The sustainable production of food to feed an increasing world population is a major
challenge for plant scientists, especially due to the unpredictable and dynamic nature of …

Resurrection species are a group of land plants that can tolerate extreme desiccation of their
vegetative tissues during harsh drought stress, and still quickly–often within hours–regain …

The development of abiotic stress-resistant cultivars is of premium importance for the
agriculture of developing countries. Further progress in maize (Zea mays) performance …

Low temperature severely influences potato production as the cultivated potato (Solanum
tuberosum) is frost sensitive, however the mechanism underlying the freezing tolerance of …

Freezing injury in winter is an important abiotic stress that seriously affects plant growth and
development. Deciduous fruit trees resist freezing injury by inducing dormancy. However …

Metabolism is the system layer that determines growth by the rate of matter uptake and
conversion into biomass. The scaffold of enzymatic reaction rates drives the metabolic …

Metabolite changes in plant leaves during exposure to low temperatures involve re‐
allocation of a large number of metabolites between sub‐cellular compartments. Therefore …

Cold temperatures often severely restrict the growth, distribution and productivity of plants.
The freezing tolerance of plants from temperate climates can be improved by undergoing …

Cold stress is one of the major abiotic stresses limiting tea production. The planting of cold-
resistant tea cultivars is one of the most effective measures to prevent chilling injury …

Metabolomics is a technology that generates large amounts of data and contributes to
obtaining wide and integral explanations of the biochemical state of a living organism …