Plant hormones are essential for regulating the interactions between plants and their
complex biotic and abiotic environments. Each hormone initiates a specific molecular …

Abstract Sugars Will Eventually be Exported Transporters (SWEETs) have important roles in
numerous physiological mechanisms where sugar efflux is critical, including phloem …

The plant circadian clock coordinates the responses to multiple and often simultaneous
environmental challenges that the sessile plant cannot avoid. These responses must be …

High-throughput sequencing for transcript profiling in plants has revealed that alternative
splicing (AS) affects a much higher proportion of the transcriptome than was previously …

Plants are fascinating and complex organisms. A comprehensive understanding of the
organization, function and evolution of plant genes is essential to disentangle important …

Jasmonic acid (JA) is a critical hormonal regulator of plant growth and defense. To advance
our understanding of the architecture and dynamic regulation of the JA gene regulatory …

Microbe associated molecular pattern (MAMP) receptors in plants recognize MAMPs and
activate basal defences; however a complete understanding of the molecular and …

In natural or agricultural environments, plants are constantly exposed to a wide range of
biotic and abiotic stresses. Given the forecasted global climate changes, plants will cope …

The 'biochar effect'depicts a phenomenon in which biochar soil amendment enhances plant
performance by promoting growth and suppressing disease. Although this phenomenon has …

Senescence represents the final developmental act of the leaf, during which the leaf cell is
dismantled in a coordinated manner to remobilize nutrients and to secure reproductive …