Despite the substantial improvements in agricultural productivity owing to technological
progress, the poor in agriculturally marginal areas are overlooked and left behind. Nearly a …

Epigenetics increasingly occupies a pivotal position in our understanding of inheritance,
natural selection and, perhaps, even evolution. A survey of the PubMed database, however …

Abstract Main conclusion Plant Biomarkers are objective indicators of a plant's cellular state
in response to abiotic and biotic stress factors. They can be explored in crop breeding and …

Roots provide essential uptake of water and nutrients from the soil, as well as anchorage
and stability for the whole plant. Root orientation, or angle, is an important component of the …

Background Plant root systems are key drivers of plant function and yield. They are also
under-explored targets to meet global food and energy demands. Many new technologies …

Root growth angle (RGA) in response to gravity controlled by auxin is a pertinent target trait
for obtainment of higher yield in cereals. But molecular basis of this root architecture trait …

Background Concern about the inevitable depletion of global energy resources is rising and
many countries are shifting their focus to renewable energy. Biodiesel is one promising …

Abstract Background Desiccation tolerant Selaginella species evolved to survive extreme
environmental conditions. Studies to determine the mechanisms involved in the acquisition …

The emergence of Arabidopsis as a model species and the availability of genetic and
genomic resources have resulted in the identification and detailed characterization of abiotic …

Coleus forskohlii is an herb, well-known for its medicinal compound forskolin present in its
roots, with wide range of pharmaceutical applications. Here, we report, for the first time, the …