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Role of phytohormones in regulating cold stress tolerance: Physiological and molecular approaches for developing cold-smart crop plants

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Summary: The changing climate scenarios exacerbate biotic and abiotic stresses on plants, impacting food security and potentially leading to malnutrition. Research focuses on the effects of climate change on crops, strategic work to limit crucial factors, enhancing food security, and the role of biotechnology and genetic engineering in addressing climate change. Adoption of measures to evolve crops is crucial in light of predictions about future impacts of climate change on agriculture.

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH (2021)

Article Chemistry, Applied

Methyl jasmonate pretreatment improves aroma quality of cold-stored 'Nanguo' pears by promoting ester biosynthesis

Manli Luo et al.

Summary: The use of methyl jasmonate (MeJA) treatment in cold-stored 'Nanguo' pears has been shown to increase volatile esters and unsaturated fatty acids, protect the expression of LOX pathway-related genes and transcription factors, and prevent the decline in aroma caused by cold storage, thereby improving fruit quality.

FOOD CHEMISTRY (2021)

Article Chemistry, Applied

Jasmonic acid treatment alleviates chilling injury in peach fruit by promoting sugar and ethylene metabolism

Yaoyao Zhao et al.

Summary: The treatment with jasmonic acid can alleviate internal flesh browning of peach fruit during cold storage without inhibiting softening, while increasing ethylene production and maintaining soluble sugar content. This enhances chilling tolerance by regulating ethylene and sugar metabolism.

FOOD CHEMISTRY (2021)

Article Plant Sciences

OsGRF6 interacts with SLR1 to regulate OsGA2ox1 expression for coordinating chilling tolerance and growth in rice

Zhitao Li et al.

Summary: Low temperature stress affects rice growth and productivity, with gibberellin, SLR1, and OsGRF6 playing important roles in regulating chilling tolerance. SLR1 promotes the expression of OsGA2ox1, while OsGRF6 suppresses it, leading to a balance between growth and chilling tolerance in rice.

JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY (2021)

Article Plant Sciences

Cold stress in maize (Zea mays) is alleviated by the over-expression of Phytoglobin 1 (ZmPgb1.1)

Mohamed M. Mira et al.

Summary: This study demonstrates a novel role of ZmPgb1.1 in modulating plant performance to cold stress, integrating the ZmPgb1.1 response in a model requiring NO and BR to alleviate oxidative stress through ZmMPK5.

PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY (2021)

Article Plant Sciences

AIR12 confers cold tolerance through regulation of the CBF cold response pathway and ascorbate homeostasis

Qi Wang et al.

Summary: The study revealed that MfAIR12 is induced under low temperature conditions and can increase the accumulation of H2O2 in the apoplast, thus enhancing the plant's cold resistance. Arabidopsis mutant air12 showed decreased cold tolerance, which could be restored by expressing MfAIR12.

PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT (2021)

Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

Posttranslational regulation of multiple clock-related transcription factors triggers cold-inducible gene expression in Arabidopsis

Satoshi Kidokoro et al.

Summary: Cold stress induces changes in gene expression in plants, with DREB1 genes being activated under such conditions. Proteins related to the plant circadian clock are found to be transferred to the nucleus under cold stress, acting as direct transcriptional activators for DREB1. Posttranslational regulation of clock-related transcription factors is identified as the trigger for cold-inducible gene expression, revealing the complex relationship between the plant circadian clock and cold stress response mechanisms.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (2021)

Article Horticulture

The roles of SlMYC2 in regulating ascorbate-glutathione cycle mediated by methyl jasmonate in postharvest tomato fruits under cold stress

Zilong Li et al.

Summary: The study showed that MeJA treatment improved chilling tolerance in tomato fruit by reducing oxidative stress and enhancing the accumulation of AsA and GSH. Additionally, SlMYC2 was found to be crucial in regulating the ASA-GSH cycle and ICC signaling pathway during cold tolerance.

SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE (2021)

Article Horticulture

Effects of chilling acclimation and methyl jasmonate on sugar metabolism in tomato fruits during cold storage

Jingxiang Zhou et al.

Summary: Chilling acclimation and MeJA treatments are effective ways to enhance chilling resistance in tomato fruits by promoting starch degradation and sucrose accumulation, while inhibiting the increase of glucose and fructose contents.

SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE (2021)

Article Plant Sciences

A Dual Role for Abscisic Acid Integrating the Cold Stress Response at the Whole-Plant Level in Iris pseudacorus L. Growing in a Natural Wetland

Vicent Caselles et al.

Summary: Leaf senescence in yellow flag plants is a highly regulated process that plays a key role in plant development modulation. ABA is not only involved in the regulation of leaf senescence, but also plays a major role in establishing cold tolerance in rhizomes, indicating an intimate connection between these two processes.

FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE (2021)

Review Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology

Can omics deliver temperature resilient ready-to-grow crops?

Ali Raza et al.

Summary: Plants face various stresses including heat stress, chilling stress, and freezing stress due to adverse climate fluctuations. Responses to temperature stress involve complex mechanisms at cellular, molecular, and physiological levels, showcasing the importance of omics technologies in understanding stress adaptation and tolerance mechanisms. Efforts in exploring temperature stress responses in plants are crucial for achieving the goal of zero hunger worldwide.

CRITICAL REVIEWS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY (2021)

Article Plant Sciences

Strigolactones positively regulate abscisic acid-dependent heat and cold tolerance in tomato

Cheng Chi et al.

Summary: The study demonstrates that strigolactones positively regulate tomato heat and cold tolerance by inducing the expression of ABA, HSP70, CBF1, and antioxidant-related genes. Deficiency in ABA biosynthesis can compromise the effects of synthetic strigolactone analog on heat and cold stresses, highlighting the importance of ABA in this process.

HORTICULTURE RESEARCH (2021)

Article Agronomy

Cold Stress during Flowering Alters Plant Structure, Yield and Seed Quality of Different Soybean Genotypes

Mariola Staniak et al.

Summary: The study evaluated the effects of cold stress at the flowering stage on plant structure, yield, and chemical composition of seeds of 15 soybean cultivars. Cold stress negatively impacted plant structure elements and seed yield, with significant differences among cultivars. Cold stress led to an increase in protein content and ash content, and a decrease in fat concentration in soybean seeds.

AGRONOMY-BASEL (2021)

Article Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Cold Tolerance during the Reproductive Phase in Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) Is Associated with Superior Cold Acclimation Ability Involving Antioxidants and Cryoprotective Solutes in Anthers and Ovules

Anju Rani et al.

Summary: The study showed that cold acclimation in chickpea can reduce leaf damage under cold stress, especially in cold-tolerant genotypes through improving antioxidative ability to decrease anther and ovule damage, enhancing reproductive function and yield traits. This information will be beneficial for enhancing cold tolerance in chickpea.

ANTIOXIDANTS (2021)

Article Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Alleviate Chilling Stress in Rice (Oryza Sativa L.) by Regulating Antioxidative System and Chilling Response Transcription Factors

Yue Song et al.

Summary: Foliar application of ZnO nanoparticles significantly alleviated chilling stress in rice seedlings by restoring chlorophyll accumulation, ameliorating chilling-induced oxidative stress and enhancing antioxidative enzyme activities.

MOLECULES (2021)

Review Plant Sciences

COR/LEA Proteins as Indicators of Frost Tolerance in Triticeae: A Comparison of Controlled versus Field Conditions

Klara Kosova et al.

Summary: Studies have shown that cold acclimation and vernalization processes play a significant role in the acquired frost tolerance of plants, as well as in the accumulation of COR/LEA proteins in winter-type Triticeae. Field experiments are necessary to understand the factors and relationships influencing dehydrin relative accumulation under controlled cold acclimation treatments versus field trials.

PLANTS-BASEL (2021)

Review Agronomy

Response and Defence Mechanisms of Vegetable Crops against Drought, Heat and Salinity Stress

Maria Giordano et al.

Summary: Climate change and extreme climatic events are closely related to environmental pollution, increasing CO2 levels and the greenhouse effect, posing challenges to global food security. Vegetables crops are more susceptible to climate change and require responses to single or combined environmental stressors, with understanding the mechanisms behind these responses being crucial for creating tolerant genotypes in the long term.

AGRICULTURE-BASEL (2021)

Article Biology

24-epibrassinolide enhanced cold tolerance of winter turnip rape (Brassica rapa L.)

Yao Li et al.

Summary: Brassinosteroids (BR) are plant hormones that regulate growth and development, responding to abiotic stresses. This study investigated the effect of 24-epibrassinolide (EBL) on cold tolerance in winter turnip rape, showing that EBL treatment can improve plant resistance to cold stress by reducing membrane damage and enhancing osmotic potential and antioxidant capacity. Additionally, RNA-Seq analysis revealed differentially expressed genes associated with physiological processes like photosynthesis and Ca2+ signal transduction.

BIOLOGIA (2021)

Article Genetics & Heredity

The NAC-type transcription factor GmNAC20 improves cold, salinity tolerance, and lateral root formation in transgenic rice plants

Rajesh Yarra et al.

Summary: The NAC-type transcription factor GmNAC20 was successfully transformed into the rice genome through Agrobacterium-mediated transformation, leading to enhanced tolerance to salinity and cold stress in transgenic rice plants. The overexpression of GmNAC20 also induced lateral root formation and increased antioxidant enzyme activities, making it a promising candidate for improving abiotic stress tolerance in important food crops.

FUNCTIONAL & INTEGRATIVE GENOMICS (2021)

Article Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Genome-Wide Identification and Expression Analysis of JAZ Family Involved in Hormone and Abiotic Stress in Sweet Potato and Its Two Diploid Relatives

Zhengwei Huang et al.

Summary: This study systematically investigated and compared the JAZ proteins of sweet potato and its two diploid relatives, revealing that they play different key roles in growth and development, hormone crosstalk, and responses to abiotic stress.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES (2021)

Article Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Genome-Wide Identification and Characterization of the Brassinazole-resistant (BZR) Gene Family and Its Expression in the Various Developmental Stage and Stress Conditions in Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

Mahipal Singh Kesawat et al.

Summary: Brassinosteroids (BRs) are crucial for plant development and response to stresses, but little is known about the BZR gene family in wheat. This study identified 20 TaBZR genes in wheat, classified into five subfamilies with evidence of evolutionary relationships. The TaBZR genes may play important roles in diverse developmental processes and stress conditions, as suggested by RNA-seq and qRT-PCR results.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES (2021)

Review Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Elucidating the Response of Crop Plants towards Individual, Combined and Sequentially Occurring Abiotic Stresses

Khalid Anwar et al.

Summary: Plants face increasing frequencies of multiple abiotic stresses in nature, and their responses to these combined and sequential stresses differ from those triggered by individual stress. Studies have shown that there are interacting signaling pathways between various abiotic stresses, which are crucial for enhancing crops' tolerance to multiple stress combinations.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES (2021)

Review Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Role of Reactive Oxygen Species and Hormones in Plant Responses to Temperature Changes

Amith R. Devireddy et al.

Summary: Temperature stress can disrupt plant physiology and reduce tolerance to stress. Plants respond to temperature fluctuations by adjusting their signal transduction events and cellular redox state to enhance stress adaptability.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES (2021)

Review Plant Sciences

Stress effects on the reactive oxygen species-dependent regulation of plant growth and development

Michael J. Considine et al.

Summary: Plant growth is mediated by cell proliferation and expansion, with ROS playing a crucial role in stress response. Understanding ROS signaling and regulatory mechanisms is essential for enhancing stress resilience in plants.

JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY (2021)

Article Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

The direct targets of CBFs: In cold stress response and beyond

Yue Song et al.

Summary: Cold acclimation in Arabidopsis thaliana triggers significant transcriptional reprogramming through the CBF-dependent pathway, involving CBF transcription factors binding to conserved sequences on target genes. CBF-target genes are enriched in functions related to hormones, light, and circadian rhythm signaling, indicating their role as key integrators of endogenous and external cues.

JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE PLANT BIOLOGY (2021)

Article Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

OsIAA20, an Aux/IAA protein, mediates abiotic stress tolerance in rice through an ABA pathway

Aiyuan Zhang et al.

Summary: The rice Aux/IAA protein OsIAA20 plays a significant role in plant responses to drought and salt stress, impacting tolerance through physiological responses and an ABA-dependent mechanism. Overexpression and down-regulation of OsIAA20 influence plant phenotype and physiological characteristics, making it a candidate target gene for breeding abiotic stress tolerance.

PLANT SCIENCE (2021)

Article Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Overexpression of the rice ORANGE gene OsOR negatively regulates carotenoid accumulation, leads to higher tiller numbers and decreases stress tolerance in Nipponbare rice

Yang Yu et al.

Summary: The OsOR gene in rice plays a crucial role not only in carotenoid accumulation, but also in the regulation of tiller number and responses to environmental stress.

PLANT SCIENCE (2021)

Article Agronomy

Strigolactone maintains strawberry quality by regulating phenylpropanoid, NO, and H2S metabolism during storage

Dandan Huang et al.

Summary: The study found that exogenous strigolactone can alleviate oxidative damage of strawberries by improving the defense capability of the antioxidant system and promoting related metabolic activities, maintaining fruit quality.

POSTHARVEST BIOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY (2021)

Article Horticulture

Enhancement of freezing tolerance of olive leaves by foliar application of methyl jasmonate and 24-epibrassinolide through changes in some metabolites and antioxidant activity

Safoora Saadati et al.

Summary: This study found that foliar application of MeJA and EBR can significantly increase freezing tolerance in olive leaves, with improvements in soluble carbohydrates, proline, total soluble proteins, antioxidant enzymes, DPPH radical scavenging capacity, and total phenolic content. Notably, the highest freezing tolerance was observed in EBR 0.6 mu M treatment and the lowest in the control group.

SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE (2021)

Article Plant Sciences

Strigolactone analog (rac-GR24) enhances chilling tolerance in mung bean seedlings

Luke O. Omoarelojie et al.

Summary: In this study, it was found that the synthetic strigolactone analog, GR24, could enhance chilling tolerance in mung bean seedlings by regulating physiological processes. GR24 treatment inhibited chilling-induced decreases in photosystem II efficiency and yield, as well as limited superoxide anion and H2O2 accumulation in the seedlings. Furthermore, GR24 treatment ameliorated chilling-induced dehydration and disruption of water status by increasing proline content and soluble sugar accumulation.

SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY (2021)

Review Agronomy

Scaling up high-throughput phenotyping for abiotic stress selection in the field

Daniel T. Smith et al.

Summary: High-throughput phenotyping (HTP) and envirotyping technologies can address challenges brought by climate change in crop breeding, enabling rapid and accurate assessment of large breeding populations by measuring the morphological, biochemical, and physiological traits of vegetation to breed varieties that are adapted to specific environments.

THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS (2021)

Review Plant Sciences

Feature Review Designing Future Crops: Genomics-Assisted Breeding Comes of Age

Rajeev K. Varshney et al.

Summary: In the future, genomic-assisted breeding (GAB 2.0) will rely on new approaches to manipulate allelic variation for creating novel diversity, optimize crop genomes, and design more climate-smart crop cultivars with higher nutritional value.

TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE (2021)

Review Plant Sciences

Global Warming, Climate Change, and Environmental Pollution: Recipe for a Multifactorial Stress Combination Disaster

Sara Zandalinas et al.

Summary: Studies have shown that an increase in different co-occurring multifactorial stress factors can result in a severe decline in plant growth and survival, as well as a decrease in microbiome biodiversity. This should serve as a warning for society to take action to reduce pollutants, combat global warming, and increase crop tolerance to multifactorial stress combinations.

TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE (2021)

Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

Ectopic expression of a novel cold-resistance protein 1 from Brassica oleracea promotes tolerance to chilling stress in transgenic tomato

Umer Majeed Wani et al.

Summary: The study found that the cold-responsive protein1 (BoCRP1) isolated from Brassica oleracea showed significant function in response to chilling stress, leading to improved cold stress tolerance in tomato plants.

SCIENTIFIC REPORTS (2021)

Article Plant Sciences

Overexpression of Karrikins Receptor Gene Sapium sebiferum KAI2 Promotes the Cold Stress Tolerance via Regulating the Redox Homeostasis in Arabidopsis thaliana

Faheem Afzal Shah et al.

Summary: The study revealed that overexpression of SsKAI2, a receptor gene for karrikins, enhanced plant cold tolerance by increasing levels of proline, soluble sugars, and soluble protein, as well as upregulating cold-stress-acclimation-related genes and antioxidant enzymes. The results suggest a potential interaction between SsKAI2 and ABA signaling pathways, providing new insights into the role of karrikins in regulating cold stress adaptation.

FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE (2021)

Review Plant Sciences

Cold Stress in Wheat: Plant Acclimation Responses and Management Strategies

Muhammad A. Hassan et al.

Summary: Temperature variability affects wheat growth and yield, activating cold-tolerance mechanisms in crop plants is crucial. Integrated management approaches can enhance wheat plants' performance against cold stress.

FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE (2021)

Article Agronomy

Exogenous Salicylic Acid Improves Chilling Tolerance in Maize Seedlings by Improving Plant Growth and Physiological Characteristics

Qian Zhang et al.

Summary: Salicylic acid improves chilling resistance in maize seedlings by enhancing physiological characteristics such as chlorophyll content, photosynthesis, and stomatal conductance, leading to increased plant growth and osmotic adjustment capacity.

AGRONOMY-BASEL (2021)

Article Plant Sciences

Exogenous Methyl Jasmonate Improves Cold Tolerance with Parallel Induction of Two Cold-Regulated (COR) Genes Expression in Triticum aestivum L.

Natalia Repkina et al.

Summary: Exogenous Methyl Jasmonate (MJ) can enhance cold tolerance in wheat by promoting the recovery of photosynthesis, increasing antioxidant enzyme activity, and promoting proline accumulation, thus increasing wheat cold tolerance.

PLANTS-BASEL (2021)

Review Plant Sciences

Brassinosteroids: Molecular and physiological responses in plant growth and abiotic stresses

Muhammad Bilal Hafeez et al.

Summary: Abiotic stresses are a major constraint in agriculture development, leading to decreased crop productivity. Plants adapt to stresses by changing physiological and molecular processes modulated by phytohormones like brassinosteroids (BRs). BRs play a positive role in plant growth and abiotic stress tolerance by regulating physiological processes and molecular signaling cascades.

PLANT STRESS (2021)

Review Agronomy

Potential Role of Plant Growth Regulators in Administering Crucial Processes Against Abiotic Stresses

Ayman EL Sabagh et al.

Summary: Plant growth regulators (PGRs) are natural or synthetic chemicals that influence physiological processes in plants and play a crucial role in regulating plant responses to various abiotic stresses, ultimately improving plant tolerance and adaptation under adverse environmental conditions. Their involvement in modulating physiological, biochemical, and molecular processes highlights their importance in enhancing plant resilience against external stresses.

FRONTIERS IN AGRONOMY (2021)

Article Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Salicylic acid induces tolerance of VitisripariaxV.labrusca to chilling stress by altered photosynthetic, antioxidant mechanisms and expression of cold stress responsive genes

Bin Li et al.

Summary: The study found that foliar spraying of different concentrations of SA significantly increased the antioxidant enzyme activity, soluble sugars, proline, and chlorophyll content of grape leaves under low-temperature stress. In terms of gene expression, SA significantly regulated the cold response genes CBF1, CBF2, and CBF3. Therefore, SA can reduce cold damage in grapevines under low-temperature stress, with the most pronounced effect at concentrations of 1 and 2 mM.

PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR (2021)

Article Plant Sciences

Cold acclimation and prospects for cold-resilient crops

Collin L. Juurakko et al.

Summary: Low temperatures present challenges for crops with significant economic impacts. Frost accounts for over 30% of weather-related crop losses in some temperate regions, particularly affecting small holdings and communities reliant on abundant harvests. Plants have evolved complex mechanisms and symbiotic relationships to adapt to low temperatures and pathogen-induced freezing.

PLANT STRESS (2021)

Article Plant Sciences

GRAS-domain transcription factor PAT1 regulates jasmonic acid biosynthesis in grape cold stress response

Zemin Wang et al.

Summary: The study confirmed that overexpression of VaPAT1 in transformed grape calli enhances cold tolerance, and revealed an interaction between VaPAT1 and VaIDD3, which coordinately modulate the expression of stress-related genes, including the key jasmonate biosynthesis enzyme gene LOX3.

PLANT PHYSIOLOGY (2021)

Article Environmental Sciences

Phytoextraction of cadmium-contaminated soils: comparison of plant species and low molecular weight organic acids

Guo Yu et al.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOREMEDIATION (2020)

Review Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology

CRISPR/dCas9 platforms in plants: strategies and applications beyond genome editing

Mahdi Moradpour et al.

PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL (2020)

Article Plant Sciences

Engineering abiotic stress tolerance via CRISPR/Cas-mediated genome editing

Syed Adeel Zafar et al.

JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY (2020)

Review Plant Sciences

The Roots of Plant Frost Hardiness and Tolerance

Valentin Ambroise et al.

PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY (2020)

Article Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology

Cloning and functional identification of a strigolactone receptor gene MdD14 in apple

Yu-Ying Yang et al.

PLANT CELL TISSUE AND ORGAN CULTURE (2020)

Article Food Science & Technology

Metabolic analysis of salicylic acid-induced chilling tolerance of banana using NMR

Lin Chen et al.

FOOD RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL (2020)

Review Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Abscisic acid dynamics, signaling, and functions in plants

Kong Chen et al.

JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE PLANT BIOLOGY (2020)

Review Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Molecular Regulation of Plant Responses to Environmental Temperatures

Yanglin Ding et al.

MOLECULAR PLANT (2020)

Article Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

GROWTH-REGULATING FACTORS Interact with DELLAs and Regulate Growth in Cold Stress

Ourania Lantzouni et al.

PLANT CELL (2020)

Article Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Genome-Wide Analysis Reveals Stress and Hormone Responsive Patterns of JAZ Family Genes in Camellia Sinensis

Jiazhi Shen et al.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES (2020)

Article Agriculture, Multidisciplinary

Application of brassinolide alleviates cold stress at the booting stage of rice

Wang Shi-qiang et al.

JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE AGRICULTURE (2020)

Article Plant Sciences

Seed priming with gibberellic acid rescues chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) from chilling stress

Tariq Aziz et al.

ACTA PHYSIOLOGIAE PLANTARUM (2020)

Review Cell Biology

Applications of CRISPR-Cas in agriculture and plant biotechnology

Haocheng Zhu et al.

NATURE REVIEWS MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY (2020)

Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

SlMYB102 expression enhances low-temperature stress resistance in tomato plants

Meiling Wang et al.

Article Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

ABA enhanced cold tolerance of wheat 'dn1' via increasing ROS scavenging system

Jing Yu et al.

PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR (2020)

Review Plant Sciences

CRISPR/Cas Genome Editing and Precision Plant Breeding in Agriculture

Kunling Chen et al.

ANNUAL REVIEW OF PLANT BIOLOGY, VOL 70 (2019)

Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

Natural variation in the HAN1 gene confers chilling tolerance in rice and allowed adaptation to a temperate climate

Donghai Mao et al.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (2019)

Review Plant Sciences

Crop Improvement Through Temperature Resilience

Jingyu Zhang et al.

ANNUAL REVIEW OF PLANT BIOLOGY, VOL 70 (2019)

Review Plant Sciences

Auxin biosynthesis: spatial regulation and adaptation to stress

Joshua J. Blakeslee et al.

JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY (2019)

Article Agriculture, Multidisciplinary

Methyl Jasmonate Promotes Phospholipid Remodeling and Jasmonic Acid Signaling To Alleviate Chilling Injury in Peach Fruit

Mengshuang Chen et al.

JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY (2019)

Review Plant Sciences

Cytokinins, the Cinderella of plant growth regulators

Ruth E. Marquez-Lopez et al.

PHYTOCHEMISTRY REVIEWS (2019)

Article Plant Sciences

Response of biomass accumulation in wheat to low-temperature stress at jointing and booting stages

Leilei Liu et al.

ENVIRONMENTAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY (2019)

Article Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Hydrogen Peroxide and Nitric Oxide Crosstalk Mediates Brassinosteroids Induced Cold Stress Tolerance in Medicago truncatula

Muhammad Arfan et al.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES (2019)

Review Agronomy

Toward the sequence-based breeding in legumes in the post-genome sequencing era

Rajeev K. Varshney et al.

THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS (2019)

Article Agriculture, Multidisciplinary

Physiological and molecular responses to cold stress in rapeseed (Brassica napus L.)

Yan Lei et al.

JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE AGRICULTURE (2019)

Review Developmental Biology

Brassinosteroid signaling in plant development and adaptation to stress

Ainoa Planas-Riverola et al.

DEVELOPMENT (2019)

Review Plant Sciences

The role of organic solutes in the osmotic adjustment of chilling-stressed plants (vegetable, ornamental and crop plants)

Seyedeh Somayyeh Shafiei Masouleh et al.

ORNAMENTAL HORTICULTURE-REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE HORTICULTURA ORNAMENTAL (2019)

Article Plant Sciences

Classifying cold-stress responses of inbred maize seedlings using RGB imaging

Tara A. Enders et al.

PLANT DIRECT (2019)

Review Plant Sciences

Can genomics deliver climate-change ready crops?

Rajeev K. Varshney et al.

CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY (2018)

Review Plant Sciences

Strigolactones: new plant hormones in the spotlight

Binne Zwanenburg et al.

JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY (2018)

Article Plant Sciences

Strigolactones positively regulate chilling tolerance in pea and in Arabidopsis

James W. Cooper et al.

PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT (2018)

Review Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Jasmonates: News on Occurrence, Biosynthesis, Metabolism and Action of an Ancient Group of Signaling Compounds

Claus Wasternack et al.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES (2018)

Article Agriculture, Multidisciplinary

Reduction of Tomato-Plant Chilling Tolerance by CRISPR-Cas9-Mediated SICBF1 Mutagenesis

Rui Li et al.

JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY (2018)

Article Plant Sciences

Plasticity in the hormonal response to cold stress in the invasive plant Carpobrotus edulis

Erola Fenollosa et al.

JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY (2018)

Article Plant Sciences

Hydrogen Peroxide and Abscisic Acid Mediate Salicylic Acid-Induced Freezing Tolerance in Wheat

Weiling Wang et al.

FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE (2018)

Article Cell Biology

Local Auxin Biosynthesis Is a Key Regulator of Plant Development

Javier Brumos et al.

DEVELOPMENTAL CELL (2018)

Review Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Plant Hormone Signaling Crosstalks between Biotic and Abiotic Stress Responses

Yee-Shan Ku et al.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES (2018)

Review Environmental Sciences

Low-temperature stress: is phytohormones application a remedy?

Tanveer Alam Khan et al.

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH (2017)

Review Plant Sciences

ROS Are Good

Ron Mittler

TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE (2017)

Article Plant Sciences

ABA Is Involved in Regulation of Cold Stress Response in Bermudagrass

Xuebing Huang et al.

FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE (2017)

Review Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

An Overview of Signaling Regulons During Cold Stress Tolerance in Plants

Amit Pareek et al.

CURRENT GENOMICS (2017)

Review Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Gene regulation and signal transduction in the ICE-CBF-COR signaling pathway during cold stress in plants

Da-Zhi Wang et al.

BIOCHEMISTRY-MOSCOW (2017)

Review Plant Sciences

Progress and prospects in plant genome editing

Kangquan Yin et al.

NATURE PLANTS (2017)

Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

Sustained low abscisic acid levels increase seedling vigor under cold stress in rice (Oryza sativa L.)

Ryosuke Mega et al.

SCIENTIFIC REPORTS (2015)

Article Plant Sciences

Low Temperature Inhibits Root Growth by Reducing Auxin Accumulation via ARR1/12

Jiang Zhu et al.

PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY (2015)

Review Plant Sciences

Cold Signal Transduction and its Interplay with Phytohormones During Cold Acclimation

Yiting Shi et al.

PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY (2015)

Article Plant Sciences

Effect of short-term cold stress on oxidative damage and transcript accumulation of defense-related genes in chickpea seedlings

Seyyedeh-Sanam Kazemi-Shahandashti et al.

JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY (2014)

Article Plant Sciences

Salicylic acid and methyl jasmonate improve chilling tolerance in cold-stored lemon fruit (Citrus limon)

Xolani Irvin Siboza et al.

JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY (2014)

Article Biochemical Research Methods

The Role of Gibberellin in the CBF1-Mediated Stress-Response Pathway

Shihui Niu et al.

PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REPORTER (2014)

Review Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology

Achievements and prospects of genomics-assisted breeding in three legume crops of the semi-arid tropics

Rajeev K. Varshney et al.

BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES (2013)

Article Agriculture, Multidisciplinary

6-Benzylaminopurine alleviates chilling injury of postharvest cucumber fruit through modulating antioxidant system and energy status

Bingxia Chen et al.

JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE (2013)

Editorial Material Plant Sciences

The plant transcriptome-from integrating observations to models

Bjoern Usadel et al.

FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE (2013)

Review Plant Sciences

Late Embryogenesis Abundant (LEA) proteins in legumes

Marina Battaglia et al.

FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE (2013)

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