Laurent Laplaze & Abdelazziz Smouni

IRD, Montpellier, France & Université Mohamed V, Rabat, Maroc

 

Session Title:

Plant responses to abiotic stresses

 

Keywords: 

Drought, Heat, Salinity, Heavy metals, Nutrient deficiencies, Phytoremediation

 

Abstract: 

With global changes, plant are facing increasing levels of abiotic challenges such as increased drought episodes, salinization, or heavy metal pollution to cite a few. The aim of this session will be to illustrate how plants perceive and adapt to these environmental stresses and how this could be mobilized to rehabilitate degraded ecosystems and ensure global food security in the future.

 

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