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PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
Volume 166, Issue 1, Pages 5-22Publisher
AMER SOC PLANT BIOLOGISTS
DOI: 10.1104/pp.114.239160
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- Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research [ALW 823.02.13, ALW 818.01.003, ALW VIDI 864.12.003, ALW 820.02.017, ALW 846.11.002, STW Perspectief 10987]
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Environmental stresses, such as shading of the shoot, drought, and soil salinity, threaten plant growth, yield, and survival. Plants can alleviate the impact of these stresses through various modes of phenotypic plasticity, such as shade avoidance and halotropism. Here, we review the current state of knowledge regarding the mechanisms that control plant developmental responses to shade, salt, and drought stress. We discuss plant hormones and cellular signaling pathways that control shoot branching and elongation responses to shade and root architecture modulation in response to drought and salinity. Because belowground stresses also result in aboveground changes and vice versa, we then outline how a wider palette of plant phenotypic traits is affected by the individual stresses. Consequently, we argue for a research agenda that integrates multiple plant organs, responses, and stresses. This will generate the scientific understanding needed for future crop improvement programs aiming at crops that can maintain yields under variable and suboptimal conditions.
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