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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2022

Mechanisms of Abscisic Acid-Mediated Drought Stress Responses in Plants.

Mehtab Muhammad Aslam, Muhammad Waseem, Bello Hassan Jakada, Eyalira Jacob Okal, Zuliang Lei, Hafiz Sohaib Ahmad Saqib, Wei Yuan, Weifeng Xu, Qian Zhang

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 210 papers.

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210 citing papers in PubMed.

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  6. Abscisic Acid-Mediated Drought Tolerance inCurrent issues in molecular biology · 2026
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  11. The dual role of polyethylene glycol-simulated drought stress inPhysiology and molecular biology of plants : an international journal of functional plant biology · 2026
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  14. Wheat Drought Management: A Broader Prospect.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Mehtab Muhammad AslamJoint International Research Laboratory of Water and Nutrient in Crop and College of Resources and Environment, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China.ORCID 0000-0002-0890-4819
Muhammad WaseemDepartment of Botany, University of Narowal, Narowal 51600, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0001-7947-7722
Bello Hassan JakadaKey Laboratory of Genetics, Breeding and Multiple Utilization of Crops, College of Life Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Ministry of Education, Fuzhou 350002, China.ORCID 0000-0001-5629-6910
Eyalira Jacob OkalCenter for Mountain Futures, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, China.
Zuliang LeiJoint International Research Laboratory of Water and Nutrient in Crop and College of Resources and Environment, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China.
Hafiz Sohaib Ahmad SaqibGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Biology, College of Science, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China.
Wei YuanCollege of Agriculture, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China.
Weifeng XuJoint International Research Laboratory of Water and Nutrient in Crop and College of Resources and Environment, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China.
Qian ZhangJoint International Research Laboratory of Water and Nutrient in Crop and College of Resources and Environment, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China.

Funding

Education Department of Fujian Province JAT190134Fujian Province Natural Science Foundation 2020J01553
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Drought is one of the major constraints to rain-fed agricultural production, especially under climate change conditions. Plants evolved an array of adaptive strategies that perceive stress stimuli and respond to these stress signals through specific mechanisms. Abscisic acid (ABA) is a premier signal for plants to respond to drought and plays a critical role in plant growth and development. ABA triggers a variety of physiological processes such as stomatal closure, root system modulation, organizing soil microbial communities, activation of transcriptional and post-transcriptional gene expression, and metabolic alterations. Thus, understanding the mechanisms of ABA-mediated drought responses in plants is critical for ensuring crop yield and global food security. In this review, we highlighted how plants adjust ABA perception, transcriptional levels of ABA- and drought-related genes, and regulation of metabolic pathways to alter drought stress responses at both cellular and the whole plant level. Understanding the synergetic role of drought and ABA will strengthen our knowledge to develop stress-resilient crops through integrated advanced biotechnology approaches. This review will elaborate on ABA-mediated drought responses at genetic, biochemical, and molecular levels in plants, which is critical for advancement in stress biology research.

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Abscisic AcidDroughtsGene Expression Regulation, PlantGene Regulatory NetworksPlant DevelopmentPlant ProteinsPlantsAbscisic AcidPlant ProteinsABAcrop breedingdroughtmetabolitessignaling

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PMID35163008
PMCPMC8835272

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