Leaf senescence and plant aging are traits of great interest for breeders. Senescing cells
undergo important physiological and biochemical changes, while cellular structures such as …

In Angiosperms, the continuation of plant species is intricately dependent on the funiculus
multifaceted role in nutrient transport, mechanical support, and dehiscence of seeds …

Pod maturation of common bean relies upon complex gene expression changes, which in
turn are crucial for seed formation and dispersal. Hence, dissecting the transcriptional …

Abstract Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.), which belongs to the large Asteraceae (Compositae)
family, breeds by sexual reproduction and produces seeds. Actually, lettuce seeds are …

The “triploid block” prevents interploidy hybridizations in flowering plants, and is
characterized by failure in endosperm development, arrest in embryogenesis, and seed …

The gynoecium is the most complex organ formed by the flowering plants. It encloses the
ovules, provides a surface for pollen contact and self-incompatibility reactions, allows pollen …

THESIS OUTLINE In the present thesis work, the senescence process in fruit and leaf has
been investigated through the analysis of different mutant lines of Arabidopsis thaliana and …

Terrestrial plants deposit cell wall-associated, glycerolipid-based polymeric barriers in
specific tissue layers to help protect themselves from various environmental stresses. One of …

Ripening is a complex physiological process that involves changes in reactive nitrogen and
oxygen species that govern the shelf-life and quality of fruits. Nitric oxide (NO)-dependent …

The development of high throughput sequencing methods in the early 2000's revealed that
the eukaryotic genomes are tremendously transcribed even though a small part of …