The various crop species are major agricultural products and play an indispensable role in
sustaining human life. Over a long period, breeders strove to increase crop yield and …

Plant cells are surrounded by cell walls, which are dynamic structures displaying a strictly
regulated balance between rigidity and flexibility. Walls are fairly rigid to provide support and …

Plant cells are surrounded by a strong polysaccharide-rich cell wall that aids in determining
the overall form, growth and development of the plant body. Indeed, the unique shapes of …

Plant cell walls have the remarkable property of combining extreme tensile strength with
extensibility. The maintenance of such an exoskeleton creates nontrivial challenges for the …

Lateral root formation is a major determinant of root systems architecture. The degree of root
branching impacts the efficiency of water uptake, acquisition of nutrients and anchorage by …

Fruit softening during ripening involves a coordinated series of modifications to the
polysaccharide components of the primary cell wall and middle lamella, resulting in a …

Root system architecture (RSA)–the spatial configuration of a root system–is an important
developmental and agronomic trait, with implications for overall plant architecture, growth …

Lateral roots originate deep within the parental root from a small number of founder cells at
the periphery of vascular tissues and must emerge through intervening layers of tissues. We …

Fruit ripening is a complex developmental process responsible for the transformation of the
seed-containing organ into a tissue attractive to seed dispersers and agricultural consumers …

Pectate lyase genes have been documented as excellent candidates for improvement of fruit
firmness. However, implementation of pectate lyase in regulating fruit postharvest …