary met...
Oxidative stress is a major constraint limiting animal health and productive performance by disrupting redox homeostasis, mitochondrial function, intestinal integrity, and mineral metabolism. Agronomic biofortification of forage with essential trace...
Soil salinization stands out as a major factor contributing to the shrinkage of arable land. This study explored the salt tolerance mechanism of tillers in CMG and 9311 by evaluating morphophysiological, transcriptomic, and metabolomic characteristic...
Global demand for cape gooseberry fruits has experienced significant growth in recent years. These fruits exhibit a physiological disorder known as cracking, caused by irregular water supply to the crop and calcium deficiencies. Therefore, the effect...
Aging is characterized by a progressive decline in physiological resilience and increased susceptibility to chronic diseases, including neurodegenerative disorders. Emerging evidence indicates that low-dose stressors (collectively termed hormetic sti...
Temperature is a major environmental determinant of flowering time and reproductive success in plants. Ongoing global warming is changing flowering phenology across natural and agricultural ecosystems, yet the mechanisms by which ambient temperature...
The genus Euterpe, which includes açaí palm (Euterpe oleracea) and juçara palm (Euterpe edulis), plays an important socioeconomic and environmental role in Brazil. However, soil and water salinization is a global issue that compr...
Despite the growing demand for sustainable agricultural systems, the long-term effects of tillage practices remain controversial. No-tillage (NT) systems offer several potential benefits, including improved soil structure, enhanced soil biological ac...
Free proline accumulation is an important physiological trait frequently associated with plant responses to changing environmental conditions. This study investigated seasonal patterns of free proline concentration in the underground organs of four M...
Oxidative stress poses significant challenges for fungi inhabiting extreme environments. Elevated salinity frequently induces the excessive production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), which can damage cellular components and impair growth. In respon...
Water deficit represents a major environmental constraint that severely limits the growth and yield of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.). Although inoculation with plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) has emerged as a promising strategy to m...
In container-grown ornamental shrub production, limited substrate volume can rapidly alter plant water status and affect leaf-level physiological performance. A randomized block experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of three foliar-applied...
Nanoscale zerovalent iron (nZVI) has shown promise for soil remediation. This study examined the impact of this nanomaterial on barley and wheat grown in alkaline soil throughout a complete growth cycle, to assess its potential as a fertilizer and to...
Cadaverine is a lysine-derived diamine that remains less studied than the canonical plant polyamines putrescine, spermidine, and spermine. Its polycationic nature suggests it may influence membrane stability, ionic balance, redox regulation, and stre...
Zebrafish (Danio rerio) are widely used in behavioral neuroscience and ecotoxicology to study stress-related responses. Traditional plus maze paradigms rely on arm preference, with arms differing in perceived safety. Here, we propose an alternative a...
Persistent inflammatory and metabolic stress contribute to impaired tissue repair, particularly under diabetic conditions. Agave potatorum is traditionally used in Mexico to treat inflammation and wounds; however, its safety profile and potential to...
Drought represents one of the major constraints limiting maize productivity in southeastern Europe, particularly under non-irrigated conditions. This study evaluated the effectiveness of foliar biostimulants derived from animal collagen and keratin h...
Boron serves as a necessary micronutrient, but elevated concentrations may exert toxic effects, which has raised concern over its increasing presence in the environment owing to anthropogenic activities. This study assessed the sublethal effects of b...
Brassica napus L. is a major oilseed crop whose productivity is significantly affected by abiotic stresses such as drought. PYR/PYL/RCAR (PYL) proteins act as key abscisic acid (ABA) receptors and play central roles in stress responses. However, a co...
Legume–rhizobia symbiosis plays an important role in plant responses to stressful environments, including soils contaminated with heavy metals. Anthyllis vulneraria, a widespread wild legume, exhibits genotype-dependent variation in metal toler...
Salt stress represents one of the main challenges for global agricultural production, and digital phenotyping has emerged as a promising alternative for identifying popcorn genotypes tolerant to salt stress. This study evaluated the accumulation of p...
Sustainable agricultural technologies are essential to respond to environmental and social pressures, ensuring the maintenance of global food security. Therefore, there is an urgent demand for more sustainable agricultural practices that promote soil...
Polyamine treatments are beneficial against various stress factors due to direct protective effects and the regulation of metabolite remodelling and gene expression. However, their protective, specific effects as priming under stress conditions remai...
Tomatoes are globally significant crops worldwide. Understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying their growth, development, and stress responses is crucial to enhance crop productivity and resilience. The WUSCHEL-related homeobox (WOX) gene famil...
Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) is a globally important horticultural crop, with Asia contributing 60.45% of total production, followed by the Americas at 13.36%. Tomato productivity is increasingly constrained by southern blight, a destructive disease...
This study explores the use of endophytic fungi for the biocontrol of harmful aflatoxins (AFTs) in maize (Zea mays L.). The main objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of fungal pathogens and biocontrol agents on the corn seed germinatio...
High-temperature stress poses a major threat to wheat productivity across multiple developmental stages, including early seedling growth. Root system architecture (RSA) contributes to stress adaptation; however, its responses to high-temperature stre...
