An Overview on Exogenous Compounds That Mitigate Heat Stress in Crops

With the global warming and climate change in recent years, heat stress has become one of the major abiotic factors constraining production and productivity of crops in many regions around the world. Although the plants have developed some adaptive behaviors and avoidance mechanisms against heat stress, they wil be hurt under extreme high temperature. Exogenous compounds could enhance plant growth and development, antioxidant enzymes activities, chlorophyl and nutrient contents under stress conditions. Meanwhile, application of exogenous compounds sustains physiological and biochemical process and prevents plants from physiological changes under stress conditions. ln this review, effects of heat stress upon crops, and the functions of hormones in plant adaptation to heat stress are simply stated. Then, we intend to appraise how various phytohomrnones that are related to plant adaptation to heat stress. The role of abscisic acid (ABA), salicylic acid (SA) and polyamines (putrescine and spermine) under heat stress conditions are mainly discussed.