Photosynthesis is currently a focus for crop improvement. The majority of this work has taken
place and been assessed in leaves, and limited consideration has been given to the …

Increasing the speed of breeding to enhance crop productivity and adaptation to abiotic
stresses is urgently needed. The perception that a second Green Revolution should be …

In wheat, the ear is one of the main photosynthetic contributors to grain filling under drought
stress conditions. In order to determine the relationship between stomatal characteristics …

Small grain cereals such as wheat, rice and barley are among the most important crops
worldwide. Any attempt to increase crop productivity and stability through breeding implies …

Atmospheric deposition of Cd, from anthropogenic activities, can be directly deposited onto
and absorbed into wheat plants, yet, how foliar absorbed Cd is translocated in wheat plants …

Background WRKY proteins, which comprise one of the largest transcription factor (TF)
families in the plant kingdom, play crucial roles in plant development and stress responses …

Drought is the main abiotic stress threatening wheat production in the Mediterranean region.
While the negative effect of drought on the photosynthetic carbon and nitrogen metabolism …

During seed development, carbon is reallocated from maternal tissues to support
germination and subsequent growth. As this pool of resources is depleted post-germination …

Ascorbate-glutathione (ASA-GSH) cycle is a major pathway of H2O2 scavenging and an
effective mechanism of detoxification in plants. The differences in photosynthesis …

Simple Summary Plants have leaves that are specialized organs to capture light energy.
This energy is used to support photosynthesis, a process in which carbon dioxide from the …