Sorghum is an important source of food, feed and raw material for brewing, and is expected
to be a promising bioenergy crop. Sorghum is well known for its strong resistance to abiotic …

Main conclusion An overview is presented of recent advances in our knowledge of
responses and mechanisms rendering adaptation to saline conditions in sorghum. Different …

Chlorophyll (Chl) b is a ubiquitous accessory pigment in land plants, green algae, and
prochlorophytes. This pigment is synthesized from Chl a by chlorophyllide a oxygenase and …

Global climate change-related water deficit negatively affect the growth, development and
yield performance of multiple cereal crops, including durum wheat. Therefore, the …

Anthocyanins are a class of antioxidants that scavenge free radicals in cells and play an
important role in promoting human health and preventing many diseases. Here, we …

Agricultural soil pollution by heavy metals is a severe global ecological problem. We
recently showed that overexpression of LmSAP, a member of the stress-associated protein …

Main conclusion Identification of molecular markers and characterization of nutrient
transporters could help to improve the tolerance under abiotic and low nutrient stresses in …

Stress associated protein (SAP) gene family can respond to a variety of biotic and abiotic
stresses, and plays an important role in the process of improving the resistance of plants. In …

Stress associated proteins (SAPs) play important roles in developmental processes,
responses to various stresses and hormone stimulation in plants. However, little is known …

The growth and production of poplars are usually affected by unfavorable environmental
conditions such as soil salinization. Thus, enhancing salt tolerance of poplars will promote …