Agriculture is facing a massive increase in demand per hectare as a result of an ever-
expanding population and environmental deterioration. While we have learned much about …

Sugar loading of developing seeds comprises a cohort of transport events that contribute to
reproductive success and seed yield. Understanding these events is most advanced for …

Background Late embryogenesis abundant (LEA) proteins are widely distributed in higher
plants and play crucial roles in regulating plant growth and development processes and …

In addition to primary growth, which elongates the plant body, many plant species also
undergo secondary growth to thicken their body. During primary vascular development, a …

Introduction Climate change is impacting the wine industry by accelerating ripening
processes due to warming temperatures, especially in areas of significant grape production …

Phloem sap transport, velocity and allocation have been proposed to play a role in
physiological limitations of crop yield, along with photosynthetic activity or water use …

Magnesium (Mg) is critical for agricultural production and human health. The wax gourd
yield was greatly affected by Mg fertilizer and it serves as an excellent crop to study Mg …

Numerous studies have been dedicated to genetically engineering crops to enhance their
yield and quality. One of the key requirements for generating genetically modified plants is …

Key message The weighted gene co-expression network analysis and antisense
oligonucleotide-mediated transient gene silencing revealed that CsAAP6 plays an important …

The need to produce crops with higher yields is critical due to a growing global population,
depletion of agricultural land, and severe climate change. Compared with the “source” and …