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As a glycophytic C\n                    <jats:sub>4<\/jats:sub>\n                    crop supplying ~80% of the world\u2019s sugar, sugarcane is particularly vulnerable, with threshold salinity tolerance at a mere 1.7 dS m\n                    <jats:sup>\u20131<\/jats:sup>\n                    electrical conductivity (EC). This review integrates recent developments in the physiological, biochemical, and molecular responses of sugarcane during stress conditions. Under salinity, photosynthetic CO\n                    <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                    efficiency, chlorophyll integrity, source\u2013sink partitioning, reactive oxygen species (ROS) metabolism, phytohormone signaling, and osmolyte accumulation are altered based on the sugarcane cultivars and cultivation regions. Under drought, stomatal regulation, root hydraulics, abscisic acid (ABA) cascades, and the expression of dehydrin and late embryogenesis abundant (LEA) proteins govern tolerance. At the molecular level, ion-transporter genes (\n                    <jats:italic>SOS<\/jats:italic>\n                    pathway),\n                    <jats:italic>DREB\/ERF<\/jats:italic>\n                    transcription factors, aquaporins, and small RNAs constitute central regulatory hubs. Mitigation strategies, including agronomic interventions, exogenous osmoprotectants, plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria, biochar amendment, and advanced breeding tools such as CRISPR\/Cas9, marker-assisted selection, and transgenic approaches, are comprehensively discussed for sustainable sugarcane production.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpls.2026.1915940","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,10]],"date-time":"2026-08-10T11:20:10Z","timestamp":1786360810000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Sugarcane under siege: integrated physiological, molecular responses and mitigation strategies to salinity and drought stress"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"17","author":[{"given":"Krishan K.","family":"Verma","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Guangxi Key Laboratory of Sugarcane Genetic Improvement, Key Laboratory of Sugarcane Biotechnology and Genetic Improvement (Guangxi) of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Sugarcane Research Institute, Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Science","place":["Nanning, Guangxi, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Xiu-Peng","family":"Song","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Guangxi Key Laboratory of Sugarcane Genetic Improvement, Key Laboratory of Sugarcane Biotechnology and Genetic Improvement (Guangxi) of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Sugarcane Research Institute, Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Science","place":["Nanning, Guangxi, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Qiang","family":"Liang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Guangxi Key Laboratory of Sugarcane Genetic Improvement, Key Laboratory of Sugarcane Biotechnology and Genetic Improvement (Guangxi) of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Sugarcane Research Institute, Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Science","place":["Nanning, Guangxi, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Lin","family":"Xu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Guangxi Key Laboratory of Sugarcane Genetic Improvement, Key Laboratory of Sugarcane Biotechnology and Genetic Improvement (Guangxi) of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Sugarcane Research Institute, Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Science","place":["Nanning, Guangxi, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hai-Rong","family":"Huang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Guangxi Key Laboratory of Sugarcane Genetic Improvement, Key Laboratory of Sugarcane Biotechnology and Genetic Improvement (Guangxi) of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Sugarcane Research Institute, Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Science","place":["Nanning, Guangxi, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Dong-Liang","family":"Huang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Guangxi Key Laboratory of Sugarcane Genetic Improvement, Key Laboratory of Sugarcane Biotechnology and Genetic Improvement (Guangxi) of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Sugarcane Research Institute, Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Science","place":["Nanning, Guangxi, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yang-Rui","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Guangxi Key Laboratory of Sugarcane Genetic Improvement, Key Laboratory of Sugarcane Biotechnology and Genetic Improvement (Guangxi) of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Sugarcane Research Institute, Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Science","place":["Nanning, Guangxi, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,10]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"2462","DOI":"10.12357\/cjea.20240649","article-title":"Investigating differences in leaf and root physiology, biochemistry, and ultrastructure among sugarcane varieties in response to drought stress","volume":"33","author":"Ai","year":"2025","journal-title":"Chin. 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