Raffinose family oligosaccharides (RFOs), the α-galactosyl derivatives of sucrose, are nearly
ubiquitous in Plantae, and they have been demonstrated to play pivotal roles in regulating …

Plants synthesize various compounds for their growth, metabolism, and stress mitigation,
and one such group of compounds is the raffinose family of oligosaccharides (RFOs). RFOs …

Raffinose is thought to play an important role in plant tolerance of abiotic stress. We report
here that maize HEAT SHOCK FACTOR A2 (Zm HSFA 2) and HEAT SHOCK BINDING …

Boron toxicity is a world‐wide problem for crops, yet we have a limited understanding of the
genetic responses and adaptive mechanisms to this stress in plants. We employed a cross …

Plants respond to abiotic stress through a series of transcriptional profile and metabolic
process modifications through signaling events. Raffinose family oligosaccharides (RFOs) …

Source-to-sink carbon (C) allocation driven by the sink strength, ie, the ability of a sink organ
to import C, plays a central role in tissue growth and biomass productivity. However …

Cellulose synthase A genes (CesA s) are responsible for cellulose biosynthesis in plant cell
walls. In this study, functions of secondary wall cellulose synthases PtrCesA4, PtrCesA7-A/B …

Plants constitute 80% of the biomass on earth, and almost two-thirds of this biomass is found
in wood. Wood formation is a carbon (C)-demanding process and relies on C transport from …

Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) is one of the major pulse crops, rich in protein, and widely
consumed all over the world. Most legumes, including chickpeas, possess noticeable …

Despite the ecological and industrial importance of biomass accumulation in wood, the
control of carbon (C) allocation to this tissue and to other tree tissues remain poorly …