Abiotic stresses are non-living environmental factors that adversely affect plant growth, development, and productivity. They include conditions such as drought, soil salinity, extreme temperatures, nutrient deficiencies, and toxic levels of metals and other substances. Because they cannot move to escape unfavorable…
Abiotic stresses are non-living environmental factors that adversely affect plant growth, development, and productivity. They include conditions such as drought, soil salinity, extreme temperatures, nutrient deficiencies, and toxic levels of metals and other substances. Because they cannot move to escape unfavorable conditions, plants have evolved physiological, biochemical, and molecular strategies to tolerate or adapt to these stresses, including changes in gene expression, the production of protective compounds, and adjustments in growth and root architecture. Abiotic stress tolerance is a major concern in agriculture, as these stresses cause substantial losses in crop yield worldwide. Within the scope of a journal devoted to Advances in Plant Biology, research in this area has examined how triacontanol alleviates nickel toxicity in maize seedlings by controlling uptake and enhancing antioxidant defenses, and has studied the proteomic and physiological responses of cereal crops to drought and salt stress. Additional work has reviewed how root system architecture and root traits respond to biotic and abiotic stress. These studies span the mechanisms and management of plant stress responses. This page gathers peer-reviewed, open-access research relevant to abiotic stress and plant biology, offering researchers, students, and growers freely accessible scientific work.
11 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.
The 11 articles above have been cited 209 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.
A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Abiotic Stresses, linking to each citing work.