Roots play important roles in determining crop development under drought. Under such
conditions, the molecular mechanisms underlying key responses and interactions with the …

Proline is a proteogenic amino acid and accumulates both under stress and non-stress
conditions as a beneficial solute in plants. Recent discoveries point out that proline plays an …

Proline accumulation occurs in a wide range of plant species in response to various kinds of
environmental stresses. A large body of evidence suggests that a positive correlation occurs …

When subjected to abiotic stresses, plants actively re-program their growth by modulating
both cell division and cell expansion. Growth decreases rapidly upon stress onset but it …

Root system architecture plays an important role in plant adaptation to drought stress. The
root system architecture (RSA) consists of several structural features, which includes number …

Drought is the most important crop yield-limiting factor, and detailed knowledge of its impact
on plant growth regulation is crucial. The maize (Zea mays) leaf growth zone offers unique …

The decade since the publication of the third edition of this volume has been an era of great
progress in biology in general and the plant sciences in particular. This is especially true …

The recent progresses in the research on proline will be described, focusing on plants and
covering proline metabolism and signal transduction as well as the role of this imino acid in …

In addition to its role in protein synthesis, and in the response of plant cell to a number of
environmental stresses, circumstantial evidence suggest that proline may also play a role in …

Background Drought is one of the major constraints for plant productivity worldwide.
Different mechanisms of drought-tolerance have been reported for several plant species …