To date, a large number of sequences of protein kinases that belong to the sucrose
nonfermenting1–related protein kinase2 (SnRK2) family are found in databases. However …

The initial step in the de novobiosynthesis of cytokinin in higher plants is the formation of
isopentenyladenosine 5′-monophosphate (iPMP) from AMP and …

Chlorophyll (Chl) synthase catalyzes esterification of chlorophyllide to complete the last step
of Chl biosynthesis. Although the Chl synthases and the corresponding genes from various …

The gf tomato mutant, which retains chlorophyll during ripening, has been found to be
affected in leaf senescence. The leaves of the gf mutant show an absolute stay-green …

Disease resistance in transgenic plants has been improved, for the first time, by the insertion
of a gene from a biocontrol fungus. The gene encoding a strongly antifungal endochitinase …

Plant mechanical strength is an important agronomic trait. To understand the molecular
mechanism that controls the plant mechanical strength of crops, we characterized the classic …

A critical step during rice (Oryza sativa) cultivation is dense planting: a wider tiller angle will
increase leaf shade and decrease photosynthesis efficiency, whereas a narrower tiller angle …

Brassinosteroids (BRs) are steroid hormones that play an essential role in plant growth and
development. However, the contradictory results of previous studies make their role in cell …

Virus‐induced gene silencing (VIGS) is a powerful tool for the study of gene function in
plants. Here we report that either by syringe‐infiltrating the tobacco rattle virus (TRV)‐vector …

The plant hormone ethylene plays a major role in the ripening of climacteric fruit. We have
generated transgenic cantaloupe Charentais melons expressing an antisense ACC oxidase …