The complex juvenile/maturity transition during a plant's life cycle includes growth,
reproduction, and senescence of its fundamental organs: leaves, flowers, and fruits. Growth …

The large quantity of green cull bananas has the potential of being used industrially and,
thereby, to improve banana economics and eliminate the large environmental problem …

The gaseous plant hormone ethylene induces the ripening of climacteric fruit, including
apple (Malus domestica). Another phytohormone, auxin, is known to promote ethylene …

This article surveys methods for the enzymatic conversion of starch, involving hydrolases
and nonhydrolyzing enzymes, as well as the role of microorganisms producing such …

Salt stress is one of the main abiotic stresses that strongly affects plant growth. Clarifying the
molecular regulatory mechanism in ornamental plants under salt stress is of great …

Bananas are a valuable crop that are embedded with various micronutrients. Unripe
bananas are of interest because they are used by commercial interests as a source of …

Auxins are hormones involved during the life cycle of plants and they are especially
interesting because they participate in multiple morphogenetic processes. One important …

Starch is the main form of carbon storage in bananas (Musa acuminata, cv. Nanicão) and β-
amylase (EC 3.2. 1.2) could contribute to starch mobilization during ripening by …

The monocot banana fruit is one of the most important crops worldwide. As a typical
climacteric fruit, the harvest of commercial bananas usually occurs when the fruit is …

Grain weight and protein content will be reduced and increased, respectively, when barley is
subjected to water stress after anthesis, consequently deteriorating the malt quality …