Fossil based resources are a major contributor to energy and chemicals to modern-day
development. The negative environmental impacts of fossil-based resources accompanied …

Many new questions on the regulation of shoot branching have been raised in recent years,
prompting a review and reassessment of the role of each signal involved. Sugars and their …

Highlights•The miR396–GRF/GIF network regulates plant growth and development in
angiosperms.•GRFs and GIFs promote growth via cell proliferation and/or expansion.• …

Light plays an important role in determining plant architecture, which greatly influences crop
yield. However, the precise mechanisms by which light signaling regulates bud outgrowth …

Increasing production efficiency is a top priority in agriculture. Optimal plant architecture is
the biological basis of dense planting, high crop yield and labour cost savings, and is thus …

Three-dimensional high throughput plant phenotyping techniques provide an opportunity to
measure plant organ-level traits which can be highly useful to plant breeders. The number …

The world's population may reach 10 billion by 2050, but 10% still suffer from food
shortages. At the same time, global warming threatens food security by decreasing crop …

Rejuvenation refers to the transition from an adult state to a juvenile state. Trunk truncation
at the base of the tree can result in tree rejuvenation. However, little is known about the …

Photosynthesis started to evolve some 3.5 billion years ago CO2 is the substrate for
photosynthesis and in the past 200–250 years, atmospheric levels have approximately …

Despite being the world's most widely grown crop, research investments in wheat (Triticum
aestivum and Triticum durum) fall behind those in other staple crops. Current yield gains will …