heat-stress
Heat stress in plants refers to the damaging physiological and biochemical effects that occur when temperatures rise beyond a plant's optimal range for growth and development. High temperatures disrupt protein folding, membrane integrity, and photosynthetic efficiency, leading to reduced yield and, in severe cases, plant death. Understanding how plants sense, signal, and adapt to heat stress is critical for developing crop varieties resilient to increasingly frequent extreme heat events driven by climate change.
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The OsNTL3-WRKY53-CatA module confers thermotolerance in rice.
This matters because as summers grow hotter and more unpredictable, the rice that feeds half the ...
Multi-trait stability selection drives genetic gains in cowpea [Vig...
This matters because cowpea is a vital protein source for millions of people in hot, food-insecur...
Long-term high temperatures affect seed maturation and seed coat in...
This matters because as summers get hotter, the canola oil in your pantry and the rapeseed crops ...
