▪ Abstract Environmental and hormonal regulators of diapause have been reasonably well
defined, but our understanding of the molecular regulation of diapause remains in its …

Small heat shock proteins (sHsps) are produced ubiquitously in prokaryotic and eukaryotic
cells upon heat. The special importance of sHsps in plants is suggested by unusual …

В работе проведен анализ большого количества данных о развитии разнообразных
универсальных защитных реакций в растительных организмах в ответ на …

Osmotin is a stress responsive antifungal protein belonging to the pathogenesis-related
(PR)-5 family that confers tolerance to both biotic and abiotic stresses in plants. Protective …

Bud break in raspberry (Rubus idaeus L.) is often poor and uneven, with many of the
subapical buds remaining in a dormant state. In order to determine the dormancy status of …

Exposure of rice (Oryza sativa L.) seedlings to a high temperature (42° C) for 24 h resulted in
a significant increase in resistance to UV-B damage. UV-B resistance was enhanced in …

Expression of plant metallothionein genes has been reported in a variety of senescing
tissues, such as leaves and stems, ripening fruits, and wounded tissues, and has been …

Cork (phellem) is a multilayered dead tissue protecting plant mature stems and roots and
plant healing tissues from water loss and injuries. Cork cells are made impervious by the …

Stress responses are largely conserved in eukaryotic cells, but with plants having certain
distinctive reactions to specific stresses, eg the induction of pathogenesis-related proteins …

Background Peach fruit undergoes a rapid softening process that involves a number of
metabolic changes. Storing fruit at low temperatures has been widely used to extend its …