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  • Climate change necessitates climate-resilient crops for global food security.
  • Improving crop tolerance to drought and salinity is crucial but challenging due to complex traits.
  • Current crop breeding progress is insufficient to meet rising food demands.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare key traits differentiating drought-tolerant xerophytes from mesophytes.
  • To identify genetic factors contributing to drought and salt tolerance in plants.
  • To inform future crop breeding strategies for enhanced resilience.

Main Methods:

  • Bioinformatics analysis of gene families.
  • Physiological trait comparisons between plant types.
  • Analysis of gene copy numbers and ABA signaling components.

Main Results:

  • Xerophytes and salt-tolerant mesophytes exhibit higher gene copy numbers for osmotic adjustment, ABA sensing, and stomatal development.
  • Drought/salt-tolerant species show greater reliance on sodium (Na+) for osmotic adjustment via NHXs and V-ATPases.
  • These species possess fewer, faster stomata, lower ABA content, altered ABA receptors (PYR/PYL), and modified ABA signaling pathways (PP2C, SnRK2/OST1).

Conclusions:

  • Past breeding for Na+ exclusion may hinder drought tolerance.
  • Genetic insights into Na+ utilization and ABA signaling can guide breeding for climate-resilient crops.
  • Developing drought and salt-resistant crops is vital for agricultural sustainability.