Crop plants should be resilient to climatic factors in order to feed ever-increasing
populations. Plants have developed stress-responsive mechanisms by changing their …

Sugar metabolism not only determines fruit sweetness and quality but also acts as signaling
molecules to substantially connect with other primary metabolic processes and, therefore …

Elevated salinity significantly threatens cotton growth, particularly during the germination
and seedling stages. The utilization of primitive species of Gossypium hirsutum, specifically …

Basic leucine zipper (bZIP) transcription factor plays an important role in various biological
processes, such as response to biotic and abiotic stresses. In this study we performed a …

Sweetpotato is an important and nutritionally rich crop. Melatonin (MT) possesses great
potential for promoting the postharvest preservation of vegetables and fruit. However, the …

Salt stress is one of the major devastating factors affecting the growth and yield of almost all
crops, including the crucial staple food crop sweet potato. To understand their molecular …

Background MicroRNAs (miRNAs), a class of small regulatory RNAs, have been proven to
play important roles in plant growth, development and stress responses. Sweet potato …

Introduction Agarwood, the dark-brown resin produced by Aquilaria trees, has been widely
used as incense, spice, perfume or traditional medicine and 2-(2-phenethyl) chromones …

Background Among several TF families unique to eukaryotes, the basic leucine zipper
(bZIP) family is one of the most important. Chinese jujube (Ziziphus jujuba Mill.) is a popular …

Root development influences plant responses to environmental conditions, and well-
developed rooting enhances plant survival under abiotic stress. However, the molecular and …