Goal 2 is about creating a world free of hunger by 2030. The global issue of hunger and food insecurity has shown an alarming increase since 2015, a trend exacerbated by a combination of factors ...

The Plant Cell, Vol. 21, No. 5 (May, 2009), pp. 1410-1427 (18 pages) The maize (Zea mays) Opaque2 (O2) gene encodes an endosperm-specific bZIP-type transcription activator. In this study, we analyzed ...

The endosperm is a vital tissue in seeds that provides essential nutrients to the growing plant embryo in the seed. During the early stages of seed development, the endosperm frequently grows without ...

Starch content and seed storage protein (SSP) composition are critical factors influencing wheat grain yield and quality. To uncover the molecular mechanisms governing their biosynthesis, we conducted ...

Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada Plant hormones play important roles in seed development; however, transcriptional regulation of their metabolism and levels of ...

The selective turnover of macromolecules by autophagy provides a critical homeostatic mechanism for recycling cellular constituents and for removing superfluous and damaged organelles, membranes, and ...

Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Cultivation and Physiology, Innovation Center of Rice Cultivation Technology in Yangtze Valley, Ministry of Agriculture, Co-Innovation Center for Modern Production ...

The endosperm, the tissue surrounding the plant embryo in the seed, has long been perceived as a nourishing tissue that is abandoned once the transition to the seedling is complete. A team has now ...

The endosperm, the tissue surrounding the plant embryo in the seed, has long been perceived as a nourishing tissue that is abandoned once the transition to the seedling is complete. A Swiss team, led ...

The scientific perspective behind cell pattern formation involves observing both the commonly seen principles behind similar cell patterns seen in nature and the visible events of self-organization.