Declining of forests - biotic and abiotic stress

Abiotic and biotic stress combinations.

Environmental stress conditions such as drought, heat, salinity, cold, or pathogen infection can have a devastating impact on plant growth and yield under field conditions. Nevertheless, the effects of these stresses on plants are typically being studied under controlled growth conditions in the laboratory. The field environment is very different from the controlled conditions used in laborator...

Biotic/Abiotic Stress-Driven Alzheimer's Disease

Compartment-specific importance of glutathione during abiotic and biotic stress

The tripeptide thiol glutathione (γ-L-glutamyl-L-cysteinyl-glycine) is the most important sulfur containing antioxidant in plants and essential for plant defense against abiotic and biotic stress conditions. It is involved in the detoxification of reactive oxygen species (ROS), redox signaling, the modulation of defense gene expression, and the regulation of enzymatic activities. Even though ch...

WRKY Transcription Factor: Role in Abiotic and Biotic Stress

One of the fundamental behaviors of plants, being sessile allows them to develop an intricate molecular machinery to adapt themselves to biotic and abiotic challenges experienced in the environment. In response to adapt against a particular stress, a massive transcriptional activity of several genes triggered the defense responses in the plant cell. Extensive research on stress related studies ...

Plant Responses to Simultaneous Biotic and Abiotic Stress: Molecular Mechanisms.

Plants are constantly confronted to both abiotic and biotic stresses that seriously reduce their productivity. Plant responses to these stresses are complex and involve numerous physiological, molecular, and cellular adaptations. Recent evidence shows that a combination of abiotic and biotic stress can have a positive effect on plant performance by reducing the susceptibility to biotic stress. ...