Phytohormones play critical roles in regulating plant responses to stress. We investigated
the effects of water stress induced by adding 12%(w/v) polyethylene glycol to the root …

Drought stress is a major factor in turfgrass management; however, the underlying
mechanisms of turfgrass drought tolerance are not well understood. This greenhouse study …

Phytohormones play critical roles in regulating plant growth and its response to stress. This
experiment was conducted to study the relationship between water deficiency and …

Expansin protein is a component of the cell wall generally accepted to be the key regulator
of cell wall extension during plant growth. Plant hormones regulate expansin gene …

Corn has several mechanisms that allow it to perceive the incoming water deficit and rapidly
regulate its growth and physiology to cope with this stress. Among these regulated …

Abstract Background and Aims Endospermic legumes are abundant in tropical forests and
their establishment is closely related to the mobilization of cell-wall storage polysaccharides …

Astragalus membranaceus is a major traditional Chinese medicinal plant. Here, we
investigated the mobilizations of seed reserves during its germination and post-germination …

Water shortage is a critical issue worldwide, and it may adversely impact non-food
landscape plants. Thus, the impact of two levels of evapotranspiration-based (ETc) water …

The present study was conducted to investigate the effects of guano (organic fertilizer) on
germination and growth parameters of wheat (Triticum durum L. Karatolcik). Guano was …

Mature red kidney bean seeds contain bovine trypsin inhibitors (TI) that could limit digestion
of proteins by insects, animals or human beings. The changes in trypsin inhibitory activity of …