Water deficit and salinity, especially under high light intensity or in combination with other
stresses, disrupt photosynthesis and increase photorespiration, altering the normal …

The complex juvenile/maturity transition during a plant's life cycle includes growth,
reproduction, and senescence of its fundamental organs: leaves, flowers, and fruits. Growth …

▪ Abstract Cell separation is a critical process that takes place throughout the life cycle of a
plant. It enables roots to emerge from germinating seeds, cotyledons, and leaves to expand …

High temperatures are a major threat to plant growth and development, leading to yield
losses in crops. Calcium-dependent protein kinases (CPKs) act as critical components of …

Adhesion between plant cells is a fundamental feature of plant growth and development,
and an essential part of the strategy by which growing plants achieve mechanical strength …

Hydrogen sulfide (H2S), once recognized only as a poisonous gas, is now considered the
third endogenous gaseous transmitter, along with nitric oxide (NO) and carbon monoxide …

Abscission consists in the detachment of entire vegetative and reproductive organs due to
cell separation processes occurring at the abscission zones (AZs) at specific positions of the …

Seed shattering is an important agricultural trait in crop domestication. SH4 (for grain
shattering quantitative trait locus on chromosome 4) and qSH1 (for quantitative trait locus of …

The abscission process is initiated by changes in the auxin gradient across the abscission
zone (AZ) and is triggered by ethylene. Although changes in gene expression have been …

Apple (Malus× domestica) represents an interesting model tree crop for studying fruit
abscission. The physiological fruitlet drop occurring in this species can be easily magnified …