The extension of commercial life and the reduction of postharvest losses of perishable fruits
is mainly based on storage at low temperatures alone or in combination with modified …

Metabolomics is one omics approach that can be used to acquire comprehensive
information on the composition of a metabolite pool to provide a functional screen of the …

Plant-specific group VII Ethylene Response Factor (ERF) transcription factors have emerged
as pivotal regulators of flooding and low oxygen responses. In rice (Oryza sativa), these …

Extremes in water availability (droughts and floods) have increased in frequency and
intensity over the past 50 years in farming regions throughout the world. In the United States …

Mitochondrial respiration and tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle activity are required during salt
stress in plants to provide ATP and reductants for adaptive processes such as ion exclusion …

Plants are very plastic in adapting growth and development to changing adverse
environmental conditions. This feature will be essential for plants to survive climate changes …

Alpha-amylase, the major form of amylase with secondary carbohydrate binding sites, is a
crucial enzyme throughout the growth period and life cycle of angiosperm. In rice, alpha …

Hypoxic stress, caused by the low cellular oxygen in the events of flooding or waterlogging,
limits crop productivity in many regions of the world. Hypoxic stress in plants is often …

Rice is semi-aquatic, adapted to a wide range of hydrologies, from aerobic soils in uplands
to anaerobic and flooded fields in waterlogged lowlands, to even deeply submerged soils in …

Omics and bioinformatics are essential to understanding the molecular systems that underlie
various plant functions. Recent game-changing sequencing technologies have revitalized …