Abiotic stresses have a detrimental impact on plant growth and productivity and are a major
threat to sustainable crop production in rapidly changing environments. Proline, an …

Since 1999, various forward-and reverse-genetic approaches have uncovered nearly 200
genes required for symbiotic nitrogen fixation (SNF) in legumes. These discoveries …

Rhizobial bacteria enter a symbiotic association with leguminous plants, resulting in
differentiated bacteria enclosed in intracellular compartments called symbiosomes within …

Background Nitrogen (N) is one of the key mineral nutrients for plants and its availability has
a major impact on their growth and development. Most often N resources are limiting and …

Salinity is one of the most challenging problems that adversely affects growth and
development of plants. Plants adopt various strategies to overcome the adverse effects of …

Improving crop nutrient efficiency becomes an essential consideration for environmentally
friendly and sustainable agriculture. Plant growth and development is dependent on 17 …

Members of the plant NITRATE TRANSPORTER 1/PEPTIDE TRANSPORTER (NRT1/PTR)
family display protein sequence homology with the SLC15/PepT/PTR/POT family of peptide …

Nitrogen is the mineral nutrient that often limits plant growth and development. In response
to changes in nitrogen supply, plants display elaborate responses at both physiological and …

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 …

Legumes such as soybean are considered important crops as they provide proteins and oils
for humans and livestock around the world. Different from other crops, leguminous crops …