Stresses, Volume 2, Issue 3

Cadmium (Cd) is an environmental toxicant of public health significance worldwide. Diet is the main Cd exposure source in the non-occupationally exposed and non-smoking populations. Metal transporters for iron (Fe), zinc (Zn), calcium (Ca), and manga...

Trehalose 6-phosphate (T6P) regulates sugar levels and starch metabolism in a plant cell and thus interacts with various signaling pathways, and after converting T6P into trehalose (Tre), it acts as a vital osmoprotectant under stress conditions. Thi...

Drought is amongst the most important stressors affecting maize production globally. Existing strategies to offset drought impacts are centered around the rapid development of drought-tolerant cultivars through plant breeding. However, under both cur...

The microalga Phaeodactylum tricornutum is considered a model diatom. It is the second diatom whose genome was sequenced and the first one genetically engineered. This permits its use as a cell factory for the production of high-value compounds for n...

The halophytic crop Chenopodium quinoa has a remarkable resistance to harsh growth conditions in suboptimal environments and marginal soils. Additionally, quinoa is a pseudocereal and produces seeds with outstanding nutritional value. Quinoa is an al...

Soil salinity has emerged as a serious issue for food security due to global climate change. It is estimated that currently about 62 million hectares or 20 percent of the world’s irrigated land is affected by salinity. Salinity is a serious pro...

Hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) is a compound involved in some mammalian reactions and processes. It modulates and signals the redox metabolism of cells by acting as a messenger together with hydrogen sulfide (H₂S) and the nitric oxide radical (^•NO), a...

The natural environment of crops is exposed to a complex collection of biotic and abiotic pressures. Abiotic stresses cover a diversity of environmental elements that cannot be avoided, such as temperature, drought, salinity, cold, heat, light, and w...