Sucrose cleavage is vital to multicellular plants, not only for the allocation of crucial carbon
resources but also for the initiation of hexose-based sugar signals in importing structures …

This article focuses on the molecular and hormonal mechanisms underlying the control of
fleshy fruit ripening and quality. Recent research on tomato shows that ethylene, acting …

We further investigated the role of the Arabidopsis CBF regulatory genes in cold acclimation,
the process whereby certain plants increase in freezing tolerance upon exposure to low …

Magnesium deficiency is a frequently occurring limiting factor for crop production due to low
levels of exchangeable Mg (ex-Mg) in acidic soil, which negatively affects sustainability of …

Since the publication of the third edition of the Handbook of Plant and Crop Stress,
continuous discoveries in the fields of plant and crop environmental stresses and their …

Background Coffee is one of the most valuable commodities exported worldwide. Greater
understanding of the molecular basis of coffee quality is required to meet the increasing …

Nucleotide metabolism operates in all living organisms, embodies an evolutionarily ancient
and indispensable complex of metabolic pathways and is of utmost importance for plant …

Studies in populations of forest tree hybrids have shown a negative correlation of biomass
growth (usually measured as wood volume) and lignin content (Kirst et al., 2004; Novaes et …

Complex and interconnected signaling networks allow organisms to control cell division,
growth, differentiation, or programmed cell death in response to metabolic and …

This chapter provides an overview of recent research accomplishments and understandings
that relate to the genetic alteration of soybean seed composition. It describes the …