Increasing vulnerability of crops to a wide range of abiotic and biotic stresses can have a
marked influence on the growth and yield of major crops, especially sugarcane (Saccharum …

The NAC (NAM, ATAF1/2, and CUC2) family of proteins is one of the largest plant-specific
transcription factor (TF) families and its members play varied roles in plant growth …

Abiotic stresses including low temperature severely affect plant yield and productivity
throughout the globe. Low-temperature sensing and signalling is a complex process and …

Programmed cell death (PCD) is a process that plays a fundamental role in plant
development and responses to biotic and abiotic stresses. Knowledge of plant PCD …

Fruits and seeds resulting from fertilization of flowers, represent an incredible evolutionary
advantage in angiosperms and have seen them become a critical element in our food …

Crop plants should be resilient to climatic factors in order to feed ever-increasing
populations. Plants have developed stress-responsive mechanisms by changing their …

Programmed cell death (PCD) is a genetically controlled pathway that plants can use to
selectively eliminate redundant or damaged cells. In addition to its fundamental role in plant …

Background Geminiviruses are circular, single-stranded viruses responsible for enormous
crop loss worldwide. Rapid expansion of geminivirus diversity outweighs the continuous …

Wheat is one of the most important staple foods on earth. Leaf rust, stem rust and stripe rust,
caused by Puccini triticina, Puccinia f. sp. graminis and Puccinia f. sp. striiformis …

NAC transcriptional regulators are crucial for tomato ripening. Virus-induced gene silencing
(VIGS) of SNAC9 (SlNAC19, Gene ID: 101248665) affects tomato ripening, and SNAC9 is …