1. Associated growth of C₃ and C₄ desert plants helps the C₃ species at the cost of the C₄ species

   • Peixi Su
   • Qiaodi Yan
   • Song Gao

   Original Paper 27 April 2012 Pages: 2057 - 2068

   

2. Differential regulation of barley (Hordeum distichon) HVA1 and SRG6 transcript accumulation during the induction of soil and leaf water deficit

   • Magdalena Wójcik-Jagła
   • Marcin Rapacz
   • Franciszek Janowiak

   Original Paper Open access 26 April 2012 Pages: 2069 - 2078

   

3. Differential effect of short-term cold stress on growth, anatomy, and hormone levels in cold-sensitive versus -resistant cultivars of Digitaria eriantha

   • M. Garbero
   • A. Andrade
   • H. Pedranzani

   Original Paper 09 May 2012 Pages: 2079 - 2091

   

4. Involvement of Arabidopsis CPR5 in thermotolerance

   • Yaqin Wang
   • Qinghua Ye
   • Chengwei Yang

   Original Paper 01 May 2012 Pages: 2093 - 2103

   

5. Effects of cytokinin on photosynthetic gas exchange, chlorophyll fluorescence parameters and antioxidative system in seedlings of eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) under salinity stress

   • Xuexia Wu
   • Zongwen Zhu
   • Dingshi Zha

   Original Paper 10 May 2012 Pages: 2105 - 2114

   

6. Membrane transport of antiviral drugs in plants: an electrophysiological study in grapevine explants infected by Grapevine leafroll associated virus 1

   • Andrea Luvisi
   • Enrico Rinaldelli
   • Enrico Triolo

   Original Paper 16 May 2012 Pages: 2115 - 2123

   

7. Alteration of plasma membrane H⁺-ATPase in cucumber roots under different iron nutrition

   • Ewa Młodzińska

   Original Paper Open access 23 May 2012 Pages: 2125 - 2133

   

8. High supply of NO₃ ⁻ mitigates salinity effects through an enhancement in the efficiency of photosystem II and CO₂ assimilation in Jatropha curcas plants

   • Rafael M. Aragão
   • Evandro N. Silva
   • Joaquim A. G. Silveira

   Original Paper 04 June 2012 Pages: 2135 - 2143

   

9. Antioxidative system’s responses in the leaves of six Caragana species during drought stress and recovery

   • Hong-Mei Kang
   • Kang Chen
   • Gang Wang

   Original Paper 10 June 2012 Pages: 2145 - 2154

   

10. Does shading explain variation in morphophysiological traits of tropical epiphytic orchids grown in artificial conditions?

    • Marcel Viana Pires
    • Alex-Alan Furtado de Almeida
    • Delmira da Costa Silva

    Original Paper 24 May 2012 Pages: 2155 - 2164

    

11. Luteolin, a bioactive flavone compound extracted from Cichorium endivia L. subsp. divaricatum alleviates the harmful effect of salinity on maize

    • Nadia M. El-Shafey
    • Hamada AbdElgawad

    Original Paper 31 May 2012 Pages: 2165 - 2177

    

12. Effects of drought stress on phosphorus and potassium uptake dynamics in summer maize (Zea mays) throughout the growth cycle

    • Ti-Da Ge
    • Ning-Bo Sun
    • Fang-Gong Sui

    Original Paper 22 May 2012 Pages: 2179 - 2186

    

13. Pseudomonas putida NBRIC19 provides protection to neighboring plant diversity from invasive weed Parthenium hysterophorus L. by altering soil microbial community

    • Sandhya Mishra
    • Puneet Singh Chauhan
    • Chandra Shekhar Nautiyal

    Original Paper 30 May 2012 Pages: 2187 - 2195

    

14. In vitro-regenerated wetland sedge Eriophorum vaginatum L. is genetically stable

    • M. Rewers
    • A. Kisiala
    • E. Cholewa

    Original Paper 29 May 2012 Pages: 2197 - 2206

    

15. Hydrogen sulfide is a mediator in H₂O₂-induced seed germination in Jatropha Curcas

    • Zhong-Guang Li
    • Ming Gong
    • Ping Liu

    Original Paper 22 May 2012 Pages: 2207 - 2213

    

16. Hairy root cultures of Rehmannia glutinosa and production of iridoid and phenylethanoid glycosides

    • Ewelina Piątczak
    • Aleksandra Królicka
    • Halina Wysokińska

    Original Paper 26 May 2012 Pages: 2215 - 2224

    

17. Impact of low and high fluence rates of UV-B radiation on growth and oxidative stress in Phormidium foveolarum and Nostoc muscorum under copper toxicity: differential display of antioxidants system

    • Vijay Pratap Singh
    • Prabhat Kumar Srivastava
    • Sheo Mohan Prasad

    Original Paper 29 May 2012 Pages: 2225 - 2239

    

18. Global gene expression responses to waterlogging in roots of sesame (Sesamum indicum L.)

    • Linhai Wang
    • Yanxin Zhang
    • Xiurong Zhang

    Original Paper 06 June 2012 Pages: 2241 - 2249

    

19. Physiological and molecular responses of broad bean (Vicia faba L.) to aluminum stress

    • Qi Chen
    • Kong-Huan Wu
    • Li-Mei Chen

    Original Paper 26 May 2012 Pages: 2251 - 2263

    

20. Assessment of the role of meta-topolins on in vitro produced phenolics and acclimatization competence of micropropagated ‘Williams’ banana

    • Adeyemi O. Aremu
    • Michael W. Bairu
    • Johannes Van Staden

    Original Paper 07 June 2012 Pages: 2265 - 2273

    

21. Influence of organic supplements on accumulation of β-boswellic acid, acetyl-β-boswellic acid, 11-keto-β-boswellic acid and acetyl-11-keto-β-boswellic acid in callus culture of Boswellia serrata Roxb.

    • Ravi Ghorpade
    • Arvind Chopra
    • Tukaram Nikam

    Original Paper 06 June 2012 Pages: 2275 - 2283

    

22. Leaf photosynthesis, chlorophyll fluorescence, ion content and free amino acids in Caragana korshinskii Kom exposed to NaCl stress

    • Hui Yan
    • Xiaotao Hu
    • Fusheng Li

    Original Paper 25 May 2012 Pages: 2285 - 2295

    

23. Cadmium disrupts apoplastic ascorbate redox status in barley root tips

    • Beáta Bočová
    • Igor Mistrík
    • Ladislav Tamás

    Original Paper 29 May 2012 Pages: 2297 - 2302

    

24. Encapsulation of microcuttings for propagation and short-term preservation in Ruta graveolens L.: a plant with high medicinal value

    • N. Ahmad
    • M. Faisal
    • M. Anis

    Original Paper 05 June 2012 Pages: 2303 - 2310

    

25. Seed treatment and soil drench with dl-β-amino butyric acid for the suppression of Meloidogyne javanica on tomato

    • Seddigheh Fatemy
    • Fatemeh Moslemi
    • Feransoas Bernard

    Original Paper 03 June 2012 Pages: 2311 - 2317

    

26. Simulation of leaf photosynthesis of C₃ plants under fluctuating light and different temperatures

    • Isik Ozturk
    • Niels Holst
    • Carl-Otto Ottosen

    Original Paper 29 May 2012 Pages: 2319 - 2329

    

27. Salt tolerance of a cash crop halophyte Suaeda fruticosa: biochemical responses to salt and exogenous chemical treatments

    • Abdul Hameed
    • Tabassum Hussain
    • M. Ajmal Khan

    Original Paper 03 June 2012 Pages: 2331 - 2340

    

28. Tomato pollen tube development and carbohydrate fluctuations in the autotrophic phase of growth

    • Carolina Carrizo García
    • Massimo Guarnieri
    • Ettore Pacini

    Original Paper 12 June 2012 Pages: 2341 - 2347

    

29. Effect of salt stress on growth parameters, enzymatic antioxidant system, and lipid peroxidation in wild chicory (Cichorium intybus L.)

    • Lucrezia Sergio
    • Angela De Paola
    • Donato Di Venere

    Original Paper 12 June 2012 Pages: 2349 - 2358

    

30. Influence of exogenous abscisic acid on alterations in protein expression in the proteome of Triticosecale seedlings

    • Anna Badowiec
    • Sylwia Świgońska
    • Stanisław Weidner

    Original Paper Open access 06 July 2012 Pages: 2359 - 2368

    

31. Ectopic expression of the apple mhgai2 gene brings about GA-insensitive phenotypes in tomatoes

    • Shuang-Shuang Wang
    • Chao Sun
    • Yu-Jin Hao

    Original Paper 05 July 2012 Pages: 2369 - 2377

    

32. Identification of differential proteins of mungbean cotyledons during seed germination: a proteomic approach

    • Suparna Ghosh
    • Amita Pal

    Original Paper 05 July 2012 Pages: 2379 - 2391

    

33. Glutamine synthetase and glutamate dehydrogenase in triticale seeds: molecular cloning and genes expression

    • Agnieszka Grabowska
    • Joanna Kwinta
    • Wiesław Bielawski

    Original Paper Open access 09 September 2012 Pages: 2393 - 2406

    

34. Ethylene and cytokinin interaction in the morphogenesis of Pelargonium × hortorum L.H. Bailey in vitro

    • Agnieszka Wojtania
    • Elżbieta Węgrzynowicz-Lesiak

    Short Communication 28 April 2012 Pages: 2407 - 2412

    

35. Delta-6 desaturase makes a different fatty acid profile of seed oil in Iranian borage (Echium amoenum Fisch. and Mey.)

    • Ehsan Shokri
    • Ghorbanali Nematzadeh
    • Noradin Hosseinpour-Azad

    Short Communication 05 May 2012 Pages: 2413 - 2418

    

36. Influence of the irradiance on phenols content and rooting of Ilex paraguariensis cuttings collected from adult plants

    • José Tarragó
    • Roxana Filip
    • Pedro Sansberro

    Short Communication 22 May 2012 Pages: 2419 - 2424

37. Accumulation of rosmarinic, chlorogenic and caffeic acids in in vitro cultures of Eryngium planum L.

    • Małgorzata Kikowska
    • Jaromir Budzianowski
    • Barbara Thiem

    Short Communication Open access 22 May 2012 Pages: 2425 - 2433

    

38. Variation in antioxidant properties and phenolics concentration in different organs of wild growing and greenhouse cultivated Castilleja tenuiflora Benth.

    • Alma R. López-Laredo
    • Yenny Adriana Gómez-Aguirre
    • Gabriela Trejo-Tapia

    Short Communication 01 June 2012 Pages: 2435 - 2442

    

39. Antioxidant system of tea (Camellia sinensis) leaves in response to phosphorus supply

    • Zheng-He Lin
    • Li-Song Chen
    • Fang-Zhou Zhang

    Short Communication 30 May 2012 Pages: 2443 - 2448

    

40. Role of vacuolar invertase in regulating Arabidopsis stomatal opening

    • Di An Ni

    Short Communication 05 June 2012 Pages: 2449 - 2452