Introduction Medicinal plants and their highly valuable compounds are used worldwide as
therapeutic interventions for the management of complex, multifactorial physiologic …

Abstract Eruca (Eruca sativa; Brassicaceae) is an important industrial crop due to its ability to
grow under a wide range of climatic conditions and in poor fertility lands and also for the …

Salt stress is the major abiotic stress worldwide, adversely affecting crop yield and quality.
Utilizing salt tolerance genes for the genetic breeding of crops is one of the most effective …

Weeds compete with crops for soil moisture, along with other resources, which can impact
the germination, growth, and seed production of weeds; however, this impact has not been …

Global change and environmental pollution have reawakened ecologists to the great threat
of multi-stress interactions to different growth stages of plants. Sophora alopecuroides L., a …

Wild lettuce (Lactuca serriola L.) is a significant emerging agricultural and environmental
weed in many countries. This invasive species is now naturalised in Australia and is claimed …

Camelina sativa (L.) is known as an important oilseed crop due to its application for biofuels,
bio-products, and healthy food uses. However, it has a small seed (~ 0.7× 1.5 mm), which …

Seed germination is a key stage for successful seedling establishment, and thus it should be
considered when selecting the seed source for ecological restoration. However, how seed …

Bidens subalternans DC. is a weed found in several tropical countries such as Brazil. Large
number of produced seeds and easy dispersion favor the colonization of agricultural fields …

Hopea chinensis (Merr.) Hand.-Mazz. is a Class II national key protected plant and Plant
Species with Extremely Small Populations in China. In order to further analyze why H …