Published in Scientific Papers. Series B, Horticulture, Vol. LXVIII, Issue 1
Written by Valentina STOIAN, Ștefania GÂDEA, Anamaria VÂTCĂ, Mădălina TRUȘCĂ, Alin Laviniu POPA, Alina TOȘA, Adriana DAVID, Ovidiu MARIAN, Sorin VÂTCĂ
As the world handles with the multifaceted challenges of climate change, understanding the profound implications of water in plant system is of high interest. The aim of this study was to explore the challenges posed by water in plant physiology under climate change context. Three searches were performed in the Web of Science database using three combination of key words “water and plant physiology”, “water and biophysics” and “water and climate change”. Full records were assessed following author keywords and keywords plus. The database was refined by quick filters “review articles” from the last 5 years. The results from the first search highlight drought, in a share of 16%, as the most studied abiotic stress on plants (32%) and overall stress (30%), root zone (13%) and salinity effects within 13%. The second assessment brings an increased interest upon mathematical modelling (26%) and different elements dynamics (17%). The third specific search points out the present interest in genetic analysis (18%) for assessing stress tolerance (12%) that impact plant physiology (6%), stomata (6%) and chlorophyll content (3%). The perspectives for future research must be concentrated to increase especially the fields with low percentages.
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