Global warming and associated precipitation changes will negatively impact on many
agricultural ecosystems. Major food production areas are expected to experience reduced …

Raising temperature and increased drought events induced by a changing climate have
increased the need for efficient use of natural resources and energy supplies. Producing …

The origin of land plants was accompanied by new adaptations to life on land, including the
evolution of stomata—pores on the surface of plants that regulate gas exchange. The genes …

The intricate and interconnecting reactions of C3 photosynthesis are often limited by one of
two fundamental processes: the conversion of solar energy into chemical energy, or the …

Key message Summary of rice grain size. Abstract Rice is one of the most important crops in
the world. Increasing rice yield has been an urgent need to support the rapid growth of …

The regulation of stomatal lineage cell development has been extensively investigated.
However, a comprehensive characterization of this biological process based on single-cell …

The relationships among the four major embryophyte lineages (mosses, liverworts,
hornworts, vascular plants) and the timing of the origin of land plants are enigmatic problems …

Seagrasses colonized the sea on at least three independent occasions to form the basis of
one of the most productive and widespread coastal ecosystems on the planet. Here we …

Bacteria establish complex, compositionally consistent communities on healthy leaves.
Ecological processes such as dispersal, diversification, ecological drift, and selection as well …

Stomatal cell lineage is an archetypal example of asymmetric cell division (ACD), which is
necessary for plant survival,,–. In Arabidopsis thaliana, the GLYCOGEN SYNTHASE …