1. Seed priming for abiotic stress tolerance: an overview

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

   Review 27 December 2012 Pages: 1381 - 1396

2. NAC (NAM/ATAF/CUC) transcription factors in different stresses and their signaling pathway

   • Zhuoyu Wang
   • Fenny Dane

   Review 05 January 2013 Pages: 1397 - 1408

   

3. The effect of arabinogalactan proteins on regeneration potential of juvenile citrus explants used for genetic transformation by Agrobacterium tumefaciens

   • Vladimir Orbović
   • Esther Marie Göllner
   • Patricia Soria

   Original Paper 12 December 2012 Pages: 1409 - 1419

   

4. Identification of the components of the essential oil from Trollius europaeus flowers

   • Ewa Witkowska-Banaszczak

   Original Paper Open access 21 December 2012 Pages: 1421 - 1425

   

5. Effects of cytokinin on photosynthetic gas exchange, chlorophyll fluorescence parameters, antioxidative system and carbohydrate accumulation in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) under low light

   • Ding Xiaotao
   • Jiang Yuping
   • Yu Jizhu

   Original Paper 15 December 2012 Pages: 1427 - 1438

   

6. Comparative physico-kinetic properties of a homogenous purified β-glucosidase from Withania somnifera leaf

   • Siddhartha K. Mishra
   • Neelam S. Sangwan
   • Rajender S. Sangwan

   Original Paper 27 December 2012 Pages: 1439 - 1451

   

7. Responses of leaf growth and gas exchanges to salt stress during reproductive stage in wild wheat relative Aegilops geniculata Roth. and wheat (Triticum durum Desf.)

   • Khaled Mguis
   • Ali Albouchi
   • Zeineb Ouerghi

   Original Paper 16 January 2013 Pages: 1453 - 1461

   

8. Growth and chlorophyll a fluorescence in Erythrina crista-galli L. plants under flooding conditions

   • Cristina F. Larré
   • Juliana A. Fernando
   • José A. Peters

   Original Paper 14 February 2013 Pages: 1463 - 1471

   

9. Elicitor-induced rosmarinic acid accumulation and secondary metabolism enzyme activities in Solenostemon scutellarioides

   • Ranabir Sahu
   • Moumita Gangopadhyay
   • Saikat Dewanjee

   Original Paper 25 December 2012 Pages: 1473 - 1481

   

10. Molecular characterization of SCARECROW (CsSCR) gene expressed during somatic embryo development and in root of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)

    • Anita Wiśniewska
    • Anna Pietraszewska-Bogiel
    • Marcin Filipecki

    Original Paper Open access 28 December 2012 Pages: 1483 - 1495

    

11. Effect of bioreactor angle and aeration rate on growth and hydromechanics parameters in bioreactor culture of ginseng suspension cells

    • Yanyan Dong
    • Wen-Yuan Gao
    • Peigen Xiao

    Original Paper 03 January 2013 Pages: 1497 - 1501

    

12. Physiological and metabolic enzymes activity changes in transgenic rice plants with increased phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase activity during the flowering stage

    • Li Xia
    • Wang Cao

    Original Paper 18 January 2013 Pages: 1503 - 1512

    

13. Neotyphodium endophyte strain and superoxide dismutase activity in perennial ryegrass plants under water deficit

    • Lyn Briggs
    • Jim Crush
    • Jan Sprosen

    Original Paper 29 January 2013 Pages: 1513 - 1520

    

14. Intraspecific variations in antioxidant defense responses and sensitivity of soybean varieties to ambient UV radiation

    • Sanjay S. Baroniya
    • Sunita Kataria
    • K. N. Guruprasad

    Original Paper 03 January 2013 Pages: 1521 - 1530

    

15. Cotton GhHyPRP3 encoding a hybrid proline-rich protein is stress inducible and its overexpression in Arabidopsis enhances germination under cold temperature and high salinity stress conditions

    • Li-Xia Qin
    • De-Jing Zhang
    • Wen-Liang Xu

    Original Paper 03 January 2013 Pages: 1531 - 1542

    

16. Short-term growth of meadow fescue with atmospheric CO₂ enrichment decreases freezing tolerance, modifies photosynthetic apparatus performance and changes the expression of some genes during cold acclimation

    • Barbara Jurczyk
    • Marcin Rapacz
    • Tomasz Krępski

    Original Paper Open access 08 January 2013 Pages: 1543 - 1554

    

17. Characterization of five CIPK genes expressions in maize under water stress

    • Fuju Tai
    • Qi Wang
    • Wei Wang

    Original Paper 08 January 2013 Pages: 1555 - 1564

    

18. On the role of cell wall lignin in determining the fineness of jute fibre

    • Jayant H. Meshram
    • P. Palit

    Original Paper 22 January 2013 Pages: 1565 - 1578

    

19. Influence of sucrose concentration and phosphate source on biomass and metabolite accumulation in adventitious roots of Pseudostellaria heterophylla

    • Shuangshuang Yin
    • Wenyuan Gao
    • Beimei Zuo

    Original Paper 05 January 2013 Pages: 1579 - 1585

    

20. Effect of Lactobacillus plantarum on germination and growth of tomato seedlings

    • Nataliya Limanska
    • Tetiana Ivanytsia
    • Thomas Haertlé

    Original Paper 05 February 2013 Pages: 1587 - 1595

    

21. Isolation and identification of a wheat gene encoding a zinc finger protein (TaZnFP) responsive to abiotic stresses

    • Dong-Hong Min
    • Yue Zhao
    • You-Zhi Ma

    Original Paper 05 January 2013 Pages: 1597 - 1604

    

22. Functional characteristics of a fruticose type of lichen, Stereocaulon foliolosum Nyl. in response to light and water stress

    • Ruchi Singh
    • Sanjay Ranjan
    • Pramod A. Shirke

    Original Paper 05 January 2013 Pages: 1605 - 1615

    

23. Overexpression of Rosa roxburghii l-galactono-1,4-lactone dehydrogenase in tobacco plant enhances ascorbate accumulation and abiotic stress tolerance

    • Wei Liu
    • Hua-Ming An
    • Man Yang

    Original Paper 06 February 2013 Pages: 1617 - 1624

    

24. AtSec20 is involved in osmotic stress tolerance and AtSec20 mutation unaffects the integrity of intracellular organelles and the anterograde biosynthetic trafficking

    • Pengshan Zhao
    • Fei Liu
    • Heng Liu

    Original Paper 18 January 2013 Pages: 1625 - 1632

    

25. Oxidative stress in the root nodules of Phaseolus vulgaris is induced under conditions of phosphorus deficiency

    • Adnane Bargaz
    • Mustapha Faghire
    • Cherki Ghoulam

    Original Paper 08 January 2013 Pages: 1633 - 1644

    

26. Impact of iron toxicity on oxidative metabolism in young Eugenia uniflora L. plants

    • Gládis de Oliveira Jucoski
    • José Cambraia
    • Marco Antonio Oliva

    Original Paper 10 January 2013 Pages: 1645 - 1657

    

27. Calcium-dependent protein kinase gene ZmCPK12 from maize confers tolerance to drought and salt stresses in transgenic plants

    • Chang-Tao Wang
    • Wei Song

    Original Paper 08 January 2013 Pages: 1659 - 1666

    

28. The higher expression and distribution of 9-cis-epoxycarotenoid dioxygenase1 (AhNCED1) from Arachis hyopgaea L. contribute to tolerance to water stress in a drought-tolerant cultivar

    • Bo Hu
    • Lan Hong
    • Ling Li

    Original Paper 22 January 2013 Pages: 1667 - 1674

    

29. Development of a Polygonum minus cell suspension culture system and analysis of secondary metabolites enhanced by elicitation

    • Muhammad Faizan A. Shukor
    • Ismanizan Ismail
    • Normah Mohd Noor

    Original Paper 12 January 2013 Pages: 1675 - 1689

    

30. The emission of floral scent from Lilium ‘siberia’ in response to light intensity and temperature

    • Zenghui Hu
    • Huixiu Zhang
    • Shudong Wang

    Original Paper 05 January 2013 Pages: 1691 - 1700

    

31. A role for Ethylene-Insensitive3 in the regulation of hydrogen peroxide production during seed germination under high salinity in Arabidopsis

    • Yingchao Lin
    • Lei Yang
    • Zhonghua Tang

    Short Communication 15 December 2012 Pages: 1701 - 1706

    

32. Immunohisto- and cytochemical localization of PR-10 proteins induced by heavy metals in lupine roots

    • R. Przymusiński
    • J. Gzyl

    Short Communication Open access 25 December 2012 Pages: 1707 - 1711

    

33. Physical stress for overproduction of biomass and flavonoids in cell suspension cultures of Boesenbergia rotunda

    • N. A. Yusuf
    • M. S. M. Annuar
    • N. Khalid

    Short Communication 18 December 2012 Pages: 1713 - 1719

    

34. Hyperaccumulation of cadmium in Matricaria chamomilla: a never-ending story?

    • Jozef Kováčik

    Short Communication 25 December 2012 Pages: 1721 - 1725

    

35. In vitro developmental study of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) polyembryoids from cell suspension using scanning electron microscopy

    • Sharrmila Rengeswari Palanyandy
    • Periasamy Suranthran
    • Siti Habsah Roowi

    Short Communication 10 January 2013 Pages: 1727 - 1733