The change in climatic conditions is the major cause for decline in crop production
worldwide. Decreasing crop productivity will further lead to increase in global hunger rate …

Cold stress (CS) affects the survivability, geographical distribution, and yield stability of
crops. Suitable management and agronomic practices can minimize the crop losses …

Background Alfalfa is a high-quality forage cultivated widely in northern China. Recently, the
failure of alfalfa plants to survive the winter has caused substantial economic losses. Water …

Freezing damages in forages represents a major economic loss to agriculture. This study
was conducted to investigate the effects of freeze–thaw (FT) event on microbial community …

Drought is one of the most important environmental stressors resulting in increasing losses
of crop plant productivity all over the world. Therefore, development of new approaches to …

Improvement of persistency is an important breeding goal in red clover (Trifolium pratense
L.). In areas with cold winters, lack of persistency is often due to poor winter survival, of …

Cold acclimation proceeds sequentially in response to decreases in photoperiod and
temperature. This study aimed at assessing the impact of photoperiod prior to cold …

Abstract Background Rhododendron chrysanthum Pall., an endangered species with
significant ornamental and medicinal value, is endemic to the Changbai Mountain of China …

Annexins, which form an evolutionarily conserved family of proteins are known to be
involved in important biological processes such as membrane trafficking, cytoskeletal …

Red clover (Trifolium pratense L.) is the most important forage legume in the Nordic region,
but its utilization is limited by poor persistency. The improvement of cultivated red clover can …