Wheat stripe rust caused by the fungus Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici (Pst) is one of the most
destructive wheat diseases resulting in significant losses to wheat production worldwide …

WRKY transcription factors (TFs) play crucial roles in the growth and development of plants
and their response to environmental changes. WRKY TFs have been detected in sequenced …

Artemisia argyi Lévl. et Vant., a perennial Artemisia herb with an intense fragrance, is widely
used in traditional medicine in China and many other Asian countries. Here, we present a …

Late embryogenesis abundant (LEA) proteins include eight multigene families that are
expressed in response to water loss during seed maturation and in vegetative tissues of …

Key message Genome-wide identification of grapevine NAC domain genes and
investigation of their chromosome locations, gene structures, duplication, evolution …

Background WUSCHEL-related homeobox (WOX) family members play significant roles in
plant growth and development, such as in embryo patterning, stem-cell maintenance, and …

Dehydration response element binding (DREB) proteins are vital for plant abiotic stress
responses, but the understanding of DREBs in bamboo, an important sustainable non …

Copy number variation of kilobase-scale genomic DNA segments, beyond
presence/absence polymorphisms, can be an important driver of adaptive traits. Resistance …

Very little is known about the molecular origin of the large phenotypic differentiation between
genotypes arising from somatic chromosome set doubling and their diploid parents. In this …

Background Dehydration responsive element-binding (DREB) transcription factors are
widely present in plants, and involve in signalling transduction, plant growth and …