By the year 2050, the world's population is predicted to have grown to around 9–10 billion
people. The food demand in many countries continues to increase with population growth …

Background Global climate is changing more rapidly than ever, threatening plant growth and
productivity while exerting considerable direct and indirect effects on the quality and quantity …

Generalised dose–response curves are essential to understand how plants acclimate to
atmospheric CO2. We carried out a meta‐analysis of 630 experiments in which C3 plants …

Abstract Background Atractylodes lancea (Thunb.) DC, a medicinal herb belonging to the
Asteraceae family, often faces severe drought stress during its growth. Until now, there has …

In natural and agroecosystems, plants are continuously exposed to several environmental
stress factors. Besides having evolved several indigenous tolerance mechanisms, proper …

Background Understanding the mechanisms of crops in response to elevated CO 2
concentrations is pivotal to estimating the impacts of climate change on the global …

Viruses pose a serious threat to the sustainable production of economically important crops
around the world. In the past 20 years, potato virus Y (PVY) emerged as a relatively new and …

Phoebe zhennan (Gold Phoebe) is a threatened tree species in China and a valuable and
important source of wood and bioactive compounds used in medicine. Apart from …

Alnus cremastogyne, a broad-leaved tree endemic to south-western China, has both
commercial and restoration importance. However, little is known of its morphological …

Background Plants invest photosynthates in construction and maintenance of their structures
and functions. Such investments are considered costs. These costs are recovered by the …