Aluminium (Al) toxicity can severely reduce root growth and consequently affect plant
development and yield. A mechanism by which many species resist the toxic effects of Al …

Climate change and the consequential unpredictable environmental stress conditions
negatively impact crop productivity. It has thus become a challenge to develop solutions for …

Background Plant genomes are rich in repetitive sequences, and transposable elements
(TEs) are the most accumulated of them. This mobile fraction can be distinguished as Class I …

Although epigenetic factors may influence the expression of defense genes in plants, their
role in antiviral responses and the impact of viral adaptation and evolution in shaping these …

Long terminal repeat retrotransposons (LTR-RTs) are powerful mutagens regarded as a
major source of genetic novelty and important drivers of evolution. Yet, the uncontrolled and …

The review focuses on the genetic consequences of interspecific hybridization and
discusses its role in speciation and increasing the genetic diversity of plants, including the …

Genome sizes of plants have long piqued the interest of researchers due to the vast
differences among organisms. However, the mechanisms that drive size differences have …

Although both salinity and alkalinity result from accumulation of soluble salts in soil, high pH
and ionic imbalance make alkaline stress more harmful to plants. This study aimed to …

Background As transcription factors, the TCP genes are considered to be promising targets
for crop enhancement for their responses to abiotic stresses. However, information on the …

Transposable elements (TEs) constitute a large fraction of plant genomes and are mostly
present in a transcriptionally silent state through repressive epigenetic modifications, such …