Abscisic acid (ABA) is one of the “classical” plant hormones, ie discovered at least 50 years
ago, that regulates many aspects of plant growth and development. This chapter reviews our …

Bioactive gibberellins (GAs) are diterpene plant hormones that are biosynthesized through
complex pathways and control diverse aspects of growth and development. Biochemical …

The level of abscisic acid (ABA abscisic acid) in any particular tissue in a plant is determined
by the rate of biosynthesis and catabolism of the hormone. Therefore, identifying all the …

Background Seed is vital for plant survival and dispersion, however, its development and
germination are influenced by various internal and external factors. Abscisic acid (ABA) is …

Seed dormancy provides a mechanism for plants to delay germination until conditions are
optimal for survival of the next generation. Dormancy release is regulated by a combination …

Flavonoids are secondary metabolites that accumulate in most plant seeds and are involved
in physiological functions such as dormancy or viability. This review presents a current view …

Compared with animals, plants generally possess a high degree of developmental plasticity
and display various types of tissue or organ regeneration. This regenerative capacity can be …

Sugars have a central regulatory function in steering plant growth. This review focuses on
information presented in the past 2 years on key players in sugar-mediated plant growth …

Abscisic acid (ABA) is a key hormone that promotes dormancy during seed development on
the mother plant and after seed dispersal participates in the control of dormancy release and …

Plants as sessile organisms have remarkable developmental plasticity ensuring heir
continuous adaptation to the environment. An extreme example is somatic embryogenesis …