AUTHOR=Ali Sajad , Mir Rakeeb Ahmad , Haque Md Azizul , Danishuddin , Almalki Mohammed A. , Alfredan Mohammad , Khalifa Ashraf , Mahmoudi Henda , Shahid Mohammad , Tyagi Anshika , Mir Zahoor Ahmad TITLE=Exploring physiological and molecular dynamics of drought stress responses in plants: challenges and future directions JOURNAL=Frontiers in Plant Science VOLUME=16 YEAR=2025 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/plant-science/articles/10.3389/fpls.2025.1565635 DOI=10.3389/fpls.2025.1565635 ISSN=1664-462X