Climate change is threatening crop productivity worldwide and new solutions to adapt crops
to these environmental changes are urgently needed. Elevated temperatures driven by …

Phytochrome-interacting factors (PIFs) are members of the Arabidopsis thaliana basic helix-
loop-helix family of transcriptional regulators that interact specifically with the active Pfr …

Cryptochrome 1 (CRY1) is a blue light receptor that mediates primarily blue-light inhibition of
hypocotyl elongation. Very little is known of the mechanisms by which CRY1 affects growth …

Plants are sessile organisms that gauge stressful conditions to ensure survival and
reproductive success. While plants in nature often encounter chronic or recurring stressful …

Flowering is a hot topic in Plant Biology and important progress has been made in
Arabidopsis thaliana toward unraveling the genetic networks involved. The increasing …

Many molecular mechanisms that regulate dormancy have been identified individually in
controlled laboratory studies. However, little is known about how the seed employs this …

Recent studies have revealed that a mild increase in environmental temperature stimulates
the growth of Arabidopsis seedlings by promoting biosynthesis of the plant hormone auxin …

The circadian clock plays a pivotal role in the control of Arabidopsis hypocotyl elongation by
regulating rhythmic expression of the bHLH factors PHYTOCHROME INTERACTING …

Roots are subjected to a range of abiotic stresses as they forage for water and nutrients.
Cytosolic free calcium is a common second messenger in the signaling of abiotic stress. In …

Evolutionarily conserved microRNAs (miRNAs) usually have high copy numbers in the
genome. The redundant and specific roles of each member of a multimember miRNA gene …