Grafting is an ancient agricultural practice that joins the root system (rootstock) of one plant
to the shoot (scion) of another. It is most commonly employed in woody perennial crops to …

Contents I. Introduction 295 II. Evolution of the Plant Vascular System 295 III. Phloem
Development & Differentiation 300 IV. Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Xylem Cell …

Watermelon, Citrullus lanatus, is an important cucurbit crop grown throughout the world.
Here we report a high-quality draft genome sequence of the east Asia watermelon cultivar …

The concept that proteins and small RNAs can move to and function in distant body parts is
well established. However, non-cell-autonomy of small RNA molecules raises the question …

Grafting has become an imperative for intensive vegetable production since
chlorofluorocarbon-based soil fumigants were banned from use on grounds of …

There are at least three RNA silencing pathways for silencing specific genes in plants. In
these pathways, silencing signals can be amplified and transmitted between cells, and may …

In plants, seasonal changes in day length are perceived in leaves, which initiate long-
distance signaling that induces flowering at the shoot apex. The identity of the long-distance …

While much recent science has focused on understanding and exploiting root traits as new
opportunities for crop improvement, the use of rootstocks has enhanced productivity of …

Movement of RNAs between cells of a single plant is well documented, but cross-species
RNA transfer is largely unexplored. Cuscuta pentagona (dodder) is a parasitic plant that …

A large set of endogenous small RNAs of predominantly 21 to 24 nucleotides was identified
in Arabidopsis. These small RNAs resembled micro-RNAs from animals and were similar in …