For the growing human population to be sustained during present climatic changes,
enhanced quality and quantity of crops are essential to enable food security worldwide. The …

The extensive use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides has negative consequences in terms
of soil microbial biodiversity and environmental contamination. Faced with this growing …

The rapid increase in herbicide-resistant weeds creates a huge challenge to global food
security because it can reduce crop production, causing considerable losses. Combined …

In order to survive in a hostile habitat, plants have to manage the available resources to
reach a delicate balance between development and defense processes, setting up what …

Auxin regulates almost every aspect of plant growth and development and is perceived by
the TIR1/AFB auxin co‐receptor proteins differentially acting in concert with specific Aux/IAA …

Auxin research touches on a very wide variety of processes in plant development, and
correspondingly a range of systems and approaches is revealing new understanding. This …

Clonal propagation of plants by induction of adventitious roots (ARs) from stem cuttings is a
requisite step in breeding programs. A major barrier exists for propagating valuable plants …

Carboxylic acids and their derivatives are extensively found in natural and non-natural
compounds with proven bioactivities. They have made great contributions to the …

Herbicide resistance is one of the most important traits for plant biotechnology, which is
widely used to improve agricultural efficiency by controlling weeds and also used as a …

Weeds are important biotic constraints to agricultural production, so herbicides are widely
used with agronomic crops as the primary method of weed control. Accordingly, extensive …