Multiple functions of MYB transcription factors in abiotic stress responses

X Wang, Y Niu, Y Zheng - International journal of molecular sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Plants face a more volatile environment than other organisms because of their immobility,
and they have developed highly efficient mechanisms to adapt to stress conditions …

Impact of climate change on crops adaptation and strategies to tackle its outcome: A review

A Raza, A Razzaq, SS Mehmood, X Zou, X Zhang, Y Lv… - Plants, 2019 - mdpi.com
Agriculture and climate change are internally correlated with each other in various aspects,
as climate change is the main cause of biotic and abiotic stresses, which have adverse …

Abiotic stresses: general defenses of land plants and chances for engineering multistress tolerance

M He, CQ He, NZ Ding - Frontiers in plant science, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Abiotic stresses, such as low or high temperature, deficient or excessive water, high salinity,
heavy metals, and ultraviolet radiation, are hostile to plant growth and development, leading …

MYB transcription factors—master regulators of phenylpropanoid biosynthesis and diverse developmental and stress responses

DS Pratyusha, DVL Sarada - Plant Cell Reports, 2022 - Springer
Phenylpropanoids, the largest class of natural products including flavonoids, anthocyanins,
monolignols and tannins perform multiple functions ranging from photosynthesis, nutrient …

Evolution and functional diversification of R2R3-MYB transcription factors in plants

Y Wu, J Wen, Y Xia, L Zhang, H Du - Horticulture Research, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Abstract R2R3-MYB genes (R2R3-MYBs) form one of the largest transcription factor gene
families in the plant kingdom, with substantial structural and functional diversity. However …

Wax biosynthesis in response to danger: its regulation upon abiotic and biotic stress

M Lewandowska, A Keyl, I Feussner - New Phytologist, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The plant cuticle is the first physical barrier between land plants and their terrestrial
environment. It consists of the polyester scaffold cutin embedded and sealed with organic …

Pearl millet genome sequence provides a resource to improve agronomic traits in arid environments

RK Varshney, C Shi, M Thudi, C Mariac… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Pearl millet [Cenchrus americanus (L.) Morrone] is a staple food for more than 90 million
farmers in arid and semi-arid regions of sub-Saharan Africa, India and South Asia. We report …

Role of basal ABA in plant growth and development

BP Brookbank, J Patel, S Gazzarrini, E Nambara - Genes, 2021 - mdpi.com
Abscisic acid (ABA) regulates various aspects of plant physiology, including promoting seed
dormancy and adaptive responses to abiotic and biotic stresses. In addition, ABA plays an …

Recent advances in utilizing transcription factors to improve plant abiotic stress tolerance by transgenic technology

H Wang, H Wang, H Shao, X Tang - Frontiers in plant science, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Agricultural production and quality are adversely affected by various abiotic stresses
worldwide and this will be exacerbated by the deterioration of global climate. To feed a …

The formation and function of plant cuticles

TH Yeats, JKC Rose - Plant physiology, 2013 - academic.oup.com
The plant cuticle is an extracellular hydrophobic layer that covers the aerial epidermis of all
land plants, providing protection against desiccation and external environmental stresses …