Hemicelluloses are polysaccharides in plant cell walls that have β-(1→ 4)-linked backbones
with an equatorial configuration. Hemicelluloses include xyloglucans, xylans, mannans and …

Higher plants resist the forces of gravity and powerful lateral forces through the cumulative
strength of the walls that surround individual cells. These walls consist mainly of cellulose …

Plant cell walls are complex, dynamic cellular structures essential for plant growth,
development, physiology and adaptation. Plant Cell Walls provides an in depth and diverse …

Grasses are amongst the most important crops worldwide, and the composition of their cell
walls is critical for uses as food, feed, and energy crops. Grass cell walls differ dramatically …

Arabinoxylans and mixed linkage (1→ 3)(1→ 4)-β-d-glucans are the major non-starch
polysaccharides present in various tissues of barley. Depending on the genotypic or cellular …

The plant hormone group, the cytokinins, is implicated in both qualitative and quantitative
components of yield. Cytokinins have opposing actions in shoot and root growth—actions …

Recent developments have altered our view of molecular mechanisms that determine sink
strength, defined here as the capacity of non-photosynthetic structures to compete for import …

Cellulose, a major component of plant cell walls, is made by dynamic complexes that move
within the plasma membrane while depositing cellulose directly into the wall. On the other …

The walls of grasses and related members of the Poales are characterized by the presence
of the polysaccharide (,,,)-β-D-glucan (β-glucan). To date, only members of the grass …

The composition of cell walls in cereal grains and other grass species differs markedly from
walls in seeds of other plants. In the maternal tissues that surround the embryo and …