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Mehar Fatma¹, Mohd Asgher², Noushina Iqbal³

¹Plant Physiology and Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Botany, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002, India.

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Environmental stress impacts plant growth by altering ethylene hormone production and signaling. Understanding these ethylene pathways is key for developing improved crops resilient to stress.

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environmental stress ethylene biosynthesis ethylene signaling

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Plant Biology
Hormone Signaling
Stress Physiology

Background:

Ethylene is a crucial gaseous plant hormone regulating development from germination to senescence.
Ethylene biosynthesis and signaling involve complex, multi-level control mechanisms.
Environmental stresses activate ethylene pathways, influencing plant growth and development.

Purpose of the Study:

To review the influence of environmental stress on plant ethylene biosynthesis, signaling, and response.
To explore ethylene's role in plant stress acclimation and tolerance.
To summarize ethylene production and action mechanisms under stress conditions.

Main Methods:

Literature review of current research on ethylene in plants.
Analysis of ethylene biosynthesis and signaling pathways.
Examination of stress-induced ethylene responses in plants.

Main Results:

Environmental stresses significantly modulate ethylene biosynthesis and signaling.
Ethylene plays a vital role in plant acclimation and tolerance to various stresses.
Specific mechanisms of ethylene action under stress conditions are being elucidated.

Conclusions:

Ethylene is a key mediator of plant responses to environmental stress.
Manipulating ethylene pathways offers potential for enhancing crop stress tolerance.
Further research into ethylene's role can advance agricultural applications.