Developing the next plant generation within the seed requires the coordination of complex
programs driving pattern formation, growth, and differentiation of the three main seed …

Cotton is a valuable industrial fiber-producing crop. However, soil salinization has brought
serious yield and economic losses to cotton production. Appropriate application of …

Abiotic stresses such as drought and heat continue to impact crop production in a warming
world. This review distinguishes seven inherent capacities that enable plants to respond to …

Background Abscisic acid (ABA) and sucrose act as molecular signals in response to abiotic
stress. However, how their synergy regulates the source-sink relationship has rarely been …

Maize is the highest yielding cereal crop grown worldwide for grain or silage. Here, we show
that modulating the expression of the maize PLASTOCHRON1 (ZmPLA1) gene, encoding a …

Impaired carbon metabolism and reproductive development constrain crop productivity
during heat stress. Reproductive development is energy intensive, and its requirement for …

Little is known about how salt impacts primary metabolic pathways of C4 plants, particularly
related to kernel development and seed set. Osmotic stress was applied to maize (Zea …

Multi-locus genome wide association study was undertaken using a set of 320 diverse
spring wheat accessions, which were each genotyped for 9,626 SNPs. The association …

Considering the changes of precipitation and soil moisture caused by climate change, it was
important to understand the mechanism of plant response to water shortage. Moreover, the …

During maize production, drought throughout the flowering stage usually induces seed
abortion and yield losses. The influence of postpollination drought stress on seed abortion …