Abstract

Resisting stress and actively inhibiting growth are two complementary strategies for plants to respond to adverse environments. Although stress response is beneficial for plant survival, actively inhibiting growth is often not advisable for crop productivity. Compared to the knowledge of how plants defend against cell damage caused by stress, our understanding of stress-regulated plant growth is relatively limited. The mutual regulation between stress response and growth regulation pathways occurs at multiple levels. Understanding the balance between stress resistance and growth is crucial in designing high levels of resistance and yield crops.

Keywords:Plant growth; Stress; Response; Resistance; Productivity; Trade-off