Above-optimal temperatures reduce yield in tomato largely because of the high heat stress
(HS) sensitivity of the developing pollen grains. The high temperature response, especially …

Climate change is a major threat to global food security. Changes in climate can directly
impact food systems by reducing the production and genetic diversity of crops and their wild …

In plants small heat shock proteins (sHsp) are abundantly expressed upon heat stress in
vegetative tissue, however, sHsp expression is also developmentally induced in pollen. The …

Background Fluctuations in temperature occur naturally during plant growth and
reproduction. However, in the hot summers this variation may become stressful and …

The high sensitivity of male reproductive cells to high temperatures may be due to an
inadequate heat stress response. The results of a comprehensive expression analysis of …

Transient expression assays in transformed tobacco (Nicotiana plumbaginifolia) mesophyll
protoplasts were used to test the activity of three tomato heat stress transcription factors …

HsfA2 is a heat stress (hs)-induced Hsf in peruvian tomato (Lycopersicon peruvianum) and
the cultivated form Lycopersicon esculentum. Due to the high activator potential and the …

Stress‐induced transcription of heat shock proteins (Hsps) in eukaryotes is mediated by a
conserved class of transcription factors called heat stress transcription factors (Hsfs). Here …

High temperature is one of the most detrimental abiotic stresses in tomatoes. Many studies
highlighted that even small increases in temperature can alter the plant reproductive system …

Heat-shock (HS) response is universal and many HS protein (Hsp) genes are highly
conserved in all organisms. Plants, being sessile, may require unique genes to tolerate …