Rice provides about half of the calories consumed in Asian countries, but its productivity is
often reduced by drought, especially when grown under rain-fed conditions. Cultivars with …

Metabolism is the system layer that determines growth by the rate of matter uptake and
conversion into biomass. The scaffold of enzymatic reaction rates drives the metabolic …

Flesh lignification is a specific chilling response that causes deterioration in the quality of
stored red-fleshed loquat fruit (Eribotrya japonica) and is one aspect of wider chilling injury …

Chlamydomonas reinhardtii is one of the most important model organisms nowadays
phylogenetically situated between higher plants and animals (Merchant et al. 2007). Stress …

Brassica juncea has great application potential in phytoremediation of cadmium (Cd)-
contaminated soil because of its excellent Cd accumulating and high biomass. In this study …

Lignins, major components of the vascular plant cell wall, provided the mechanical support
that allowed the development of upright plants adapted to a terrestrial habitat. Their …

Cold acclimation of winter cereals and other winter hardy species is a prerequisite to
increase subsequent freezing tolerance. Low temperatures upregulate the expression of C …

Withania somnifera is a solanaceous plant species having immense therapeutic potential
and commercial values, attributed by pharmacologically active secondary metabolites viz …

Acclimation and adaptation of metabolism to a changing environment are key processes for
plant survival and reproductive success. In the present study, 241 natural accessions of …

Although often investigated within the context of plant growth and development and/or seed
composition, plant lipids have roles in responses to environment. To dissect changes in lipid …