Flavonoids are a special category of hydroxylated phenolic compounds having an aromatic
ring structure. Quercetin is aspecial subclass of flavonoid. It is a bioactive natural compound …

Land-adapted plants appeared between about 480 and 360 million years ago in the mid-
Palaeozoic era, originating from charophycean green algae. The successful adaptation to …

Flavonoids are ubiquitous in the plant kingdom and have many diverse functions including
defense, UV protection, auxin transport inhibition, allelopathy, and flower coloring …

Although glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) are thought to play major roles in oxidative
stress metabolism, little is known about the regulatory functions of GSTs. We have reported …

Somatic embryogenesis is the developmental process by which somatic cells undergo
restructuring to generate embryogenic cells. These cells then go through a series of …

The formation of adventitious roots (ARs) is an ecologically and economically important
developmental process in plants. The evolution of AR systems is an important way for plants …

The transcription factor family intimately regulates gene expression in response to
hormones, biotic and abiotic factors, symbiotic interactions, cell differentiation, and stress …

Flavonoids are synthesized in response to developmental and environmental signals and
perform many functions in plants. Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) roots grown in …

Adventitious rooting is an essential step in the vegetative propagation of economically
important horticultural and woody species. Populus has emerged as an experimental model …

Somatic embryogenesis (SE) is a model system for understanding the physiological,
biochemical, and molecular biological events occurring during plant embryo development …