Flowering is an important biological process for plants that ensures reproductive success.
The onset of flowering needs to be coordinated with an appropriate time of year, which …

Fruits of angiosperms can be divided into dry and fleshy fruits, depending on their dispersal
strategies. Despite their apparently different developmental programmes, researchers have …

Abstract Background Cotton (Gossypium spp.) is one of the major fibre crops of the world.
Although it is classified as salt tolerant crop, cotton growth and productivity are adversely …

The cellular mechanisms employed by some organisms to produce contrasting
morphological and reproductive phenotypes from the same genome remains one of the key …

Fruit set is inhibited by adverse temperatures, with consequences on yield. We isolated a
tomato mutant producing fruits under non-permissive hot temperatures and identified the …

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small endogenous RNAs of~ 22 nucleotides that have been
shown to play regulatory role by negatively affecting the expression of genes at the post …

Populus euphratica, a typical hydro-halophyte, is ideal for studying salt stress responses in
woody plants. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are endogenous non-coding small RNAs that fulfilled …

Background MicroRNAs (miRNAs), a class of small regulatory RNAs, have been proven to
play important roles in plant growth, development and stress responses. Sweet potato …

Anthocyanins are plant pigments responsible for the colors of many flowers, fruits and
storage organs and have roles in abiotic and biotic stress resistance. Anthocyanins and …

Sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.) is an important industrial and food crop. Both
chilling and heat stress inhibits sweetpotato growth and development and then affects yield …