Plant hormones play central roles in plant growth, developmental processes, and plant
response to biotic and abiotic stresses. On the one hand, plant hormones may allocate …

Higher plants synthesize an amazing diversity of phenolic secondary metabolites. Phenolics
are defined secondary metabolites or natural products because, originally, they were …

The introduction points out the very specific system characteristics of trees and forest stands
which determine the approach and methods to analyse and model forest stand dynamics …

Plants resist attack by pathogens and herbivorous insects through constitutive and inducible
defences. Based on differences in signalling pathways and spectra of effectiveness, different …

How tree morphology develops in mixed-species stands is essential for understanding and
modelling mixed-stand dynamics. However, research so far focused on the morphological …

Plant growth regulators have an important role in various developmental processes during
the life cycle of plants. They are involved in abiotic stress responses and tolerance. They …

Sclerotinia sclerotiorum causes substantial damage and loss of yield in oilseed rape
(Brassica napus). The molecular mechanisms of oilseed rape defense against Sclerotinia …

Farmers have used metal compounds in phytosanitary treatments for more than a century;
however, it has recently been suggested that plants absorb high concentrations of metals …

Tropospheric ozone (O3) levels are predicted to stay high, being a factor within “global
change” with potential effects on the carbon sink strength of forest trees. Hence, new …

Plants use a complex signal transduction network to regulate their adaptation to the ever-
changing environment. Rice (Oryza sativa) WRKY13 plays a vital role in the cross talk …