Halophytes have demonstrated their capability to thrive under extremely saline conditions
and thus considered as one of the best germplasm for saline agriculture. Salinity is a …

Soil salinity is among the leading environmental stresses affecting global agriculture,
causing billions of dollars in crop damages every year. Regardless of the cause, ion toxicity …

Plant cystatins have been the object of intense research since the publication of a first paper
reporting their existence more than 20 years ago. These ubiquitous inhibitors of Cys …

Salinity is one of major threats to modern agriculture. The problem of soil salinization is
especially important for the agricultural areas suffering from water scarcity and inadequate …

Wild native species are usually grown under severe and stressful conditions, while a special
category includes halophytic species that are tolerant to high salinity levels. Native …

Abstract Tarocystatin (CeCPI) from taro (Colocasia esculenta cv. Kaohsiung no. 1), a group-
2 phytocystatin, shares a conserved N-terminal cystatin domain (NtD) with other …

Protein breakdown and mobilization are some of the major metabolic features associated
with abiotic stresses, essential for nutrient recycling and plant survival. Genetic manipulation …

Bowman–Birk inhibitor (BBI) genes encode serine protease inhibitors well known for their
anticarcinogenic properties and roles in plant defense against insects and pathogens. Here …

Arabidopsis thaliana L.(Brassicaceae) and its close relative Thellungiella salsuginea
(Pallas) OE Schulz have been widely used as genetic models by researchers in their quest …

Key message Under severe drought conditions, Brassica juncea shows differential
methylation and demethylation events, such that certain epialleles are silenced and some …