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ReviewStress biology2024

A transition from enemies to allies: how viruses improve drought resilience in plants.

Ved Prakash, Veerendra Sharma, Ragunathan Devendran, Ramgopal Prajapati, Bilal Ahmad, Ritesh Kumar

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Review in Stress biology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Impact of Drought on Cereals Infected withPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Ved Prakash *Department of Plant Pathology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA. vedp@ksu.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0990-3447
Veerendra Sharma *Department of Plant Pathology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0231-4551
Ragunathan DevendranMartin-Luther University, Halle, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0822-1655
Ramgopal PrajapatiDepartment of Plant Pathology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5969-3989
Bilal AhmadDivision of Biology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0007-2292-2195
Ritesh KumarBoyce Thompson Institute, Ithaca, NY, USA. rk662@cornell.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5731-0734

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Global crop production is severely affected by environmental factors such as drought, salinity, cold, flood etc. Among these stresses, drought is one of the major abiotic stresses reducing crop productivity. It is expected that drought conditions will further increase because of the increasing global temperature. In general, viruses are seen as a pathogen affecting the crop productivity. However, several researches are showing that viruses can induce drought tolerance in plants. This review explores the mechanisms underlying the interplay between viral infections and the drought response mechanisms in plants. We tried to address the molecular pathways and physiological changes induced by viruses that confer drought tolerance, including alterations in hormone signaling, antioxidant defenses, scavenging the reactive oxygen species, role of RNA silencing and miRNA pathway, change in the expression of several genes including heat shock proteins, cellulose synthase etc. Furthermore, we discuss various viruses implicated in providing drought tolerance and examine the range of plant species exhibiting this phenomenon. By applying current knowledge and identifying gaps in understanding, this review aims to provide valuable insights into the complex dynamics of virus-induced drought tolerance in plants, paving the way for future research directions and practical applications in sustainable agriculture.

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Abiotic stressCropDroughtGlobal warmingProductivityResistanceVirus

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PMID38981936
PMCPMC11233480

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