Research Advances in Mechanisms of Turfgrass Tolerance to Abiotic Stresses: From Physiology to Molecular Biology

Bacterial-mediated drought tolerance: Current and future prospects

“…These and other adaptations have been detailed in multiple research articles and reviews (e.g. Chaves et al, 2003;Boomsma and Vyn, 2008;Farooq et al, 2009;Lopes et al, 2011;Huang et al, 2014) and are not be included in this review. These adaptations of plants to drought broadly fit into three categories.…”

“…Third is drought tolerance, which occurs when normal plant growth and metabolic activities are maintained even under water stress. These activities include strategies such as osmotic adjustment, maintenance of root viability and membrane stability under dehydration as well as accumulation of proteins and other metabolites that work directly or indirectly in structural stabilization (Nilsen and Orcutt, 1996;Huang et al, 2014).…”

“…These adaptations of plants to aid in survival during periods of drought stress have been comprehensively reviewed (e.g. Farooq et al, 2009;Huang et al, 2014) and are not included in this review article.…”

“…Plant response to drought stress mechanisms involves multiple physiological, molecular and biochemical pathways and quantitative traits that control different metabolic processes, such as water and nutrient relations, carbohydrate metabolism, protein metabolism, hormone metabolism as well as antioxidant defenses (Huang et al, 2014). These adaptations of plants to aid in survival during periods of drought stress have been comprehensively reviewed (e.g.…”

Mechanisms of Hormone Regulation for Drought Tolerance in Plants

“…These interacting factors cause signifi cant changes at the physiological, cellular, biochemical, and molecular levels preempting the observed decline in plant performance or net yield (Huang 2003 ;Huang et al 2014 ). Substantial progress has been made to better understand plant drought tolerance mechanisms through research on physiological processes (water relations, carbon metabolism), protein metabolism, and genomic factors (Atkinson and Urwin 2012 ;Cattivelli et al 2008 ).…”