This article recounts, from my perspective of four decades in this field, evolving paradigms of
primary cell wall structure and the mechanism of surface enlargement of growing cell walls …

Secondary cell walls (SCWs) are produced by specialized plant cell types, and are
particularly important in those cells providing mechanical support or involved in water …

The aim of producing sustainable liquid biofuels and chemicals from lignocellulosic biomass
remains high on the sustainability agenda, but is challenged by the costs of producing …

Plant cells rely on their cell walls for directed growth and environmental adaptation.
Synthesis and remodelling of the cell walls are membrane-related processes. During cell …

In the current review, we examine the growing number of existing Cellulose Biosynthesis
Inhibitors (CBIs) and based on those that have been studied with live cell imaging we group …

Background Cold is one of the main abiotic stresses that severely affect plant growth and
development, and crop productivity as well. Transcriptional changes during cold stress have …

Maintaining sufficient water transport during flowering is essential for proper organ growth,
fertilization, and yield. Water deficits that coincide with flowering result in leaf wilting …

Plant vascular cells, or tracheary elements (TEs), rely on circumferential secondary cell wall
thickenings to maintain sap flow. The patterns in which TE thickenings are organized vary …

Differentiation of the maternally derived seed coat epidermal cells into mucilage secretory
cells is a common adaptation in angiosperms. Recent studies identified cellulose as an …

Background Sugarcane is one of the major crops worldwide. It is cultivated in over 100
countries on 22 million ha. The complex genetic architecture and the lack of a complete …