BBX proteins are a family of zinc finger transcription factors that are versatile regulators of plant development. The 32 BBX proteins in Arabidopsis are subdivided into five structural groups based on their domain structure. ...

The bZIP transcription factor ELONGATED HYPOCOTYL5 (HY5) represents a major hub in the light-signaling cascade both under visible and UV-B light. The mode of transcriptional regulation of HY5, especially under UV-B light, ...

Under acute stress conditions, precocious seedling development may result in the premature death of young seedlings, before they switch to autotrophic growth. The phytohormone abscisic acid (ABA) inhibits seed germination ...

Seed germination and postgermination seedling establishment are crucial early developmental events in angiosperms. Although the demarcations between these two successive events appear to be elusive, they have been defined ...

Abscisic acid (ABA) plays a crucial role in plant development, regulating germination, seedling development and stomatal movements, especially under adverse conditions. Light interacts with the ABA signalling pathway to ...

Abiotic stress conditions such as drought, salinity, and flood challenge agricultural production worldwide by adversely affecting crop growth and yield. Plants inherently possess sophisticated response mechanisms for ...

Climate change has intensified the damage caused to agricultural production by abiotic stress conditions such as drought, salinity, freezing, and flooding. More comprehensive understanding of plant stress tolerance mechanisms ...

The optimal timing of transition from vegetative to floral reproductive phase is critical for plant productivity and agricultural yields. Light plays a decisive role in regulating this transition. The B-box (BBX) family ...

Isoquinoline derivatives, a prominent class of nitrogen-containing heterocycles, serve a pivotal role in medicinal chemistry due to their broad spectrum of bioactivities. While traditional synthetic routes for these scaffolds ...

Rapid climate change and degrading quality of once-fertile agricultural lands makes it imperative to turn attention towards marginal and desert lands for practice of farming. Additionally, wild xerophytes (desert plants) ...