Background Sensing and responding to stresses determine the tolerance of plants to
adverse environments. The triploid Chinese white poplar is widely cultivated in North China …

Plants develop tolerance to drought by activating genes with altered levels of epigenetic
modifications. Specific transcription factors are involved in this activation, but the molecular …

Paulownia tomentosa is a fast-growing tree species with multiple uses. It is grown
worldwide, but is native to China, where it is widely cultivated in saline regions. We …

Wild relatives of crops are often rich in genetic resources and provide great possibilities for
crop improvement. Ipomoea pes-caprae is one of the wild relatives of sweet potato and has …

Almost all genomes have orphan genes, the majority of which are not functionally annotated.
There is growing evidence showed that orphan genes may play important roles in the …

Salt cress (Eutrema salsugineum) presents relatively high phosphate (Pi) use efficiency cy in
its natural habitat. Phosphate Transporters (PHTs) play critical roles in Pi acquisition and …

Polyploidy in plants can bestow long-term evolutionary flexibility and resistance to biotic and
abiotic stresses. The upstream activation mechanisms of salt response remain unknown …

Background Adaptation to abiotic stresses is crucial for the survival of perennial plants in a
natural environment. However, very little is known about the underlying mechanisms. Here …

Lespedeza potaninii, a xerophytic subshrub belonging to the legume family, is native to the
Tengger Desert and is highly adapted to drought. It has important ecological value due to its …

The AP2/ERF transcription factor is widely distributed across the plant kingdom and plays a
crucial role in various abiotic stress responses in plants. Tritipyrum, an octoploid resulting …