The perception of light signals by the phytochrome family of photoreceptors has a crucial
influence on almost all aspects of growth and development throughout a plant's life cycle …

Crop improvements can help us to meet the challenge of feeding a population of 10 billion,
but can we breed better varieties fast enough? Technologies such as genoty**, marker …

Carotenoids are isoprenoids widely distributed in foods that have been always part of the
diet of humans. Unlike the other so-called food bioactives, some carotenoids can be …

Although Ca 2+ has long been recognized as an obligatory intermediate in visual
transduction, its role in plant phototransduction remains elusive. Here, we report a Ca 2+ …

Plants are responsive to temperature, and some species can distinguish differences of 1° C.
In Arabidopsis, warmer temperature accelerates flowering and increases elongation growth …

Background Sprouts and microgreens, which are tender, flavourful, rich in nutrients, have a
short growth cycle, and have been recognized as functional foods in the human diet …

Abiotic stresses are the most critical hurdle for the growth and development of the plants.
The abiotic stresses are salinity, heat, drought, flood, heavy metals and plant nutrients …

The present review draws together wide-ranging studies performed over the last decades
that catalogue the effects of artificial-light-at-night (ALAN) upon living species and their …

Plants are sessile and have to cope with environmentally induced damage through
modification of growth and defense pathways. How tissue regeneration is triggered in such …

Background Agricultural production in controlled indoor farming offers a reliable alternative
to food and nutrition supply for densely populated cities and contributes to addressing the …