Sugars have a central regulatory function in steering plant growth. This review focuses on
information presented in the past 2 years on key players in sugar-mediated plant growth …

Rising atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration ([CO2]) significantly influences plant
growth, development, and biomass. Increased photosynthesis rate, together with lower …

Maize, the highest-yielding cereal crop worldwide, is particularly susceptible to drought
during its 2-to 3-week flowering period. Many genetic engineering strategies for drought …

Developmental senescence is a coordinated physiological process in plants and is critical
for nutrient redistribution from senescing leaves to newly formed sink organs, including …

Plant growth and development are tightly controlled in response to environmental conditions
that influence the availability of photosynthetic carbon in the form of sucrose. Trehalose-6 …

The SNF1 (sucrose non-fermenting 1)-related protein kinases 1 (SnRKs1) are the plant
orthologs of the budding yeast SNF1 and mammalian AMPK (AMP-activated protein kinase) …

Edaphic factors such as salinity, sodicity, and drought adversely affect crop productivity,
either alone or in combination. Despite soil sodicity being reported as an increasing problem …

Carbohydrates, or sugars, regulate various aspects of plant growth through modulation of
cell division and expansion. Besides playing essential roles as sources of energy for growth …

Plant growth and development depend on the availability of carbohydrates synthesised in
photosynthesis (source activity) and utilisation of these carbohydrates for growth (sink …

Abiotic stresses such as extremes of temperature and pH, high salinity and drought,
comprise some of the major factors causing extensive losses to crop production worldwide …