reviewInternational AgrophysicsOct 21, 2013GOLD OA

Effect of drought and heat stresses on plant growth and yield: a review

Institute of Agrophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences · Université d'Avignon et des Pays de Vaucluse · +1 more institution

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Abstract Drought and heat stresses are important threat limitations to plant growth and sustainable agriculture worldwide. Our objective is to provide a review of plant responses and adaptations to drought and elevated temperature including roots, shoots, and final yield and management approaches for alleviating adverse effects of the stresses based mostly on recent literature. The sections of the paper deal with plant responses including root growth, transpiration, photosynthesis, water use efficiency, phenotypic flexibility, accumulation of compounds of low molecular mass (eg proline and gibberellins), and expression of some genes and proteins for increasing the tolerance to the abiotic stresses. Soil and…

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