Since its first identification in the 1950s as a regulator of cell division, cytokinin has been
linked to many physiological processes in plants, spanning growth and development and …

Grain size is a key component of grain yield in cereals. It is a complex quantitative trait
controlled by multiple genes. Grain size is determined via several factors in different plant …

Cytokinins are a type of mobile phytohormone that regulate plant growth, development, and
environmental adaptability. The major cytokinin species include isopentenyl adenine (iP) …

Sugar loading of developing seeds comprises a cohort of transport events that contribute to
reproductive success and seed yield. Understanding these events is most advanced for …

Leaf senescence is a combined response of plant cells stimulated by internal and external
signals. Sugars acting as signaling molecules or energy metabolites can influence the …

Key message Purine permease PUP11 is essential for rice seed development, regulates the
seed setting rate, and influences the cytokinin content, sugar transport, and starch …

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a versatile technique in the biomedical field, but its
application to the study of plant metabolism in vivo remains challenging because of …

Physic nut (Jatropha curcas L.) has attracted extensive attention because of its fast growth,
easy reproduction, tolerance to barren conditions, and high oil content of seeds. SWEET …

Early in the history of cytokinins, it was clear that Zea mays seeds contained not just trans-
zeatin, but its nucleosides and nucleotides. Subsequently, both pods and seeds of legumes …

Carbohydrates are exported by the SWEET family of transporters, which is a novel class of
carriers that can transport sugars across cell membranes and facilitate sugar's long-distance …