Increases in ambient temperatures have been a severe threat to crop production in many
countries around the world under climate change. Chloroplasts serve as metabolic centers …

The growing world population and global increases in the standard of living both result in an
increasing demand for food, feed and other plant‐derived products. In the coming years …

In photosynthetic organisms, the photosystem II (PSII) complex is the primary target of
thermal damage. Plants have evolved a repair process to prevent the accumulation of …

In many plants, free proline accumulates in response to the imposition of a wide range of
biotic and abiotic stresses. Controversy has surrounded the extent to which this shift in …

Copper is an essential metal for normal plant growth and development, although it is also
potentially toxic. Copper participates in numerous physiological processes and is an …

Melatonin (N-acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine) plays important role in multiple plant
developmental processes and stress responses. We investigated the possible mediatory …

During the past few years, considerable progress has been made in understanding how
plants protect themselves against oxidative stress. Genes encoding plant antioxidant …

Rice (Oryza sativa L.) frequently suffers in late spring from severe damage due to cold
spells, which causes the block of chlorophyll biosynthesis during early rice seedling …

The worldwide demand for Romaine lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) is increasing. Regulation
measures of supplementary or shading light are often used in the production of lettuce in …

Persistently cold environments constitute one of our world's largest ecosystems, and
microorganisms dominate the biomass and metabolic activity in these extreme …