Dormancy is a property of many mature seeds, and experimentation over the past century
has identified numerous chemical treatments that will reduce seed dormancy. Nitrogen …

There is increasing evidence that nitric oxide (NO), which was first identified as a unique
diffusible molecular messenger in animals, plays an important role in diverse physiological …

Paradoxically, death is an integral part of life. Cell death is essential for growth and
development of eukaryotes, by maintaining tissue and organ homeostasis in concert with …

The inner membrane of a plant mitochondrion contains the mitochondrial electron transport
chain (mtETC), consisting of protein complexes that use an energy source-derived reductant …

Salt stress causes oxidative damage and cell death in plants. Plants accumulate proline and
glycinebetaine (betaine) to mitigate detrimental effects of salt stress. The aim of this study …

Nitric oxide has attracted considerable interest from plant pathologists due its established
role in regulating mammalian anti-microbial defences, particularly via programmed cell …

Although plant cell bioenergetics is strongly affected by abiotic stresses, mitochondrial
metabolism under stress is still largely unknown. Interestingly, plant mitochondria may …

White lupin (Lupinus albus) forms specialized cluster roots characterized by exudation of
organic anions under phosphorus (P) deficiency. Here, the role of nitric oxide (NO) in P …

Mitochondrial potassium channels are believed to contribute to cytoprotection of injured
cardiac and neuronal tissues. The following potassium channels have been described in the …

Approximately 30% of the world's total land area and over 50% of the world's potential
arable lands are acidic. Furthermore, the acidity of the soils is gradually increasing as a …