Global climate variations induce extreme temperatures and significantly decrease crop
production, leading to food insecurity worldwide. Temperature extremes (mainly cold stress …

Agricultural crops are exposed to various abiotic stresses, such as salinity, water deficits,
temperature extremes, floods, radiation, and metal toxicity. To overcome these challenges …

Epidermal Patterning Factor Like 9 (EPFL9), also known as STOMAGEN, is a cysteine-rich
peptide that induces stomata formation in vascular plants, acting antagonistically to other …

Heat stress limits growth and development of crops including grapevine which is a popular
fruit in the world. Genetic variability in crops thermotolerance is not well understood. We …

Grapevine (Vitis ssp.) is a deciduous perennial fruit crop, and the canes and buds of
grapevine should withstand low temperatures (LTs) annually during winter. However, the …

Fruit crops, consist of climacteric and non-climacteric fruits, are the major sources of
nutrients and fiber for human diet. Since 2013, CRISPR/Cas (Clustered Regularly …

The goals of this work were to screen physiological and biochemical indexes to assess a set
of V. vinifera germplasm resources, to compare evaluation methods for cold hardiness, and …

The plant-specific family of GRAS transcription factors has been wide implicated in the
regulation of transcriptional reprogramming associated with a diversity of biological …

The NAC (NAM, ATAF and CUC) gene family plays a crucial role in the transcriptional
regulation of various biological processes and has been identified and characterized in …

Emission of scent volatiles by flowers is important for successful pollination and
consequently, reproduction. Petunia (Petunia hybrida) floral scent is formed mainly by …