ABSTRACT
Abiotic stresses are considered the most important restraining causes for crop production in agriculture. In the recent times of dynamic environmental change, the study or analysis of molecular responses and tolerance to various abiotic stresses in crops has become of major importance. The rise in various -omics-based approaches, most importantly genomics and proteomics, has provided a platform to establish useful research that facilitates the investigation through analysis of various standard or reference models of resistant and sensitive cultivars and has enhanced our knowledge about the identification of candidate gene/protein sequences that can be utilized for marker-assisted selection for sustainable agriculture in the near future. Crop proteomics as a technique has great potential in the identification and characterization of various stress-responsive genes/proteins and has been applied to different major crops such as wheat, rice, and barley for systemic analysis under various abiotic stresses.
