Under the natural environment, nutrient signals interact with phytohormones to coordinate
and reprogram plant growth and survival. Sugars are important molecules that control …

Bud dormancy is an evolved trait that confers adaptation to harsh environments, and affects
flower differentiation, crop yield and vegetative growth in perennials. ABA is a stress …

The inhibition of shoot branching by the growing shoot tip of plants, termed apical
dominance, was originally thought to be mediated by auxin. Recently, the importance of the …

Plant growth is mediated by cell proliferation and expansion. Both processes are controlled
by a network of endogenous factors such as phytohormones, reactive oxygen species …

The process of apical dominance by which the apical bud/shoot tip of the plant inhibits the
outgrowth of axillary buds located below has been studied for more than a century. Different …

Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PDH) catalyzes a metabolic hub between
glycolysis and the pentose phosphate pathway (PPP), which is the oxidation of glucose-6 …

Sugars, the chemically bound form of energy, are formed by the absorption of
photosynthetically active radiation and fixation in plants. During evolution, plants availed the …

Saffron, which comprises the stigma of the Crocus sativus flower, is an important culinary
and medicinal product. Saffron productivity depends on its flower formation, which is …

There have been substantial advances in our understanding of many aspects of
strigolactone regulation of branching since the discovery of strigolactones as …

The poor grain-filling initiation often causes the poor development of inferior spikelets (IS)
which limits the yield potential of large panicle rice (Oryza sativa L.). However, it remains …