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Tier 4 — Narrative / commentaryPeer-reviewed

Phytohormonal signaling in plant resilience: advances and strategies for enhancing abiotic stress tolerance

Shubranil Das; Susmita Shil; Jome Rime; Athikho Kayia Alice; Tabalique Yumkhaibam; Vadde Mounika; Aditya Pratap Singh; Manoj Kundu; H. P. Lalhmangaihzuali; T. K. Hazarika; Amit Kumar Singh; Siddhartha Singh

Plant Growth Regulation · 2025

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Summary

This narrative review, authored by a multi-institutional team predominantly from Indian research institutions, synthesises advances in understanding how phytohormonal signalling networks contribute to plant resilience under abiotic stress conditions. It likely covers key hormonal classes — including abscisic acid, jasmonates, ethylene, and brassinosteroids — and their roles in mediating drought, salinity, heat, and cold stress responses. The review also appears to evaluate emerging strategies, potentially including exogenous hormone application and genetic approaches, for improving abiotic stress tolerance in crops.

UK applicability

Although the authorship is primarily from India and the focus is likely on tropical and subtropical crop contexts, the underlying phytohormonal mechanisms reviewed are broadly applicable to UK arable and horticultural crops facing increasing abiotic stress pressures — particularly drought and heat — under climate change. Findings may inform UK plant breeding programmes and crop management strategies aimed at building climate resilience.

Key measures

Phytohormone signalling pathways; stress-responsive gene expression; plant physiological and biochemical stress tolerance indicators

Outcomes reported

The review likely examines how plant hormones such as abscisic acid, ethylene, jasmonates, salicylic acid, and brassinosteroids mediate plant responses to abiotic stresses including drought, heat, salinity, and waterlogging. It probably synthesises current understanding of signalling pathways and emerging biotechnological or agronomic strategies for enhancing stress tolerance in crops.

Theme
Climate & resilience
Subject
Plant physiology & stress biology
Study type
Narrative Review
Study design
Narrative review
Source type
Peer-reviewed study
Status
Published
Geography
International
System type
Arable cereals
DOI
10.1007/s10725-025-01279-6
Catalogue ID
NRmo3f02hq-01n

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