For perennial plants, bud dormancy is a crucial step as its progression over winter
determines the quality of bud break, flowering, and fruiting. In the past decades, many …

This review deals with recent data on the structure and biochemical properties of dehydrins,
proteins that are normally synthesized in maturating seeds during their desiccation, and also …

In boreal and temperate ecosystems, temperature signal regulates the reactivation of growth
(bud break) in perennials in the spring. Molecular basis of temperature-mediated control of …

In warm-winter regions, induction of dormancy release by hydrogen cyanamide (HC) is
mandatory for commercial table grape production. Induction of respiratory stress by HC …

The path to dormancy induction, maintenance, and release is a continuum and has been the
topic of thousands of research articles to date. It would be an impossible task and indeed …

Spring phenology of temperate forest trees is optimized to maximize the length of the
growing season while minimizing the risk of freezing damage. The release from winter …

Background Higher plants exhibit remarkable phenotypic plasticity allowing them to adapt to
an extensive range of environmental conditions. Sorghum is a cereal crop that exhibits …

The process of apical dominance by which the apical bud/shoot tip of the plant inhibits the
outgrowth of axillary buds located below has been studied for more than a century. Different …

Frost tolerance is an acquired characteristic of plants that is induced in response to
environmental cues preceding the onset of freezing temperatures and activation of a cold …

The meristematic tissues of temperate woody perennials must acclimate to freezing
temperatures to survive the winter and resume growth the following year. To determine …