Abstract Cucumber, Cucumis sativus L.(2n= 2x= 14), is an important vegetable crop
worldwide. It was the first specialty crop with a publicly available draft genome. Its relatively …

Crop plants encounter various biotic and abiotic stresses that hinder life throughout their
growth and development. These factors certainly affect the productivity and quality of the …

Trade-offs between survival and growth are widely observed in plants. Melon is an annual,
trailing herb that produces economically valuable fruits that are traditionally cultivated in …

Chilling injury poses a serious threat to seed emergence of spring-sowing maize in China,
which has become one of the main climatic limiting factors affecting maize production in …

Abstract Key message The CsGAI gene, identified by map-based, was involved in regulating
seed germination in low temperature via the GA and ABA signaling pathways. Abstract Low …

Xishuangbanna (XIS) cucumber (Cucumis sativus L. var. xishuangbannanesis) is a semiwild
variety originating from low latitude tropic areas, and therefore shows extreme cold …

Cold stress is one of the main causes of yield losses in plant production in temperate climate
areas. Cold stress slows down and even stops plant growth and development and causes …

Various adaptive mechanisms can ensure that seedlings are established at the most
favourable time and place. These mechanisms include seed dormancy ie, incapacity to …

The Cucurbitaceae provide food and sustenance almost the entire world over, in
economically advanced areas as well as resource-poor areas, and encompass over two …

Background Low temperature severely depresses the uptake, translocation from the root to
the shoot, and metabolism of nitrate and ammonium in thermophilic plants such as …