Cereals are grown in almost every region of the world and are exposed to a variety of
environmental stresses that severely affect their growth and grain yield. Of various abiotic …

▪ Abstract Many plants increase in freezing tolerance upon exposure to low nonfreezing
temperatures, a phenomenon known as cold acclimation. In this review, recent advances in …

Plant growth is greatly affected by drought and low temperature. Expression of a number of
genes is induced by both drought and low temperature, although these stresses are quite …

Agricultural productivity worldwide is subject to increasing environmental constraints,
particularly to drought and salinity due to their high magnitude of impact and wide …

In Arabidopsis, the induction of a dehydration-responsive gene, rd22, is mediated by
abscisic acid (ABA). We reported previously that MYC and MYB recognition sites in the rd22 …

Plant productivity is greatly affected by environmental stresses such as drought, salt loading,
and freezing. We reported previously that a cis-acting promoter element, the dehydration …

Many plants, including Arabidopsis, show increased resistance to freezing after they have
been exposed to low nonfreezing temperatures. This response, termed cold acclimation, is …

Compatible osmolytes are potent osmoprotectants that play a role in counteracting the
effects of osmotic stress. Proline (Pro) is one of the most common compatible osmolytes in …

Full-length cDNAs are essential for functional analysis of plant genes. Using the biotinylated
CAP trapper method, we constructed full-length Arabidopsis cDNA libraries from plants in …

The vigor and responsiveness of plants to environmental stress result from the constant re-
adjustment of physiology and metabolism throughout the life cycle within the framework of …