Agriculture is facing a massive increase in demand per hectare as a result of an ever-
expanding population and environmental deterioration. While we have learned much about …

Organic carbon fixed in chloroplasts through the Calvin–Benson–Bassham Cycle can be
diverted toward different metabolic fates, including cytoplasmic and mitochondrial …

Light, as a crucial environmental determinant, profoundly influences the synthesis of
secondary metabolites in plant metabolism. This study investigated the impacts of the red …

Around 252 million years ago (Late Permian), Earth experienced one of its most significant
drought periods, coinciding with a global climate crisis, resulting in a devastating loss of …

The sugarcane ratooning ability (RA) is the most important target trait for breeders seeking to
enhance the profitability of sugarcane production by reducing the planting cost …

UV can serve as an effective light spectrum for regulating plant secondary metabolites, while
relevant studies on UV-A are much less extensive than those on UV-B. A comprehensive …

Currently, heterosis is an effective method for achieving high crop quality and yield
worldwide. Owing to the challenges of breeding and the high cost of the F1 generation, the …

Honeybush tea is made from the fynbos plant Cyclopia subternata, which is unique to South
Africa. Cultivation takes place in its natural environment, which has a Mediterranean climate …

Fructose-1, 6-bisphosphate aldolase (FBA) is an important catalytic enzyme in carbon
metabolism and plays an important role in plant growth and development. Currently, the …

Chloroplast development is initiated by light-signals triggering the expression of nuclear
encoded chloroplast genes in a first phase, followed by massive structural changes in the …