Chilling and drought stresses in maize: Mitigation strategies and potential management opportunities

Maize (Zea mays L.) is a significant global staple crop, which is important for its nutritional and economic value. However, the negative effects of drought and chilling stress, induced by climate change, are rapidly increasing threats to compromise its healthy yield. The processes that are affecte...

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Main Authors: Ambreen FATIMA, Athar MAHMOOD, Hussam F. Najeeb ALAWADI, Muhammad Mansoor JAVAID, Hafiz Bashir AHMAD, Jameel Mohammed AL-KHAYRI, Mohammed Ibrahim ALDAEJ, Othman AL-DOSSARY, Bader ALSUBAIE, Wael Fathi SHEHATA
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Muhammad Mansoor JAVAID
Hafiz Bashir AHMAD
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description Maize (Zea mays L.) is a significant global staple crop, which is important for its nutritional and economic value. However, the negative effects of drought and chilling stress, induced by climate change, are rapidly increasing threats to compromise its healthy yield. The processes that are affected by chilling stress are reduced growth, impaired photosynthesis, increased susceptibility to disease and pests, late flowering and reduced leaf size. Growth components of plants such as gibberellic acid, calcium, abscisic acid and salicylic acid can control the maize response to chilling stress. Conversely, drought stress, which is brought on by insufficient water availability, interferes with essential functions like the roots' ability to absorb water and nutrients, increases transpiration losses, causes the leaves to roll, and delays senescence.  To improve drought tolerance ability in maize, glycine betaine, potassium and foliar calcium spray are worthwhile. Events that combine freezing and drought present a difficult challenge and reduce maize productivity. Reduced yields of maize not only place food security at risk, but also have severe economic implications on farmers and countries that depend mainly on maize production. Implementing proactive approaches, including as breeding initiatives, precision agriculture, water management, farming systems can present workable ways to minimize the impacts these stresses and defend maize production under prevailing fluctuating environment. This review highlights the most recent findings on the impact of drought and cold weather on corn plants. Potential management strategies for regulating plant tolerance mechanisms to drought and cold stress are also outlined.
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spelling doaj-art-c520c664005443379d7ba03ac9b3e65a2024-12-20T18:12:09ZengAcademicPresNotulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca0255-965X1842-43092024-11-0152410.15835/nbha52413855Chilling and drought stresses in maize: Mitigation strategies and potential management opportunitiesAmbreen FATIMA0Athar MAHMOOD1Hussam F. Najeeb ALAWADI2Muhammad Mansoor JAVAID3Hafiz Bashir AHMAD4Jameel Mohammed AL-KHAYRI5Mohammed Ibrahim ALDAEJ6Othman AL-DOSSARY7Bader ALSUBAIE8Wael Fathi SHEHATA9University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Department of Botany, 38000 FaisalabadUniversity of Agriculture Faisalabad, Department of Agronomy, 38000 FaisalabadAl-Qadisiyah University, College of AgricultureUniversity of Sargodha, College of Agriculture, Department of Agronomy, SargodhaUniversity of Sargodha, College of Agriculture, Department of Forestry, SargodhaKing Faisal University, College of Agriculture and Food Sciences , Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Al-Ahsa 31982King Faisal University, College of Agriculture and Food Sciences , Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Al-Ahsa 31982King Faisal University, College of Agriculture and Food Sciences , Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Al-Ahsa 31982King Faisal University, College of Agriculture and Food Sciences , Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Al-Ahsa 31982King Faisal University, College of Agriculture and Food Sciences , Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Al-Ahsa 31982; Arish University, College of Environmental Agricultural Science, Plant Production Department, P.O. Box: 45511 North Sinai Maize (Zea mays L.) is a significant global staple crop, which is important for its nutritional and economic value. However, the negative effects of drought and chilling stress, induced by climate change, are rapidly increasing threats to compromise its healthy yield. The processes that are affected by chilling stress are reduced growth, impaired photosynthesis, increased susceptibility to disease and pests, late flowering and reduced leaf size. Growth components of plants such as gibberellic acid, calcium, abscisic acid and salicylic acid can control the maize response to chilling stress. Conversely, drought stress, which is brought on by insufficient water availability, interferes with essential functions like the roots' ability to absorb water and nutrients, increases transpiration losses, causes the leaves to roll, and delays senescence.  To improve drought tolerance ability in maize, glycine betaine, potassium and foliar calcium spray are worthwhile. Events that combine freezing and drought present a difficult challenge and reduce maize productivity. Reduced yields of maize not only place food security at risk, but also have severe economic implications on farmers and countries that depend mainly on maize production. Implementing proactive approaches, including as breeding initiatives, precision agriculture, water management, farming systems can present workable ways to minimize the impacts these stresses and defend maize production under prevailing fluctuating environment. This review highlights the most recent findings on the impact of drought and cold weather on corn plants. Potential management strategies for regulating plant tolerance mechanisms to drought and cold stress are also outlined. https://www.notulaebotanicae.ro/index.php/nbha/article/view/13855chillingdroughtmaizephotosynthesisROSyield
spellingShingle Ambreen FATIMA
Athar MAHMOOD
Hussam F. Najeeb ALAWADI
Muhammad Mansoor JAVAID
Hafiz Bashir AHMAD
Jameel Mohammed AL-KHAYRI
Mohammed Ibrahim ALDAEJ
Othman AL-DOSSARY
Bader ALSUBAIE
Wael Fathi SHEHATA
Chilling and drought stresses in maize: Mitigation strategies and potential management opportunities
Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca
chilling
drought
maize
photosynthesis
ROS
yield
title Chilling and drought stresses in maize: Mitigation strategies and potential management opportunities
title_full Chilling and drought stresses in maize: Mitigation strategies and potential management opportunities
title_fullStr Chilling and drought stresses in maize: Mitigation strategies and potential management opportunities
title_full_unstemmed Chilling and drought stresses in maize: Mitigation strategies and potential management opportunities
title_short Chilling and drought stresses in maize: Mitigation strategies and potential management opportunities
title_sort chilling and drought stresses in maize mitigation strategies and potential management opportunities
topic chilling
drought
maize
photosynthesis
ROS
yield
url https://www.notulaebotanicae.ro/index.php/nbha/article/view/13855
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