"Droughts" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Prolonged dry periods in natural climate cycle. They are slow-onset phenomena caused by rainfall deficit combined with other predisposing factors.
| Descriptor ID |
D055864
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G16.500.175.781 G16.500.750.775.154
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Droughts" by people in Profiles.
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Food safety, food security and genetically modified organisms in Africa: a current perspective. Biotechnol Genet Eng Rev. 2021 Apr; 37(1):30-63.
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Disasters without Borders: The Coronavirus Pandemic, Global Climate Change and the Ascendancy of Gradual Onset Disasters. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 03 23; 18(6).
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Compound natural and human disasters: Managing drought and COVID-19 to sustain global agriculture and food sectors. Sci Total Environ. 2021 Feb 01; 754:142210.
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North Korea "on the verge of a food crisis". Lancet. 2019 Aug 03; 394(10196):372.
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Drought limits pollen tube growth rate by altering carbohydrate metabolism in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) pistils. Plant Sci. 2019 Sep; 286:108-117.
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Expression of the maize MYB transcription factor ZmMYB3R enhances drought and salt stress tolerance in transgenic plants. Plant Physiol Biochem. 2019 Apr; 137:179-188.
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Genomic focus brings tea research to the boil. Nature. 2019 02; 566(7742):S12-S13.
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Genotypic differences in leaf secondary metabolism, plant hormones and yield under alone and combined stress of drought and salinity in cotton genotypes. Physiol Plant. 2019 Feb; 165(2):343-355.
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Expansion of the dehydrin gene family in the Pinaceae is associated with considerable structural diversity and drought-responsive expression. Tree Physiol. 2018 03 01; 38(3):442-456.
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As Cape Town water crisis deepens, scientists prepare for 'Day Zero'. Nature. 2018 02 01; 554(7690):13-14.