Auxin, one of the first identified and most widely studied phytohormones, has been and will
remain a hot topic in plant biology. After more than a century of passionate exploration, the …

The ability of a seed to germinate and establish a plant at the right time of year is of vital
importance from an ecological and economical point of view. Due to the fragility of these …

Although SWI/SNF chromatin remodelling complexes are known to regulate diverse
biological functions in plants, the classification, compositions and functional mechanisms of …

Seed priming is a pre‐germination treatment administered through various chemical,
physical and biological agents, which induce mild stress during the early phases of …

The plant immune system protects against pests and diseases. The recognition of stress‐
related molecular patterns triggers localised immune responses, which are often followed by …

Somatic embryogenesis is a method of asexual reproduction that can occur naturally in
various plant species and is widely used for clonal propagation, transformation and …

Reprogramming of cell identities during development frequently requires changes in the
chromatin state that need to be restricted to the correct cell populations. Here we identify an …

Plants have evolved adaptive strategies to cope with pathogen infections that seriously
threaten plant viability and crop productivity. Upon the perception of invading pathogens, the …

Conventional RNA interference (RNAi) pathways suppress eukaryotic gene expression at
the transcriptional or post-transcriptional level. At the core of RNAi are small RNAs (sRNAs) …

Seed deterioration is a partially elucidated phenomenon that happen during the life of the
seed. This review describes the processes that lead to seed deterioration, including loss of …