Sterols are integral components of the membrane lipid bilayer and they are involved in many
processes occurring in plants, ranging from regulation of growth and development to stress …

Biological membranes are highly ordered structures consisting of mosaics of lipids and
proteins. Elevated temperatures can directly and effectively change the properties of these …

Crop yield is mainly influenced by climatic factors, agronomic factors, pests and nutrient
availability in the soil. Stress is any adverse environmental condition that hampers proper …

Amphiphilic lipids aggregate in aqueous solution into a variety of structural arrangements.
Among the plethora of ordered structures that have been reported, many have also been …

The plasma membrane (PM) is possibly the most diverse biological membrane of plant cells;
it separates and guards the cell against its external environment. It has an extremely …

Highlights•Postharvest chilling injury (PCI) is underreported and understudied, but
undoubtedly leads to extensive postharvest loss and waste.•PCI symptoms vary among …

Plants, being sessile in nature have developed refined mechanisms to rapidly sense
changing environment and protect themselves from environmental stresses. Mitogen …

To deal with increasingly severe periods of dehydration related to global climate change, it
becomes increasingly important to understand the complex strategies many organisms have …

Cold stress is one of the most limiting factors for plant growth and development. Cold stress
adversely affects plant physiology, molecular and biochemical processes by determining …

Environmental factors are the major constraints in sustainable agriculture. WRKY proteins
are a large family of transcription factors (TFs) that regulate various developmental …