Deserts represent key carbon reservoirs, yet as these systems are threatened this has
implications for biodiversity and climate change. This review focuses on how these changes …

Drought, salinity, extreme temperatures, and ultraviolet (UV) radiation are major
environmental factors that adversely affect plant growth and crop production. As a protective …

Terrestrial mosses have been used for more than 50 years to monitor air pollution. We
argue, however, that their value as biomonitors is based on two widespread but partially …

Atmospheric chemists have historically treated leaves as inert surfaces that merely emit
volatile hydrocarbons. However, a growing body of evidence suggests that leaves are …

Terrestrialization of vascular plants, ie, Angiosperm, is associated with the development of
cuticular barriers that prevent biotic and abiotic stresses and support plant growth and …

Wheat and barley are widely distributed cereal crops whose yields are adversely affected by
environmental stresses such as drought, salinity, extreme temperatures, and attacks of …

Stomatal pores and the leaf cuticle regulate evaporation from the plant body and balance
the tradeoff between photosynthesis and water loss. MYB16, encoding a transcription factor …

The aim of the paper is to present edible coatings based on lipids and their application in the
food industry. Therefore, this paper discusses the following: different types of plant waxes; …

A key function of SUMOylation is the coordinated modification of numerous proteins to
optimize plant growth and resistance to environmental stress. Plant cuticular wax is …

Trichomes and cuticles are key protective epidermal specializations. This review highlights
the genetic interplay existing between trichome and cuticle formation in a variety of species …