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: Received: 28 June 2023 / Approved: 28 June 2023 / Online: 28 June 2023 (10:28:08 CEST)
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Prisa, D.; Fresco, R. Inoculants for Plant Drought Stress Tolerance: Mechanisms and Applications. Preprints2023, 2023061995. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202306.1995.v1
Prisa, D.; Fresco, R. Inoculants for Plant Drought Stress Tolerance: Mechanisms and Applications. Preprints 2023, 2023061995. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202306.1995.v1
Prisa, D.; Fresco, R. Inoculants for Plant Drought Stress Tolerance: Mechanisms and Applications. Preprints2023, 2023061995. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202306.1995.v1
APA Style
Prisa, D., & Fresco, R. (2023). Inoculants for Plant Drought Stress Tolerance: Mechanisms and Applications. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202306.1995.v1
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Prisa, D. and Roberto Fresco. 2023 "Inoculants for Plant Drought Stress Tolerance: Mechanisms and Applications" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202306.1995.v1
Abstract
The climate and its changes are major risk factors for agricultural activities because agricultural systems are highly affected by climatic factors such as temperature, rain, humidity, wind, and solar radiation. While some agricultural areas of the world are irrigated, the vast majority rely on natural rainfall patterns. Farmers will consume more water as a result of climate change and experience less water availability, resulting in a decrease in production capacity. As one of the most important natural phenomena affecting agricultural productivity, drought is a limiting environment for plant growth. The response of plants to water stress is complex and involves coordination between gene expression and its integration with hormones. It has been shown that bacteria have mechanisms to reduce water stress in these plant species and promote greater growth. The underlined mechanism involves root-to-shoot phenotypic changes in growth rate, architecture, hydraulic conductivity, water conservation, plant cell protection, and damage restoration through integrating phytohormones modulation, stress-induced enzymatic apparatus, and metabolites. This review demonstrates how plant growth-promoting bacteria can mitigate negative effects associated with water stress in plants and provide examples of technology conversion in agroecosystems.
Biology and Life Sciences, Agricultural Science and Agronomy
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