Medicinal plants represent a huge reservoir of secondary metabolites (SMs), substances
with significant pharmaceutical and industrial potential. However, obtaining secondary …

Fruit ripening is a developmental process that results in the leaf-like carpel organ of the
flower becoming a mature ovary primed for dispersal of the seeds. Ripening in fleshy fruits …

Plant somatic cells reprogram and regenerate new tissues or organs when they are severely
damaged. These physiological processes are associated with dynamic transcriptional …

In animals, distant H3K27me3-marked Polycomb targets can establish physical interactions
forming repressive chromatin hubs. In plants, growing evidence suggests that H3K27me3 …

Producing unusual fatty acids (FAs) in crop plants has been a long-standing goal of green
chemistry. However, expression of the enzymes that catalyze the primary synthesis of these …

Plants being sessile are always exposed to various environmental stresses, and to
overcome these stresses, modifications at the epigenetic level can prove vital for their long …

The oil from flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) has high amounts of α-linolenic acid (ALA; 18: 3
cis Δ9, 12, 15) and is one of the richest sources of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (ω-3 …

Abstract Long-term conservation of 7.4 million ex situ seed accessions held in agricultural
genebanks and botanic gardens worldwide is a challenging mission for human food security …

Phenotypic variation determines the capacity of plants to adapt to changing environments
and to colonize new habitats. Deciphering the mechanisms contributing to plant phenotypic …

Seed dormancy controls germination and plays a crucial role in the life cycle of plants.
Chromatin modifications are involved in the regulation of seed dormancy; however, little is …