Plants are challenged with numerous abiotic stresses, such as drought, cold, heat, and salt
stress. These environmental stresses are major causes of crop failure and reduced yields …

Evolutionary success in plants is largely dependent on the successful transition from
vegetative to reproductive growth. In the lifetime of a plant, flowering is not only an essential …

Certain obligate parasites induce complex and substantial phenotypic changes in their hosts
in ways that favor their transmission to other trophic levels. However, the mechanisms …

Highlights•Conserved and diverged functions of flowering time genes in Arabidopsis and
crops.•Flowering time regulation in crops via pathways unique to certain species.•Allelic …

Cold stress responses in plants are highly sophisticated events that alter the biochemical
composition of cells for protection from damage caused by low temperatures. In addition …

GATA factors are evolutionarily conserved transcription factors that are found in animals,
fungi, and plants. Compared to that of animals, the size of the plant GATA family is …

Precise flowering time is critical to reproductive success. In response to diverse exogenous
and endogenous cues including age, hormones, photoperiod, and temperature, the floral …

Many plants synchronize their life cycles in response to changing seasons and initiate
flowering under favourable environmental conditions to ensure reproductive success. To …

Drought is one of the primary abiotic stresses, seriously implicating plant growth and
productivity. Stomata play a crucial role in regulating drought tolerance. However, the …

Flowering is one of the most critical developmental transitions in plants' life. The irreversible
change from the vegetative to the reproductive stage is strictly controlled to ensure the …