Scientists from all over the world are invited to submit original research and review articles to the special issue "Integrated Strategies for Biotic and Abiotic Stresses Mitigation in Horticulture"
To enhance stress tolerance in plants, you can use genetic engineering or selective breeding to introduce stress-resilient traits. Additionally, applying biostimulants such as seaweed extract, humic and fulvic acids, and beneficial microbes like PGPR, optimizing soil health, and using stress-adaptive agronomic practices can significantly improve plant resilience.
Enhancing plant stress tolerance involves integrating physiological, biochemical, genetic, and agronomic strategies. At the cellular level, plants boost their antioxidant defense systems—such as superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), and ascorbate peroxidase (APX)-to neutralize reactive oxygen species and mitigate oxidative damage. They also accumulate Osmo protectants like proline, glycine betaine, and trehalose to maintain cellular integrity under drought and salinity stress. Genetic engineering and genome editing are employed on the molecular front to introduce or modify stress-responsive genes. At the same time, chemical priming with exogenous compounds can trigger protective metabolic and epigenetic changes. Agronomically, selecting and breeding stress-resilient cultivars, optimizing irrigation, and applying soil amendments like biochar or silicon can further fortify plants against abiotic challenges. Together, these efforts aim to build a robust stress response network that sustains growth and productivity under adverse environmental conditions.
Dear, you can find lot of solutions. but for a farmer or at home, you can follow certain strategies as a layman.
1. Proper watering with sufficient sunlight along with a suitable environment
2. Use kitchen waste to make organic fertiliser
3. Do prune the plants at regular intervals
4. Choose resilient varieties while purchasing the seeds.
Efforts to enhance stress tolerance in plants include genetic engineering and gene editing (e.g., CRISPR/Cas9) to introduce or modify stress-responsive genes, traditional and marker-assisted breeding for selecting tolerant varieties, and chemical priming using hormones or other agents to activate defense mechanisms. Plants also adapt through physiological changes like osmotic adjustment and antioxidant production to mitigate stress effects
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