The paper summarizes present knowledge in the field of higher plant responses to
cadmium, an important environmental pollutant. The principal mechanisms reviewed here …

Senescence is an age-dependent process, ultimately leading to plant death, that in annual
crop plants overlaps with the reproductive stage of development. Research on the molecular …

Chlorophyll meters are widely used to guide nitrogen (N) management by monitoring leaf N
status in agricultural systems, but the effects of environmental factors and leaf characteristics …

The transition from juvenility through maturation to senescence is a complex process that
involves the regulation of longevity. Here, we identify JUNGBRUNNEN1 (JUB1), a hydrogen …

A major challenge in rice (Oryza sativa L.) production is to enhance water use efficiency
(WUE) and maintain or even increase grain yield. WUE, if defined as the biomass …

Senescence in green plants is a complex and highly regulated process that occurs as part of
plant development or can be prematurely induced by stress. In the last decade, the main …

Arabidopsis WRKY proteins comprise a family of plant specific zinc-finger-type transcription
factors involved in the regulation of gene expression during pathogen defense, wounding …

Senescence is the last stage of leaf development and one type of programmed cell death
that occurs in plants. The relationships among senescence programs that are induced by a …

Loss of green color in leaves results from chlorophyll (Chl) degradation in chloroplasts, but
little is known about how Chl catabolism is regulated throughout leaf development. Using …

Growth and development in all organisms occur as a result of an overall balance between
synthesis and proteolysis. In plants, protein degradation is a crucial mechanism in some …