The objective of this research was to analyse whether ameliorating drought stress through exogenously applied spermine (Spm) was related to carbohydrate metabolism, dehydrins accumulation and the transcription of genes encoding dehydrins in two white clovers (drought-susceptible cv. 'Ladino' and drought-resistant cv. 'Haifa') under controlled drying conditions for 10 days. The results show that...

In previous studies, we demonstrated that ammonium nutrition enhances the drought tolerance of rice seedlings compared to nitrate nutrition and contributes to a higher root water uptake ability. It remains unclear why rice seedlings maintain a higher water uptake ability when supplied with ammonium under drought stress. Here, we focused on the effects of nitrogen form and drought stress on root...

continuous desertification of arable lands mandates use of low quality/ saline water for irrigation, especially in regions experiencing water shortage. using low quality/ saline water for irrigation imposes more stress on plants that are already under stress in these regions. thus, a logical solution will be to find a salt/ drought-tolerant plant species that will survive/sustain under such str...

The variability in acid phosphatase activities was studied with an objective to find out its physiological role in response to drought stress. The effect of drought stress on acid P-ase activity in relationship with phosphorus was studied in drought tolerant (C-306) and drought sensitive (HD-2004) cultivars of wheat. Drought stress was imposed by withholding water irrigation to the growing seed...

future climate changes are expected to increase risks of drought, which already represent the most common stress factor for stable barley (hordeum vulgare l.) production in iran. up to now, extensive research projects have been done to study effects of drought stress on the antioxidant enzyme activity. while there is a few works of such studies on the field condition. in order to study of water...

Heat waves in combination with drought are predicted to occur more frequently with climate warming, yet their interactive effects on crop carbon and water balance are still poorly understood. Hence, research on the capacity of crops to withstand and recover from the combined stress is urgently needed. This study investigated the effects of drought and heat wave on a crop species as well as the ...

objective: to evaluate the effect of chemical stimuli on germination and seedling growth of caper (capparis spinosa) under drought stress. methods: factorial experiment in a completely randomized design with four replicates per treatment were performed. first factor of priming include three levels of acetylsalicylic acid (300, 200 and 100 mg/l), gibberellic acid levels (500, 250 and 125 ppm), a...