Weakened future surface warming in China due to national planned afforestation through biophysical feedback by Shuaifeng Song, Xiaodong Yan, Xuezhen Zhang, Zhibo Gao, Wenqiang Xie

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Antioxidant capacity in leaves of pear cultivars during the summer season by A. l. Mishko, N. V. Mozhar, A. V. Klyukina, V. V. Vyalkov

“…In field conditions during the summer season, high temperatures, drought and increased levels of UV radiation produce a negative impact on plant growth and development. …”
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Population persistence, phenotypic divergence, and metabolic adaptation in yarrow (Achillea millefolium L.) by Gianalberto Losapio, Baptiste Doussot, Fabrizio Araniti, Leonardo Bruno, Roger Guevara, Rodolfo Dirzo

“…However, the metabolic mechanisms underlying plant population persistence under the long‐term trends of increasing temperature and drought remain unclear. Here, we investigate the persistence and adaptation of yarrow (Achillea millefolium L.) populations over 100 years of climate change. …”
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Estimating Suitable Areas for Dry Almond (Amygdalus communis L.) Cultivation Development in Fars Province using Geographic Information System (GIS) by Ayatollah Karami, Alireza Salehi, Vida Aliyari

“…IntroductionDrought stress is one of the major environmental stresses affecting more than 60% of Iran's area. …”
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Ecogenomic insights into the resilience of keystone Blastococcus Species in extreme environments: a comprehensive analysis by Imed Sbissi, Farah Chouikhi, Faten Ghodhbane-Gtari, Maher Gtari

“…Abstract Background The stone-dwelling genus Blastococcus plays a key role in ecosystems facing extreme conditions such as drought, salinity, alkalinity, and heavy metal contamination. …”
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Water Supply Risk Analysis Based on Runoff Sequence Simulation with Change Point under Changing Environment by Yafang Cheng, Ping Feng, Jianzhu Li, Yuangang Guo, Peizhen Ren

“…Among the three methods, the copula function stochastic simulation method with the mixed distribution model which is improved on the basis of copula function stochastic simulation method in this study performs best in simulating the observed monthly runoff series during 1956–2016, and the water supply risk indices including reliability (time-based and volume-based), resilience, vulnerability, drought risk index (DRI), and sustainability index (SUI) are evaluated for Panjiakou reservoir and analyzed by using the stochastic simulation results. …”
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Genotypic and Environmental Variations in Kernel Color Indices in the Main Almond (Prunus dulcis (Mill.) D.A. Webb) Cultivars Grown in North-Eastern Morocco by El Hassan Sakar, Mohamed El Yamani, Abdelali Boussakouran, Yahia Rharrabti

“…Despite environmental effects, we suggested a possible discrimination among the studied cultivars based on their kernel color indices. Drought conditions during fruit development seemed to improve kernel quality via synthesis of pigments resulting in higher a∗ and b∗.…”
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Evaluation of naked oat accessions from the VIR collection for their qualitative characteristics in Kazakhstan by A. I. Abugalieva, I. G. Loskutov, T. V. Savin, V. A. Chudinov

“…Vavilov All-Russian Institute of Plant Genetic Resources (VIR) for their suitability for the conditions in Kazakhstan in terms of the growing season, drought resistance and grain productivity. The study was carried out in 2015–2017 in the fields of the Kazakh Research Institute of Agriculture and Crop Production (Almaty) and the Karabalyk Agricultural Experimental Station (Kostanay). …”
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Comparative analysis of wild and cultivated Lathyrus L. species to assess their content of sugars, polyols, free fatty acids, and phytosterols by A. E. Solovyeva, T. V. Shelenga, A. L. Shavarda, M. O. Burlyaeva

“…The grass pea is one of the most resistant to drought, aterlogging, cold, salinity, diseases and pests among cultivated legumes, and it is grown at minimal cost. …”
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Development, results and prospects of the spring durum wheat breeding in Russia (post-Soviet states) by P. N. Malchikov, M. G. Myasnikova

“…The results and methods of breeding for yield, resistance to drought, leaf diseases (Stagonospora nodorum Berk., Septoria tritici (Roeb. et Desm.), Bipolaris sorokiniana (Sacc.) …”
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Biological features and cultivation of sesame (a review) by N. V. Kishlyan, M. Sh. Asfandiyarova, Y. V. Yakusheva, A. G. Dubovskaya

“…Recently, thanks to the deciphering of the sesame nuclear genome and the development of various genomic resources, including molecular markers for qualitative and quantitative characters, molecular breeding has become possible for such agronomic traits as high oil content and its composition, drought resistance, resistance to waterlogging, disease resistance, and high yield. …”
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Enhancing resilience to climate change: a comprehensive PRISMA review of agricultural and non-agricultural adaptation strategies for Ghana by Silas Uwumborge Takal, Abdul-Wahab Tahiru, IM Rizwanul Fattah, Samuel Jerry Cobbina, Wilhemina Asare, Samuel Kojo Abanyie

“…Key adaptation strategies included crop diversification, use of drought‑resistant varieties, adjustments to planting schedules, soil moisture conservation through appropriate tillage techniques, improved irrigation efficiency, and agroforestry. …”
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Molecular Diversity of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Associated with the Rhizosphere of <i>Vachellia seyal</i> Del. from Selected Saline Soils in Senegal by Anicet Georges Bruno Manga, Godar Sene, André Amakobo Diatta, Tahir Abdoulaye Diop, Gérard Barroso, Diederik van Tuinen

“…Drought and salinity are major environmental constraints that severely limit crop production, particularly in arid and semi-arid zones. …”
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Assesment of Vegetation Cover Status in Dry Lands of The Sudan Using Social and Terrestrial Data by Mohammed Hamed Mohammed, Suzan Abdelrahman Hamad, Hassan Elnour Adam

“…The study area has experienced recurrent drought spells since 1970s of the past century. The main objective of this study was to assess and map the vegetation cover in the area using social, terrestrial and remotely sensed data. …”
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Development and validation of PCR marker array for molecular selection towards spring, vernalization-independent and winter, vernalization-responsive ecotypes of white lupin (Lupin... by Anna Surma, Michał Książkiewicz, Wojciech Bielski, Bartosz Kozak, Renata Galek, Sandra Rychel-Bielska

“…Abstract White lupin (Lupinus albus L.) is an ancient grain legume that is still undergoing improvement of domestication traits, including vernalization-responsiveness, providing frost tolerance and preventing winter flowering in autumn-sowing agriculture, and vernalization-independence, conferring drought escape by rapid flowering in spring-sowing. …”
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A 40-year remote sensing analysis of spatiotemporal temperature and rainfall patterns in Senegal by Catherine Nakalembe, Diana B. Frimpong, Hannah Kerner, Mamadou Adama Sarr

“…Conversely, in the drier northern areas such as Podo and Saint Louis, the focus would be on addressing water scarcity and drought conditions. High temperatures in key crop-producing regions, such as Saraya, Goudiry, and Tambacounda in the Eastern Senegal area also threaten crop yields, especially maize, sorghum, millet, and peanuts. …”
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Mutagenesis and Identification of Sugarcane Mutants Using Survival on Polyethylene Glycol and Leaf Damage under Managed Water Stress by Napa Weksanthia, Tanapon Chaisan, Wannasiri Wannarat, Songyos Chotchutima, Peeranuch Jompuk

“…Drought causes severe damage to sugarcane, reducing its product yield. …”
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EXAMINATION OF ADAPTIVE AND AGRONOMIC CHARACTERS IN LINES OF COMMON WHEAT OMSKAYA 37 BEARING TRANSLOCATIONS 1RS.1BL AND 7DL-7Ai by I. A. Belan, L. P. Rosseeva, V. M. Rosseev, E. D. Badaeva, Y. I. Zelenskiy, N. P. Blokhina, S. S. Shepelev, L. A. Pershina

“…Lines derived from spring bread wheat Omskaya 37 and possessing wheat-rye translocation 1RS.1BL have been studied and tested for resistance to fungal pathogens, drought, crop yield, and parameters characterizing ecological plasticity and stability. …”
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The importance of fungi and of mycology for a global development of the bioeconomy by L. Lange, L. Bech, P.K. Busk, M.N. Grell, Y. Huang, M. Lange, T. Linde, B. Pilgaard, D. Roth, X. Tong

“…Climate change will lead to increasingly severe stress on agricultural production and productivity, and here the solution may very well be that fungi will be brought into use as a new generation of agricultural inoculants to provide more robust, more nutrient efficient, and more drought tolerant crop plants. However, much more knowledge is required in order to be able to fully exploit the potentials of fungi, to deliver what is needed and to address the major global challenges through new biological processes, products, and solutions. …”
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Mid-Late Holocene Stalagmite δ18O and δ13C Records in Naduo Cave, Guizhou Province, China by Jialu Wang

“…Second, the δ18O records showed that stalagmite ND3 responded to the weak monsoon drought events of 4.2 ka BP and 2.8 ka BP in the Holocene in a discontinuous deposition manner, which brings up new directions for future research.…”
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