A significant increase in shoot biomass and seed yield has always been the dream of plant
biologists who wish to dedicate their fundamental research to the benefit of mankind; the first …

The maize root system comprises structurally and functionally different root types. Mutant
analyses have revealed that root-type-specific genetic regulators intrinsically determine the …

The decade since the publication of the third edition of this volume has been an era of great
progress in biology in general and the plant sciences in particular. This is especially true …

Cereals possess a fibrous root system that is mainly composed of crown roots that emerge
postembryonically from the nodes of the stem. Because the root system is not directly …

Plant roots are required for the acquisition of water and nutrients, for responses to abiotic
and biotic signals in the soil, and to anchor the plant in the ground. Controlling plant root …

Most vascular plants form a mutualistic association with arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi,
known as AM symbiosis. The development of AM symbiosis is an asynchronous process …

Sustainable crop production is the major challenge in the current global climate change
scenario. Drought stress is one of the most critical abiotic factors which negatively impact …

The complex architecture and plasticity of the maize root system is controlled by a plethora
of genes. Mutant analyses have identified genes regulating shoot-borne root initiation …

It is becoming increasingly evident that optimization of root architecture for resource capture
is vital for enabling the next green revolution. Although cereals provide half of the calories …

This review is the continuation of three previously published articles [Jorrin JV, Maldonado
AM, Castillejo MA. Plant proteome analysis: a 2006 update. Proteomics 2007; 7: 2947 …