In the last decade, there has been an increase in research on improving the ability of plants
to remove environmental pollution. Genes from microbes, plants, and animals are being …

Contamination by heavy metals including As, Cd, Co, Cu, Fe, Hg, Mn, Ni and Zn in
agricultural fields is a global safety issue. Indeed, excessive accumulations of metals have …

Phytoremediation—the use of plants to clean up polluted soil and water resources—has
received much attention in the last few years. Although plants have the inherent ability to …

Bud-break is an economically and environmentally important process in trees and shrubs
from boreal and temperate latitudes, but its molecular mechanisms are poorly understood …

Populus is presented as a model system for the study of wood formation (xylogenesis). The
formation of wood (secondary xylem) is an ordered developmental process involving cell …

Many woody perennials, such as poplar (Populus deltoides), are not able to form flower
buds during the first several years of their life cycle. They must undergo a transition from the …

In addition to their value for wood products, members of the genus Populus (poplars)
provide a range of ecological services, including carbon sequestration, bioremediation …

Methyl halides are used as agricultural fumigants and are precursor molecules that can be
catalytically converted to chemicals and fuels. Plants and microorganisms naturally produce …

The role of gibberellins (GAs) in regulation of lateral root development is poorly understood.
We show that GA-deficient (35S: PcGA2ox1) and GA-insensitive (35S: rgl1) transgenic …

GATA transcription factors are involved in the regulation of diverse growth processes and
environmental responses in Arabidopsis and rice. In this study, we conducted a …