Ethylene is a gaseous hormone which plays important roles in both plant growth and
development and stress responses. Based on studies in the dicot model plant species …

Fruits are unique to flowering plants and confer a selective advantage as they facilitate seed
maturation and dispersal. In fleshy fruits, development and ripening are associated with …

Ripening in climacteric fruit requires the gaseous phytohormone ethylene. Although
ethylene signaling has been well studied, knowledge of the transcriptional regulation of …

Durian (Durio zibethinus) is a Southeast Asian tropical plant known for its hefty, spine-
covered fruit and sulfury and onion-like odor. Here we present a draft genome assembly of …

In China, the environmental conditions in mountainous regions are suitable for producing
high-quality tea, but the underlying mechanism is unknown. Analyses of published data …

Nanomaterials (NMs) have demonstrated enormous potential to improve agricultural
production. Ten mg L–1 of customized manganese ferrite (MnFe2O4) NMs was selected as …

Light signaling and plant hormones, particularly ethylene and auxins, have been identified
as important regulators of carotenoid biosynthesis during tomato fruit ripening. However …

Improving marketability and extension of vase life of cut flowers has practical significance for
the development of the cut flower industry. Although considerable efforts have been made …

Investigations on the occurrence and biochemical roles of free D‐amino acids and D‐amino
acid‐containing peptides and proteins in living systems have increased in frequency and …

Nodulation is the result of a beneficial interaction between legumes and rhizobia. It is a
sophisticated process leading to nutrient exchange between the two types of symbionts. In …