Leaf senescence, the last stage of leaf development, is a type of postmitotic senescence and
is characterized by the functional transition from nutrient assimilation to nutrient …

As a result of climate changes, land use and agriculture have to adapt to new demands.
Agriculture is responsible for a large part of the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that have …

Abstract Development of genetic varieties with improved nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) is
essential for sustainable agriculture. Generally, NUE can be divided into two parts. First …

Large numbers of publications have appeared over the last few years, dealing with the
molecular details of the regulation and process of the autophagy machinery in animals …

Leaf senescence is a genetically controlled dismantling programme that enables plants to
efficiently remobilise nutrients to new growing sinks. It involves substantial metabolic …

In photosynthetic plant cells, chloroplasts act as factories of metabolic intermediates that
support plant growth. Chloroplast performance is highly influenced by environmental cues …

Several quantitative trait locus analyses have suggested that grain yield and nitrogen use
efficiency are well correlated with nitrate storage capacity and efficient remobilization. This …

Abstract Ribulose-1, 5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (Rubisco) is the predominant
protein in photosynthesizing plant parts and the most abundant protein on earth. Amino …

Transcription in plastids is mediated by a plastid-encoded multimeric (PEP) and a nuclear-
encoded single-subunit RNA polymerase (NEP) and a still unknown number of nuclear …

The majority of terrestrial plants use nitrate as their main source of nitrogen. Nitrate also acts
as an important signalling molecule in vital physiological processes required for optimum …