Sugars play a key role in fruit quality, as they directly influence taste, and thus consumer
acceptance. Carbohydrates are the main resources needed by the plant for carbon and …

Calcium has well-documented roles in plant signaling, water relations and cell wall
interactions. Significant research into how calcium impacts these individual processes in …

The natural environment for plants is composed of a complex set of abiotic stresses and
biotic stresses. Plant responses to these stresses are equally complex. Systems biology …

Plant growth and development has to be continuously adjusted to the available resources.
Their optimization requires the integration of signals conveying the plant metabolic status, its …

Water limitation affects all types of organisms at some stage during their life cycle; therefore,
many strategies have been selected through evolution to cope with water deficit, including …

Water deficits consistently promote higher concentrations of anthocyanins in red winegrapes
and their wines. However, controversy remains as to whether there is any direct effect on …

The phytohormone abscisic acid (ABA) plays a crucial role not only in fruit development and
ripening, but also in adaptive responses to biotic and abiotic stresses. In these processes …

Background Water deficit has significant effects on grape berry composition resulting in
improved wine quality by the enhancement of color, flavors, or aromas. While some …

Anthocyanin biosynthesis is strongly up‐regulated in ripening fruit of grapevines (Vitis
vinifera L.) grown under drought conditions. We investigated the effects of long‐term water …

Drought is one of the major abiotic stresses that directly implicate plant growth and crop
productivity. Although many genes in response to drought stress have been identified …