Abiotic stress is one of the major factors that negatively affect crops yield; therefore,
development of stress-tolerant crops is essential for future food security. The stress stimuli …

The ability of plants to recover from freeze‐thaw injury is a critical component of freeze‐thaw
stress tolerance. To investigate the molecular basis of freeze‐thaw recovery, here we …

Background Vascular wilt caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. ciceri Race 1 (Foc1) is a
serious disease of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) accounting for approximately 10-15 …

Plant annexins are an evolutionary conserved calcium (Ca 2+)-dependent and phospholipid-
binding protein family that are found in nearly all plant species. They are characterized by …

Annexins belong to a family of multi-functional membrane-and Ca2+-binding proteins. The
characteristic feature of these proteins is that they can bind membrane phospholipids in a …

The molecular processes underlying cork biosynthesis and differentiation are mostly
unknown. Recently, a list of candidate genes for cork biosynthesis and regulation was made …

Boron (B) deficiency is a worldwide problem, and Brassica napus is one of the most
sensitive crops to B deficiency. To better understand the B starvation response of Brassica …

Accumulating evidence suggest that certain annexins can play a role in abiotic stress
responses in plants. We found that for one member of the Arabidopsis annexin gene family …

A change of intracellular calcium concentration is an early event in a large array of biological
processes in plants, such as cell division, polarity, growth and development at normal …

The integration of external stimuli into plant cells has been extensively studied. Ammonium
is a metabolic trigger because it affects plant nutrition status; on the contrary, it is also a …