The WRKY gene family in flowering plants encodes a large group of transcription factors
(TFs) that play essential roles in diverse stress responses, developmental, and physiological …

Trees growing in boreal and temperate regions synchronize their growth with seasonal
climatic changes in adaptive responses that are essential for their survival. These trees …

In plants, communication and molecular exchanges between different cells and tissues are
dependent on the apoplastic and symplastic pathways. Symplastic molecular exchanges …

Background How plants adapt their developmental patterns to regular seasonal changes is
an important question in biology. The annual growth cycle in perennial long-lived trees is yet …

Replication and intercellular spread of viruses depend on host mechanisms supporting the
formation, transport and turnover of functional complexes between viral genomes, virus …

The watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) is one of the most important horticultural crops for fruit
production worldwide. However, the production of watermelon is seriously restricted by one …

Plasmodesmata are membrane-lined channels that are located in the plant cell wall and that
physically interconnect the cytoplasm and the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) of adjacent cells …

With growing populations and pressing environmental problems, future economies will be
increasingly plant-based. Now is the time to reimagine plant science as a critical component …

Summary Ammonium (NH4+) is toxic to root growth in most plants, even at moderate
concentrations. Transcriptional regulation is one of the most important mechanisms in the …

With global warming, drought stress is becoming increasingly severe, causing serious
impacts on crop yield and quality. In order to survive under adverse conditions such as …