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Plants, Volume 12, Issue 23

December-1 2023 - 156 articles

Cover Story: Seed dormancy is a mechanism that blocks germination until environmental conditions occur that remove it. It aims at starting the plant cycle at the right time of the seasonal cycle. Dormant seeds can rest in the soil for one to several years. When environmental conditions break dormancy and become favorable for germination (for example, in springtime), some seeds germinate. This physiological process is governed by abscisic acid (ABA) and gibberellins (GAs). These plant hormones act antagonistically in regulating plant growth, causing the seed to act as a system with two possible outcomes: remain dormant or germinate. These development fates can be represented as alternative routes through which the seed can slide down the slope of a development landscape. View this paper
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Articles (156)

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,078 Views
45 Pages

4 December 2023

Exploration of the diversity in the diatom genus Homoeocladia across Micronesia revealed several clusters of undescribed species based on variations around several characters. Using ultrastructural data from scanning electron microscopy, we describe...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,957 Views
12 Pages

Cambial Age Influences PCD Gene Expression during Xylem Development and Heartwood Formation

  • Yulia L. Moshchenskaya,
  • Natalia A. Galibina,
  • Tatiana V. Tarelkina,
  • Ksenia M. Nikerova,
  • Maksim A. Korzhenevsky and
  • Ludmila I. Semenova

4 December 2023

Heartwood formation is an important ontogenetic stage in Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.). The amount of heartwood determines the proportion of functionally active sapwood in the total trunk biomass as well as the quality of wood. The key criterion f...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
7,365 Views
21 Pages

Biotechnology and Solutions: Insect-Pest-Resistance Management for Improvement and Development of Bt Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)

  • Abdul Razzaq,
  • Muhammad Mubashar Zafar,
  • Arfan Ali,
  • Pengtao Li,
  • Fariha Qadir,
  • Laviza Tuz Zahra,
  • Fiza Shaukat,
  • Abdul Hafeez Laghari,
  • Youlu Yuan and
  • Wankui Gong

4 December 2023

Cotton (Gossypium spp. L.) is a major origin of natural fiber, and is projected at 117 million bales worldwide for 2021/22. A variety of biotic and abiotic stresses have considerable negative impacts on cotton. The significantly decreased application...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,099 Views
15 Pages

OsLEA1b Modulates Starch Biosynthesis at High Temperatures in Rice

  • Gang Li,
  • Ruijie Cao,
  • Liuyang Ma,
  • Guiai Jiao,
  • Pengfei Chen,
  • Nannan Dong,
  • Xinwei Li,
  • Yingqing Duan,
  • Xiaoxue Li and
  • Mingdong Zhu
  • + 7 authors

4 December 2023

High temperatures accelerate the accumulation of storage material in seeds, often leading to defects in grain filling. However, the mechanisms regulating grain filling at high temperatures remain unknown. Here, we want to explore the quality factors...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,271 Views
15 Pages

Rapid and High Throughput Hydroponics Phenotyping Method for Evaluating Chickpea Resistance to Phytophthora Root Rot

  • Muhammad A. Asif,
  • Sean L. Bithell,
  • Ramethaa Pirathiban,
  • Brian R. Cullis,
  • David Glyn Dionaldo Hughes,
  • Aidan McGarty,
  • Nicole Dron and
  • Kristy Hobson

4 December 2023

Phytophthora root rot (PRR) is a major constraint to chickpea production in Australia. Management options for controlling the disease are limited to crop rotation and avoiding high risk paddocks for planting. Current Australian cultivars have partial...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,733 Views
13 Pages

Influence of Nitrogen Supply on Growth, Antioxidant Capacity and Cadmium Absorption of Kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.) Seedlings

  • Wenlue Li,
  • Changli Chen,
  • Yong Deng,
  • Xiahong Luo,
  • Tingting Liu,
  • Xia An,
  • Lina Zou,
  • Mingbao Luan and
  • Defang Li

4 December 2023

Kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.) is considered suitable for the remediation of cadmium (Cd)-contaminated farmlands, because of its large biomass and resistance to Cd stress. The addition of nitrogen (N) fertilizer is an important measure used to increa...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,774 Views
13 Pages

Susceptibility Evaluation to Fire Blight and Genome-Wide Associations within a Collection of Asturian Apple Accessions

  • Belén García-Fernández,
  • Ramon Dolcet-Sanjuan,
  • Diego Micheletti,
  • María José Antón-Díaz,
  • Cristina Solsona,
  • Mercedes Fernández,
  • Xavier Abad and
  • Enrique Dapena

4 December 2023

Fire blight, caused by Erwinia amylovora, is one of the most devastating apple diseases. The selection of cultivars of low susceptibility and the study of the genetic mechanisms of the disease play important roles in fire blight management. The susce...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,533 Views
26 Pages

4 December 2023

Climate change is one of the most prominent factors influencing the spatial distribution of plants in China, including gymnosperms. Climatic factors influence gymnosperm distribution along elevational gradients on the Qinghai–Xizang (Tibet) Pla...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,942 Views
19 Pages

Relict Plants Are Better Able to Adapt to Climate Change: Evidence from Desert Shrub Communities

  • Ying Lu,
  • Boran Zhang,
  • Min Zhang,
  • Meiyu Jie,
  • Siqi Guo and
  • Yange Wang

4 December 2023

Shrubs are the main dominant plants in arid desert systems and play an important role in maintaining the biodiversity, ecosystem services and stability of desert ecosystems. Studies have shown that the survival of a large number of shrub species in d...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,438 Views
13 Pages

3 December 2023

Zinc finger-homeodomain (ZF-HD) proteins play essential roles in plant growth, development and stress responses. However, knowledge of the expression and evolutionary history of ZF-HD genes in moso bamboo remains limited. In this study, a total of 24...

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