ReviewPlant cell reports2025
Drought stress memory in maize: understanding and harnessing the past for future resilience.
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7 citing papers in PubMed.
- Drought Stress Mediated Changes in Food Crops: Mechanisms and Remediation Strategies.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Review
- Dehydration Stress Memory Genes in Tomato (International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Research Progress in Plant Beneficial Fungi-Mediated Alleviation of Drought Stress in Crops.Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Recent advances in the role of selenium and nanoselenium in modulating plant defense under biotic and abiotic stresses.Frontiers in plant science · 2026Review
- Nitrogen fertilizer modulated the effect of drought priming on photosynthesis, antioxidant defense, nitrogen metabolism, yield in summer maize.Frontiers in plant science · 2026Article
- Integrating ATAC-Seq and Pan-Genomics Identifies Stress-MemoryFood science & nutrition · 2025Article
- Salicylic acid-triggered hydrogen sulfide improves maize seed germination under drought stress by bolstering osmoregulatory system.Plant cell reports · 2025Article
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Abstract
Maize (Zea mays L.), a cornerstone of global food security, faces significant challenges due to drought stress, which disrupts its growth, development, and productivity. This review synthesizes advances in our understanding of drought stress memory, a mechanism that enables maize to "remember" prior drought exposure through transcriptional, epigenetic, and physiological pathways. Key regulators, including transcription factors (ZmEREB24 and ZmNF-YC12) and epigenetic modifications (DNA methylation and histone acetylation), orchestrate stress-responsive pathways that ensure rapid adaptation to recurrent drought events. Complementing these molecular mechanisms, physiological adaptations, such as optimized root and leaf architecture, enhanced water-use efficiency, and antioxidant defenses, further strengthen drought tolerance. Practical applications, including molecular priming techniques (e.g., osmopriming, hydropriming, nanoparticles) and advanced genetic tools (CRISPR/Cas9, GWAS), promise scalable solutions for breeding drought-resilient maize varieties. Despite this progress, challenges remain, including genotype-specific variability, scalability, and trade-offs between resilience and yield. This review provides a roadmap for integrating laboratory discoveries with field-level practices, bridging molecular and agronomic innovations to address climate variability and ensure sustainable maize production and global food security.
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