1. Changes in H⁺-ATPase activity and conjugated polyamine contents in plasma membrane purified from developing wheat embryos under short-time drought stress

   • Hongyang Du
   • Xinguo Zhou
   • Ronald Kurtenbach

   Original paper 20 April 2014 Pages: 1 - 10

   

2. Evaluation of DNA methylation using methylation-sensitive amplification polymorphism in plant tissues grown in vivo and in vitro

   • Mangal S. Rathore
   • Shaik G. Mastan
   • Pradeep K. Agarwal

   Original paper 26 April 2014 Pages: 11 - 19

   

3. Polyamine metabolism and biosynthetic genes expression in tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) seedlings during cold acclimation

   • Yongjun Song
   • Qiannan Diao
   • Hongyan Qi

   Original paper 03 May 2014 Pages: 21 - 32

   

4. Improvement of photosynthesis in rice (Oryza sativa L.) as a result of an increase in stomatal aperture and density by exogenous hydrogen sulfide treatment

   • Bingbing Duan
   • Yuehua Ma
   • Wei Lu

   Original paper 01 May 2014 Pages: 33 - 44

   

5. Molecular and functional characterization of the JcMYB1, encoding a putative R2R3-MYB transcription factor in Jatropha curcas

   • Hui-Liang Li
   • Dong Guo
   • Shi-Qing Peng

   Original paper 03 May 2014 Pages: 45 - 53

   

6. Enhanced secondary metabolite production and pathway gene expression by leaf explants-induced direct root morphotypes are regulated by combination of growth regulators and culture conditions in Centella asiatica (L.) urban

   • Jyoti Singh
   • Farzana Sabir
   • Neelam S. Sangwan

   Original paper 12 June 2014 Pages: 55 - 66

   

7. Transcription and enzymatic analysis of beta-glucosidase VvBG1 in grape berry ripening

   • Jing-hua Sun
   • Yin-hang Dong
   • Yuan-yue Shen

   Original paper 27 May 2014 Pages: 67 - 73

   

8. Clonal micropropagation of Pistacia lentiscus L. and assessment of genetic stability using IRAP markers

   • Fatih Mehmet Kılınç
   • Veysel Süzerer
   • Özge Karakaş Metin

   Original paper 24 June 2014 Pages: 75 - 88

   

9. Gibberellic acid-insensitive semi-dwarfs of Triticum dicoccum have delayed aleurone function

   • Chun Mei Chang
   • Alka Gupta
   • Suresh G. Bhagwat

   Original paper 16 May 2014 Pages: 89 - 99

   

10. Chitosan enhances rice seedling growth via gene expression network between nucleus and chloroplast

    • Nontalee Chamnanmanoontham
    • Wasinee Pongprayoon
    • Supachitra Chadchawan

    Original paper 22 May 2014 Pages: 101 - 114

    

11. Morpho-physiological and micrographic characterization of maize hybrids under NaCl and Cd stress

    • Ghulam Hasan Abbasi
    • Javaid Akhtar
    • Guoping Zhang

    Original paper 21 May 2014 Pages: 115 - 122

    

12. Synthesis and crystal structure of tris (1, 10 phenanthroline)-iron (II) tetra (4-Nintro-phenyl-urea) bis chloride, [Fe(phen)₃][Cl₂·L₄] chelates and evaluation of their efficacy as iron source for tomato in nutrient solution culture

    • Sara Rafiei
    • Hossein Chiniforoshan
    • Behrouz Notash

    Original paper 24 May 2014 Pages: 123 - 132

    

13. Ameliorative effects of foliar methanol spraying on salt injury to soybean seedlings differing in salt tolerance

    • Peipei Wei
    • Daoming Chen
    • Bingjun Yu

    Original paper 21 May 2014 Pages: 133 - 141

    

14. Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry-assisted identification of two salinity-inducible ascorbate peroxidases in a salt-sensitive rice cultivar (Oryza sativa L. cv. ‘IR-29’)

    • Sungbeom Lee
    • Moon-Soo Chung
    • Byung Yeoup Chung

    Original paper 24 May 2014 Pages: 143 - 153

    

15. Diverse antioxidant enzyme levels in different sweetpotato root types during storage root formation

    • Yun-Hee Kim
    • Sung-Chul Park
    • Sang-Soo Kwak

    Original paper 28 May 2014 Pages: 155 - 164

    

16. Developmental acquisition of salt tolerance in the halophyte Atriplex halimus L. is related to differential regulation of salt inducible genes

    • Reham M. Nada
    • Gaber M. Abogadallah

    Original paper 28 May 2014 Pages: 165 - 178

    

17. Chromatin analysis of an Arabidopsis Phytochrome A allele reveals the correlation of transcriptional repression with recalcitrance to histone acetylation

    • Gulab Rangani
    • Jamie L. Underwood
    • Vibha Srivastava

    Original paper 30 May 2014 Pages: 179 - 186

    

18. The mitigating effect of cysteine on growth inhibition in salt-stressed barley seeds is related to its own reducing capacity rather than its effects on antioxidant system

    • Mucip Genisel
    • Serkan Erdal
    • Murat Kizilkaya

    Original paper 30 May 2014 Pages: 187 - 197

    

19. Burkholderia phytofirmans-induced shoot and root growth promotion is associated with endogenous changes in plant growth hormone levels

    • Leonid V. Kurepin
    • Jae Min Park
    • Mark A. Bernards

    Original paper 06 June 2014 Pages: 199 - 207

    

20. Isolation and functional analysis of MdCS1: a gene encoding a citrate synthase in Malus domestica (L.) Borkh

    • Deguo Han
    • Yan Shi
    • Guohui Yang

    Original Paper 12 June 2014 Pages: 209 - 218

    

21. Protective roles of exogenously applied gallic acid in Oryza sativa subjected to salt and osmotic stresses: effects on the total antioxidant capacity

    • Ceyda Ozfidan-Konakci
    • Evren Yildiztugay
    • Mustafa Kucukoduk

    Original paper 13 June 2014 Pages: 219 - 234

    

22. Cloning and characterization of GbGI, a DELLA-like gene from cotton (Gossypium barbadense)

    • Xiaoling Yu
    • Baiming Cui
    • Ming Peng

    Original paper 18 June 2014 Pages: 235 - 244

    

23. Flower differentiation of azalea depends on genotype and not on the use of plant growth regulators

    • Annelies Christiaens
    • Els Pauwels
    • Marie-Christine Van Labeke

    Original paper 21 June 2014 Pages: 245 - 252

    

24. Elucidating multifaceted urease producing marine Pseudomonas aeruginosa BG as a cogent PGPR and bio-control agent

    • Dweipayan Goswami
    • Krupa Patel
    • Janki N. Thakker

    Original paper 22 June 2014 Pages: 253 - 263

    

25. Dynamics of abscisic acid and indole-3-acetic acid during the early-middle stage of seed development in Rosa hybrida

    • Renato Bosco
    • Matteo Caser
    • Valentina Scariot

    Original paper 25 June 2014 Pages: 265 - 270

    

26. Sulfur dioxide promotes germination and plays an antioxidant role in cadmium-stressed wheat seeds

    • Kang-Di Hu
    • Gui-Sheng Bai
    • Hua Zhang

    Original paper 26 June 2014 Pages: 271 - 280

    

27. Effective microorganisms improve growth performance, alter nutrients acquisition and induce compatible solutes accumulation in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) plants subjected to salinity stress

    • Neveen B. Talaat
    • Ahmed E. Ghoniem
    • Bahaa T. Shawky

    Original paper 22 June 2014 Pages: 281 - 295

    

28. Volatile compounds from Alcaligenes faecalis JBCS1294 confer salt tolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana through the auxin and gibberellin pathways and differential modulation of gene expression in root and shoot tissues

    • Dipto Bhattacharyya
    • Sang-Mi Yu
    • Yong Hoon Lee

    Original paper 28 June 2014 Pages: 297 - 306

    

29. Sodium chloride stimulates growth and alleviates sorbitol-induced osmotic stress in sugar beet seedlings

    • Guo-Qiang Wu
    • Rui-Jun Feng
    • Wen-Bin Sun

    Original paper 28 June 2014 Pages: 307 - 316

    

30. Accumulation of the azelaic acid-induced protein AZI1 affects lignin synthesis and deposition in Arabidopsis thaliana

    • Hang Gao
    • Xiao-Yan Wang
    • Zi-Qin Xu

    Original paper 28 June 2014 Pages: 317 - 330

    

31. Qualitative determination of bioactive metabolites through Q-TOF LC/MS in different parts and undifferentiated cultures of Ulmus wallichiana Planchon

    • Tejaswita Kumari
    • Chetan Sharma
    • K. R. Arya

    Original paper 05 July 2014 Pages: 331 - 340

    

32. Plantlet regeneration of Paris polyphylla Sm. via thin cell layer culture and enhancement of steroidal saponins in mini-rhizome cultures using elicitors

    • Shiveirou Raomai
    • Suman Kumaria
    • Pramod Tandon

    Original paper 03 July 2014 Pages: 341 - 353

    

33. Genome-wide identification of jasmonate biosynthetic genes and characterization of their expression profiles during apple (Malus × domestica) fruit maturation

    • Jingyi Lv
    • Jingping Rao
    • Yanmin Zhu

    Original paper 20 July 2014 Pages: 355 - 364

    

34. Hairy root exudates of allelopathic weed Chenopodium murale L. induce oxidative stress and down-regulate core cell cycle genes in Arabidopsis and wheat seedlings

    • Slavica Dmitrović
    • Ana Simonović
    • Slavica Ninković

    Original paper 19 July 2014 Pages: 365 - 382

    

35. Growth responses, antioxidant enzyme activities and lead accumulation of Sophora japonica and Platycladus orientalis seedlings under Pb and water stress

    • Furong Zhou
    • Jinxin Wang
    • Nan Yang

    Brief communication 26 April 2014 Pages: 383 - 389