Reactive Oxygen Species and Antioxidant Defense in Plants under Abiotic Stress: Revisiting the Crucial Role of a Universal Defense Regulator

• Published in: Antioxidants Vol. 9; no. 8; p. 681
• Main Authors: Hasanuzzaman, Mirza, Bhuyan, M.H.M., Zulfiqar, Faisal, Raza, Ali, Mohsin, Sayed, Mahmud, Jubayer, Fujita, Masayuki, Fotopoulos, Vasileios
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 29.07.2020; MDPI
• Subjects: Abiotic stress; Acclimation; antioxidant activity; antioxidant systems; Antioxidants; ascorbate-glutathione pathway; Carbonyl compounds; Carotenoids; cell communication; Chloroplasts; Climate change; Crop yield; cross tolerance; Detoxification; Drought; Energy; Environmental conditions; environmental factors; flooded conditions; Free radicals; growth and development; H2O2; Health aspects; Heavy metals; hypoxia; Kinases; Mitochondria; nitrogen; Observations; Oxidative stress; Plant cells; Plant defenses; plant development; plant growth; Plasma; Proteins; Reactive oxygen species; Review; salinity; Signal transduction; Sulfur; sustainable agriculture; temperature; Waterlogging; United States

Global climate change and associated adverse abiotic stress conditions, such as drought, salinity, heavy metals, waterlogging, extreme temperatures, oxygen deprivation, etc., greatly influence plant growth and development, ultimately affecting crop yield and quality, as well as agricultural sustaina...