Abstract
In plants, drought stress induces several adaptation reactions that result in higher concentrations of plant metabolites with beneficial functions for human health under a plant-based diet. The quality improvement results, for instance, from osmotic adjustment or from a rise of antioxidants in drought-stressed plants. To take advantage of drought stress adaptation strategies in horticultural crop production, precise knowledge about the sensitivity of the species and the cultivar to drought is essential, as is an understanding of its drought perception at various developmental stages.
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