The so-called reactive oxygen species (ROS) are defined as oxygen-containing species that
are more reactive than O 2 itself, which include hydrogen peroxide and superoxide …

A practical approach to increasing crop yields is to extend the duration of active
photosynthesis. Stay-green is a term that is used to describe mutant and transgenic plants or …

The state of etiolation is generally defined by the presence of non-green plastids (etioplasts)
in plant tissues that would normally contain chloroplasts. In the commonly used dark-grown …

The concept of retrograde signaling posits that signals originating from chloroplasts or
mitochondria modulate the expression of nuclear genes. A popular scenario assumes that …

Most chloroplast and mitochondrial proteins are encoded by nuclear genes, whose functions
remain largely unknown because mutant alleles are lacking. A reverse genetics screen for …

Chloroplast development depends on the synthesis and import of a large number of nuclear-
encoded proteins. The synthesis of some of these proteins is affected by the functional state …

The acquisition of plastids is a landmark event in plant evolution. The proper functionality of
these organelles depends on strict and continuous communication between the plastids and …

Plants need to respond to various environmental stresses such as abiotic stress for proper
development and growth. The responses to abiotic stress can be biochemically demanding …

A new gene, SG1, was identified in a slow-greening mutant (sg1) isolated from an
ethylmethanesulphonate-mutagenized population of Arabidopsis thaliana. The newly …

Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.), an Andean native crop, is increasingly popular
around the world due to its high nutritional content and stress tolerance. The production and …