Monocotyledonous plants were believed to be not transformable by the soil bacterium
Agrobacterium tumefaciens until two decades ago, although convenient protocols for …

Tomato is one of the most often cultivated vegetable species worldwide. Due to the anti-
oxidative and anti-cancer properties of lycopene, tomato consumption as well as production …

Abstract Development of abiotic stress tolerant rice cultivars is necessary for sustainable rice
production under the scenario of global climate change, dwindling fresh water resources …

Many plant species monitor and respond to changes in day length (photoperiod) for aligning
reproduction with a favourable season. Day length is measured in leaves and, when …

Cytokinins play a significant role in determining grain yield in plants. Cytokinin oxidases
catalyse irreversible degradation of cytokinins and hence modulate cellular cytokinin levels …

Sustainable agriculture in the future will depend on crops that are tolerant to biotic and
abiotic stresses, require minimal input of water and nutrients and can be cultivated with a …

An efficient callus induction and in vitro regeneration were developed using plant growth
regulators, carbon sources, and basal media for three selected Malaysian wetland rice …

Crop plants face a multitude of diverse abiotic and biotic stresses in the farmers' fields.
Although there now exists a considerable knowledge of the underlying mechanisms of …

GATA represents a highly conserved family of transcription factors reported in organisms
ranging from fungi to angiosperms. A member of this family, OsGATA8, localized within the …

The whitebacked planthopper (WBPH), has become a devastating pest for rice crops,
causes serious yield losses each year, and urgently needs biological control. Here, we …