Soil flooding creates composite and complex stress in plants known as either submergence
or waterlogging stress depending on the depth of the water table. In nature, these stresses …

Unanticipated flooding challenges plant growth and fitness in natural and agricultural
ecosystems. Here we describe mechanisms of developmental plasticity and metabolic …

Timely perception of adverse environmental changes is critical for survival. Dynamic
changes in gases are important cues for plants to sense environmental perturbations, such …

Oxygen is a key signalling component of plant biology, and whilst an oxygen-sensing
mechanism was previously described in Arabidopsis thaliana, key features of the associated …

The extension of commercial life and the reduction of postharvest losses of perishable fruits
is mainly based on storage at low temperatures alone or in combination with modified …

Flowering plants (angiosperms) can grow at extreme altitudes, and have been observed
growing as high as 6,400 metres above sea level,; however, the molecular mechanisms that …

The majority of eukaryotic organisms rely on molecular oxygen for respiratory energy
production. When the supply of oxygen is compromised, a variety of acclimation responses …

Plants and animals are obligate aerobes, requiring oxygen for mitochondrial respiration and
energy production. In plants, an unanticipated decline in oxygen availability (hypoxia), as …

Plant-specific group VII Ethylene Response Factor (ERF) transcription factors have emerged
as pivotal regulators of flooding and low oxygen responses. In rice (Oryza sativa), these …

Extremes in water availability (droughts and floods) have increased in frequency and
intensity over the past 50 years in farming regions throughout the world. In the United States …