Phytohormones, including auxin, abscisic acid, gibberellic acid, ethylene, cytokinin,
brassinosteroids, salicylic acid, and jasmonic acid, provide beneficial effects for plants …

Until recently, plant-emitted methanol was considered a biochemical by-product, but studies
in the last decade have revealed its role as a signal molecule in plant-plant and plant-animal …

The chemistry of root cell wall of rice could be changed by inoculation of arbuscular
mycorrhizal fungi (AMF). Hydroponic experiments were conducted to investigate the roles of …

Cadmium (Cd) is harmful to plant growth and can be easily transferred from soil to plants.
Plant cell wall plays important role in preventing Cd from entering cells. Salicylic acid (SA) …

Viral infection, which entails synthesis of viral proteins and active reproduction of the viral
genome, effects significant changes in the functions of many intracellular systems in plants …

Background Pectin methylesterase (PME) is a hydrolytic enzyme that catalyzes the
demethylesterification of homogalacturonans and controls pectin reconstruction, being …

Heavy metal (HM) contamination of soil due to anthropogenic activities has led to
bioaccumulation and biomagnification, posing toxic effects on plants by interacting with vital …

Cd accumulation in crops has become a global environmental problem because it
endangers human health. Screening for microorganisms that can reduce Cd accumulation …

Hulless barley (Hordeum vulgare L. var. nudum) is one of the most important crops in the
Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Soil salinity seriously affects its cultivation. To investigate the …

Strawberry is a soft fruit with short postharvest life, due to a rapid loss of firmness. Pectin
methylesterase (PME)-mediated cell wall remodeling is important to determine fruit firmness …