Through a variety of mechanisms, including increasing the amount of readily available
mineral nutrients, regulating phytohormone levels, and biocontrol of phytopathogens, plant …

Land plants survive the challenges of new environments by evolving mechanisms that
protect them from excess irradiation, nutrient deficiency, and temperature and water …

Background Drought and heat stress are significant concerns to food security in arid and
semi-arid regions, where global warming is predicted to increase both frequency and …

Greenhouse (controlled environments) horticulture is expected to rise to~ USD 30 billion by
2023. In such climate-controlled systems, crop yields can increase~ 10-fold compared with …

Ginkgo biloba is the oldest relict plant on Earth and an economic plant resource derived
from China. Flavonoids extracted from G. biloba are beneficial to the prevention and …

The plant-specific family of WUSCHEL (WUS)-related homeobox (WOX) transcription factors
is key regulators of embryogenesis, meristem maintenance, and lateral organ development …

The interplay between auxin and cytokinins affects facets of plant development as different
as ovule formation and lateral root initiation. Moreover, cytokinins favor complexity in the …

Abstract Background and Aims Turions are vegetative, dormant overwintering organs
formed in aquatic plants in response to unfavourable ecological conditions. Contents of …

Robustness is the invariant development of phenotype despite environmental changes and
genetic perturbations. In the Arabidopsis flower bud, four sepals robustly initiate and grow to …

Delay sowing of wheat is a common problem in Punjab that exacerbates serious yield loss.
To reduce yield loss and improve yield, different combinations of foliar-applied bioregulator …