Abnormal environmental temperature affects plant growth and threatens crop production.
Understanding temperature signal sensing and the balance between defense and …

Chlorophylls (Chls, Chl a and Chl b) are tetrapyrrole molecules essential for photosynthetic
light harvesting and energy transduction in plants. Once formed, Chls are noncovalently …

Melatonin, a natural phytohormone in plants, plays multiple critical roles in plant growth and
stress responses. Although melatonin biosynthesis‐related genes have been suggested to …

Lesion‐mimic mutants (LMMs) provide a valuable tool to reveal the molecular mechanisms
determining programmed cell death (PCD) in plants. Despite intensive research, the …

Necrotrophic fungus Rhizoctonia solani Kühn (R. solani) causes serious diseases in many
crops worldwide, including rice and maize sheath blight (ShB). Crop resistance to the fungus …

High temperature, a major abiotic stress, significantly affects the yield and quality of crops in
many parts of the world. Components of the photosynthetic apparatus are highly susceptible …

To better understand the molecular mechanisms behind plant growth and leaf senescence
in monocot plants, we identified a mutant exhibiting dwarfism and an early-senescence leaf …

Premature leaf senescence in rice is one of the most common factors affecting the plant's
development and yield. Although methyltransferases are involved in diverse biological …

Chlorophylls function in photosynthesis, and are critical to plant developmental processes
and responses to environmental stimuli. Chlorophyll b is synthesized from chlorophyll a by …

Gibberellin (GA) is an important phytohormone that regulates plant growth and
development. GA-2-oxidases (GA2oxs) have been found to affect plant height, tillering and …