During the course of their ontogenesis plants are continuously exposed to a large variety of
abiotic stress factors which can damage tissues and jeopardize the survival of the organism …

In plants, the heat stress response (HSR) is highly conserved and involves multiple
pathways, regulatory networks and cellular compartments. At least four putative sensors …

Technological advances over the past decade have unraveled the remarkable complexity of
RNA. The identification of small peptides encoded by long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) as …

Peptides fulfill a plethora of functions in plant growth, development, and stress responses.
They act as key components of cell-to-cell communication, interfere with signaling and …

Abstract Background Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) was initially recognized as a toxic reactive
oxygen species, able to cause damage to a variety of cellular structures. However, it became …

In angiosperms, double fertilization triggers the concomitant development of two closely
juxtaposed tissues, the embryo and the endosperm. Successful seed development and …

Programmed cell death (PCD) is a collective term for diverse processes causing an actively
induced, tightly controlled cellular suicide. PCD has a multitude of functions in the …

Alkaline stress (high pH) severely damages root cells, and consequently, inhibits rice (Oryza
sativa L.) seedling growth. In this study, we demonstrate the accumulation of reactive oxygen …

Hybrid sterility is a major form of postzygotic reproductive isolation that restricts gene flow
between populations. Cultivated rice (Oryza sativa L.) consists of two subspecies, indica and …

Programmed cell death (PCD) is a fundamental process of life. During the evolution of
multicellular organisms, the actively controlled demise of cells has been recruited to fulfil a …