In the current scenario, frequently changing environmental variables such as salinity, excess or insufficient water availability, cold or high-temperature extremes, heavy metal toxicity, and nutrient imbalance have become an unpredictable and severe menace to the worldwide agricultural output. The abiotic stress factors restrict crop plants from reaching their full genetic potential and cause significant loss to agricultural productivity across the globe. In general, the stress factors are complex and multigenic features, affecting plant performance by severely reducing plant growth,...