1. Comprehensive genomic analysis and expression profiling of Argonaute gene family and examination of their regulatory roles in water-use efficiency and abiotic stress responses in apple

   • Shasha Zhou
   • Shuangxun Ma
   • Fengwang Ma

   Original Article 01 September 2016 Article: 231

   

2. GABA/BABA priming: a means for enhancing abiotic stress tolerance potential of plants with less energy investments on defence cache

   • K. Vijayakumari
   • K. C. Jisha
   • Jos T. Puthur

   Review 31 August 2016 Article: 230

3. Molecular analyses of tomato GS, GOGAT and GDH gene families and their response to abiotic stresses

   • Lifeng Liu
   • Jing Wang
   • Yongen Lu

   Original Article 31 August 2016 Article: 229

   

4. Comparative dynamics of ethylene production and expression of the ACS and ACO genes in normal-ripening and non-ripening watermelon fruits

   • Ming Zhou
   • Shaogui Guo
   • Yong Xu

   Original Article 30 August 2016 Article: 228

   

5. The genetic basis of spectral reflectance indices in drought-stressed wheat

   • Mohamed Barakat
   • Salah El-Hendawy
   • Khaled Al-Gaadi

   Original Article 30 August 2016 Article: 227

   

6. The relationship between antioxidant compounds contents and antioxidant enzymes under water-deficit stress in the three Iranian cultivars of basil (Ocimum basilicum L.)

   • Fatemeh Khakdan
   • Mojtaba Ranjbar
   • Houshang Alizadeh

   Original Article 29 August 2016 Article: 226

   

7. Exogenous sucrose treatment accelerates postharvest tomato fruit ripening through the influence on its metabolism and enhancing ethylene biosynthesis and signaling

   • Dongdong Li
   • Wangshu Mou
   • Zisheng Luo

   Original Article 29 August 2016 Article: 225

   

8. Exogenous spermidine delays chlorophyll metabolism in cucumber leaves (Cucumis sativus L.) under high temperature stress

   • Heng Zhou
   • Shirong Guo
   • Jin Sun

   Original Article 26 August 2016 Article: 224

   

9. Comparative response of two wucai (Brassica campestris L.) genotypes to heat stress on antioxidative system and cell ultrastructure in root

   • Lingyun Yuan
   • Shan Liu
   • Chenggang Wang

   Original Article 26 August 2016 Article: 223

   

10. Methyl jasmonate-dependent senescence of cotyledons in Ipomoea nil

    • E. Wilmowicz
    • A. Kućko
    • J. Kopcewicz

    Original Article Open access 26 August 2016 Article: 222

    

11. Identification of candidate thermotolerance genes during early seedling stage in upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) revealed by comparative transcriptome analysis

    • Zhen Peng
    • Shoupu He
    • Yanli Lu

    Original Article 24 August 2016 Article: 221

    

12. Effects of biochar on photosystem function and activities of protective enzymes in Pyrus ussuriensis Maxim. under drought stress

    • Sansan Lyu
    • Guodong Du
    • Deguo Lyu

    Original Article 18 August 2016 Article: 220

    

13. Changes in physiological, biochemical and antioxidant enzyme activities of green gram (Vigna radiata L.) genotypes under drought

    • B. Baroowa
    • N. Gogoi
    • M. Farooq

    Original Article 18 August 2016 Article: 219

    

14. Altitude variation in chilling tolerance among natural populations of Elymus nutans in the Tibetan Plateau

    • Juanjuan Fu
    • Yuefei Xu
    • Tianming Hu

    Original Article 18 August 2016 Article: 218

    

15. Hydro and halo priming: influenced germination responses in wheat Var-HUW-468 under heavy metal stress

    • Mahesh Kumar
    • Bhawna Pant
    • Bandana Bose

    Original Article 13 August 2016 Article: 217

    

16. Application of the effective formula of growth functional to quantitative description of growth of plant cells

    • Paweł Zajdel
    • Mariusz Pietruszka
    • Aleksandra Haduch-Sendecka

    Original Article Open access 05 August 2016 Article: 216

    

17. The composition of pericarp, cell aging, and changes in water absorption in two tomato genotypes: mechanism, factors, and potential role in fruit cracking

    • Zeen Yang
    • Zhen Wu
    • Fangling Jiang

    Original Article 04 August 2016 Article: 215

    

18. Gibberellic acid is selectively downregulated in response to aphid-induced gall formation

    • Haiying Wang
    • Juan Liu
    • Xiaoming Chen

    Original Article 04 August 2016 Article: 214

    

19. Differential accumulation of proteins in leaves and roots associated with heat tolerance in two Kentucky bluegrass genotypes differing in heat tolerance

    • Yuting Zhang
    • Hongmei Du

    Original Article 03 August 2016 Article: 213

    

20. Optimization of pea (Pisum sativum) seeds hydropriming by application of response surface methodology

    • Manoj Kumar Mahawar
    • D. V. K. Samuel
    • Kirti Jalgaonkar

    Original Article 03 August 2016 Article: 212