Temperature stress differentially modulates transcription in meiotic anthers of heat-tolerant and heat-sensitive tomato plants

CE Bita, S Zenoni, WH Vriezen, C Mariani, M Pezzotti… - BMC genomics, 2011 - Springer
Background Fluctuations in temperature occur naturally during plant growth and
reproduction. However, in the hot summers this variation may become stressful and …

Genetic and molecular mechanisms conferring heat stress tolerance in tomato plants

K Hoshikawa, D Pham, H Ezura… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
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 …

High-Temperature-Induced Defects in Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) Anther and Pollen Development Are Associated with Reduced Expression of B-Class Floral …

F Müller, J Xu, L Kristensen, M Wolters-Arts… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Sexual reproduction is a critical process in the life-cycle of plants and very sensitive to
environmental perturbations. To better understand the effect of high temperature on plant …

Exploring the natural variation for reproductive thermotolerance in wild tomato species

N Driedonks, M Wolters-Arts, H Huber, GJ de Boer… - Euphytica, 2018 - Springer
Climate change has become a serious threat for crop productivity worldwide. The increased
frequency of heat waves strongly affects reproductive success and thus yield for many crop …

Response mechanisms induced by exposure to high temperature in anthers from thermo-tolerant and thermo-sensitive tomato plants: A proteomic perspective

MF Mazzeo, G Cacace, P Iovieno, I Massarelli, S Grillo… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Constant global warming is one of the most detrimental environmental factors for agriculture
causing significant losses in productivity as heat stress (HS) conditions damage plant growth …

Identification of tomato accessions as source of new genes for improving heat tolerance: From controlled experiments to field

MJ Gonzalo, I Nájera, C Baixauli, D Gil, T Montoro… - BMC Plant …, 2021 - Springer
Background Due to global warming, the search for new sources for heat tolerance and the
identification of genes involved in this process has become an important challenge as of …

Exploiting genetic and genomic resources to enhance heat-tolerance in tomatoes

V Ruggieri, R Calafiore, C Schettini, MM Rigano… - Agronomy, 2019 - mdpi.com
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 …

Developmental and heat stress-regulated expression of HsfA2 and small heat shock proteins in tomato anthers

F Giorno, M Wolters-Arts, S Grillo… - Journal of …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
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 …

Genome-wide association analysis for heat tolerance at flowering detected a large set of genes involved in adaptation to thermal and other stresses

T Lafarge, C Bueno, J Frouin, L Jacquin, B Courtois… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Fertilization sensitivity to heat in rice is a major issue within climate change scenarios in the
tropics. A panel of 167 indica landraces and improved varieties was phenotyped for spikelet …

Molecular epigenetic mechanisms for the memory of temperature stresses in plants

Z Gao, Y Zhou, Y He - Journal of Genetics and Genomics, 2022 - Elsevier
The sessile plants encounter various stresses; some are prolonged, whereas some others
are recurrent. Temperature is crucial for plant growth and development, and plants often …