Cold temperatures are the cause of enormous agricultural losses, especially in sub-tropical
and temperate grain crops. The reproductive period is a vital phase in the life cycle of all …

Lignocellulosic biomass is one of the most abundant raw materials in the world, and it is
mainly composed of carbohydrate polymers (cellulose and hemicellulose) and lignin. Its …

Maize (Zea mays) is the most widely grown crop throughout the world. Its response against
various environmental stress factors is quite complex and dynamic, and can be either elastic …

Genome-wide association study (GWAS) provides a robust and potent tool to retrieve
complex phenotypic traits back to their underlying genetics. Maize is an excellent crop for …

The use of secondary traits such as number of ears per plant, grains per ear, the interval
from anthesis to silking, leaf senescence and leaf rolling, together with management of water …

In nature, plants are often exposed to different environmental adversities. Although success
in crop cultivation involves good care and management, some environmental factors at …

Continuous discoveries in plant and crop physiology have resulted in an abundance of new
information since the publication of the second edition of the Handbook of Plant and Crop …

Natural floral organ degeneration or abortion results in unisexual or fully sterile flowers,
while abiotic stresses lead to sterility after initiation of floral reproductive organs. Since …

Cold temperature is one of the major abiotic constraints to sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.)
Moench] production in the United States. Though the effect on germination and …

In order to investigate the mechanisms of maize adaptation to temperate climate, we studied
photosynthetic efficiency, as evaluated by means of ΦPSII and chloroplast ultrastructure, as …