It’s Hard to Avoid Avoidance: Uncoupling the Evolutionary Connection between Plant Growth, Productivity and Stress “Tolerance”

Reciprocal Regulation of the TOR Kinase and ABA Receptor Balances Plant Growth and Stress Response

(2018) Pengcheng Wang et al.   MOLECULAR CELL

Mutations in a subfamily of abscisic acid receptor genes promote rice growth and productivity

(2018) Chunbo Miao et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Overexpression of AlTMP2 gene from the halophyte grass Aeluropus littoralis in transgenic tobacco enhances tolerance to different abiotic stresses by improving membrane stability and deregulating some stress-related genes

(2018) Walid Ben-Romdhane et al.   PROTOPLASMA

Arabidopsis Duodecuple Mutant of PYL ABA Receptors Reveals PYL Repression of ABA-Independent SnRK2 Activity

(2018) Yang Zhao et al.   Cell Reports

A small peptide modulates stomatal control via abscisic acid in long-distance signalling

(2018) Fuminori Takahashi et al.   NATURE

Will the Antarctic tardigrade Acutuncus antarcticus be able to withstand environmental stresses related to global climate change?

(2017) Ilaria Giovannini et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

PLAZA 4.0: an integrative resource for functional, evolutionary and comparative plant genomics

(2017) Michiel Van Bel et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Spliceosomal protein U1A is involved in alternative splicing and salt stress tolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana

(2017) Jinbao Gu et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Control of Plant Water Use by ABA Induction of Senescence and Dormancy: An Overlooked Lesson from Evolution

(2017) Yang Zhao et al.   PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY

Transcription Factor AREB2 Is Involved in Soluble Sugar Accumulation by Activating Sugar Transporter and Amylase Genes

(2017) Qi-Jun Ma et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Combinatorial interaction network of abscisic acid receptors and coreceptors fromArabidopsis thaliana

(2017) Stefanie V. Tischer et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Combining chemical and genetic approaches to increase drought resistance in plants

(2017) Min-Jie Cao et al.   Nature Communications

Sustainable use of salt-degraded and abandoned farms for forage production using halophytic grasses

(2017) Nanduri Kameswara Rao et al.   Crop & Pasture Science

AtHKT1 drives adaptation of Arabidopsis thaliana to salinity by reducing floral sodium content

(2017) Dong An et al.   PLoS Genetics

Anastatica hierochuntica, an Arabidopsis Desert Relative, Is Tolerant to Multiple Abiotic Stresses and Exhibits Species-Specific and Common Stress Tolerance Strategies with Its Halophytic Relative, Eutrema (Thellungiella) salsugineum

(2017) Gil Eshel et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Early Flowering as a Drought Escape Mechanism in Plants: How Can It Aid Wheat Production?

(2017) Yuri Shavrukov et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Evaluating the growth performance of eleven Salicornia bigelovii populations under full strength seawater irrigation using multivariate analyses

(2016) Dionyssia Aggeliki Lyra et al.   Australian Journal of Crop Science

Co-evolution of Hormone Metabolism and Signaling Networks Expands Plant Adaptive Plasticity

(2016) Jing-Ke Weng et al.   CELL

Abiotic Stress Signaling and Responses in Plants

(2016) Jian-Kang Zhu   CELL

Influence of the spatial layout of plant roots on slope stability

(2016) Yunpeng Li et al.   ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING

Desmostachya bipinnata manages photosynthesis and oxidative stress at moderate salinity

(2016) Muhammad Yousuf Adnan et al.   FLORA

ABF2, ABF3, and ABF4 Promote ABA-Mediated Chlorophyll Degradation and Leaf Senescence by Transcriptional Activation of Chlorophyll Catabolic Genes and Senescence-Associated Genes in Arabidopsis

(2016) Shan Gao et al.   Molecular Plant

A cis cold memory element and a trans epigenome reader mediate Polycomb silencing of FLC by vernalization in Arabidopsis

(2016) Wenya Yuan et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Thecbfstriple mutants reveal the essential functions ofCBFsin cold acclimation and allow the definition of CBF regulons inArabidopsis

(2016) Yuxin Jia et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Double overexpression of DREB and PIF transcription factors improves drought stress tolerance and cell elongation in transgenic plants

(2016) Madoka Kudo et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Regulation of Leaf Starch Degradation by Abscisic Acid Is Important for Osmotic Stress Tolerance in Plants

(2016) Matthias Thalmann et al.   PLANT CELL

A Single Amino-Acid Substitution in the Sodium Transporter HKT1 Associated with Plant Salt Tolerance

(2016) Akhtar Ali et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Mutational Evidence for the Critical Role of CBF Genes in Cold Acclimation in Arabidopsis

(2016) Chunzhao Zhao et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Leveraging abscisic acid receptors for efficient water use inArabidopsis

(2016) Zhenyu Yang et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

ABA receptor PYL9 promotes drought resistance and leaf senescence

(2016) Yang Zhao et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Improving photosynthesis and crop productivity by accelerating recovery from photoprotection

(2016) Johannes Kromdijk et al.   SCIENCE

Publishing FAIR Data: An Exemplar Methodology Utilizing PHI-Base

(2016) Alejandro Rodríguez-Iglesias et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

The FAIR Guiding Principles for scientific data management and stewardship

(2016) Mark D. Wilkinson et al.   Scientific Data

Commercial cultivation and bioremediation potential of sugar kelp, Saccharina latissima, in Danish waters

(2015) Gonçalo S. Marinho et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYCOLOGY

Planning for food security in a changing climate

(2015) Bryan McKersie   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Agrochemical control of plant water use using engineered abscisic acid receptors

(2015) Sang-Youl Park et al.   NATURE

The Arabidopsis Transcription Factor NAC016 Promotes Drought Stress Responses by RepressingAREB1Transcription through a Trifurcate Feed-Forward Regulatory Loop Involving NAP

(2015) Yasuhito Sakuraba et al.   PLANT CELL

Regulation of the Arabidopsis CBF regulon by a complex low-temperature regulatory network

(2015) Sunchung Park et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Insights into the Origin and Evolution of the Plant Hormone Signaling Machinery

(2015) Chunyang Wang et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Photosynthetic Energy Conversion Efficiency: Setting a Baseline for Gauging Future Improvements in Important Food and Biofuel Crops

(2015) Rebecca A. Slattery et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

The resurrection genome ofBoea hygrometrica: A blueprint for survival of dehydration

(2015) Lihong Xiao et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

An Arabidopsis PWI and RRM motif-containing protein is critical for pre-mRNA splicing and ABA responses

(2015) Xiangqiang Zhan et al.   Nature Communications

Overexpression ofPYL5in rice enhances drought tolerance, inhibits growth, and modulates gene expression

(2014) Hyunmi Kim et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

FourArabidopsis AREB/ABF transcription factors function predominantly in gene expression downstream of SnRK2 kinases in abscisic acid signalling in response to osmotic stress

(2014) TAKUYA YOSHIDA et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

The ABA Receptor PYL8 Promotes Lateral Root Growth by Enhancing MYB77-Dependent Transcription of Auxin-Responsive Genes

(2014) Y. Zhao et al.   Science Signaling

Deep rooting conferred by DEEPER ROOTING 1 enhances rice yield in paddy fields

(2014) Yumiko Arai-Sanoh et al.   Scientific Reports

The unique mode of action of a divergent member of the ABA-receptor protein family in ABA and stress signaling

(2013) Yang Zhao et al.   CELL RESEARCH

An ABA-mimicking ligand that reduces water loss and promotes drought resistance in plants

(2013) Minjie Cao et al.   CELL RESEARCH

Efficient genome editing in plants using a CRISPR/Cas system

(2013) Zhengyan Feng et al.   CELL RESEARCH

Biomass Production, Nutritional and Mineral Content of Desiccation-Sensitive and Desiccation-Tolerant Species ofSporobolusunder Multiple Irrigation Regimes

(2013) A. Yobi et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRONOMY AND CROP SCIENCE

Glucose–TOR signalling reprograms the transcriptome and activates meristems

(2013) Yan Xiong et al.   NATURE

The Thellungiella salsuginea Tonoplast Aquaporin TsTIP1;2 Functions in Protection Against Multiple Abiotic Stresses

(2013) Li-Li Wang et al.   PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY

A Spatio-Temporal Understanding of Growth Regulation during the Salt Stress Response in Arabidopsis

(2013) Y. Geng et al.   PLANT CELL

Activation of dimeric ABA receptors elicits guard cell closure, ABA-regulated gene expression, and drought tolerance

(2013) M. Okamoto et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Seasonal and multiannual effects of salinisation on tomato yield and fruit quality

(2012) Stefania De Pascale et al.   FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY

Genetic engineering to improve plant performance under drought: physiological evaluation of achievements, limitations, and possibilities

(2012) David W. Lawlor   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Wheat grain yield on saline soils is improved by an ancestral Na+ transporter gene

(2012) Rana Munns et al.   NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY

ArabidopsisPYR/PYL/RCAR Receptors Play a Major Role in Quantitative Regulation of Stomatal Aperture and Transcriptional Response to Abscisic Acid

(2012) Miguel Gonzalez-Guzman et al.   PLANT CELL

Unique Drought Resistance Functions of the Highly ABA-Induced Clade A Protein Phosphatase 2Cs

(2012) G. B. Bhaskara et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Insights into salt tolerance from the genome ofThellungiella salsuginea

(2012) Hua-Jun Wu et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The mechanism of background extinction

(2011) DELBERT WIENS et al.   BIOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY

Halophytes: Potential source of ligno-cellulosic biomass for ethanol production

(2011) Zainul Abideen et al.   BIOMASS & BIOENERGY

The genome of the extremophile crucifer Thellungiella parvula

(2011) Maheshi Dassanayake et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Modulation of Abscisic Acid Signaling in Vivo by an Engineered Receptor-Insensitive Protein Phosphatase Type 2C Allele

(2011) F. Dupeux et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Arabidopsis decuple mutant reveals the importance of SnRK2 kinases in osmotic stress responses in vivo

(2011) H. Fujii et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Potent and selective activation of abscisic acid receptors in vivo by mutational stabilization of their agonist-bound conformation

(2011) A. Mosquna et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Artificial selection for a green revolution gene during japonica rice domestication

(2011) K. Asano et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Stress-adapted extremophiles provide energy without interference with food production

(2011) Ray A. Bressan et al.   Food Security

Abscisic Acid: Emergence of a Core Signaling Network

(2010) Sean R. Cutler et al.   Annual Review of Plant Biology

Biotechnology of water and salinity stress tolerance

(2010) Jose M Pardo   CURRENT OPINION IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

A comparative study of salt tolerance parameters in 11 wild relatives of Arabidopsis thaliana

(2010) Francesco Orsini et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Genome Structures and Halophyte-Specific Gene Expression of the Extremophile Thellungiella parvula in Comparison with Thellungiella salsuginea (Thellungiella halophila) and Arabidopsis

(2010) D.-H. Oh et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

ABA perception and signalling

(2010) Agepati S. Raghavendra et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Recombinant near-isogenic lines: a resource for the mendelization of heterotic QTL in maize

(2009) Giorgio Pea et al.   MOLECULAR GENETICS AND GENOMICS

Learning from Evolution: Thellungiella Generates New Knowledge on Essential and Critical Components of Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants

(2009) Anna Amtmann   Molecular Plant

In vitro reconstitution of an abscisic acid signalling pathway

(2009) Hiroaki Fujii et al.   NATURE

The nature of selection during plant domestication

(2009) Michael D. Purugganan et al.   NATURE

Three SnRK2 Protein Kinases are the Main Positive Regulators of Abscisic Acid Signaling in Response to Water Stress in Arabidopsis

(2009) Yasunari Fujita et al.   PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY

Three Arabidopsis SnRK2 Protein Kinases, SRK2D/SnRK2.2, SRK2E/SnRK2.6/OST1 and SRK2I/SnRK2.3, Involved in ABA Signaling are Essential for the Control of Seed Development and Dormancy

(2009) Kazuo Nakashima et al.   PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY

AREB1, AREB2, and ABF3 are master transcription factors that cooperatively regulate ABRE-dependent ABA signaling involved in drought stress tolerance and require ABA for full activation

(2009) Takuya Yoshida et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Genes and Mutations Underlying Domestication Transitions in Grasses

(2009) T. Sang   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Arabidopsis mutant deficient in 3 abscisic acid-activated protein kinases reveals critical roles in growth, reproduction, and stress

(2009) H. Fujii et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Regulators of PP2C Phosphatase Activity Function as Abscisic Acid Sensors

(2009) Y. Ma et al.   SCIENCE

The 1001 Genomes Project for Arabidopsis thaliana

(2009) Detlef Weigel et al.   GENOME BIOLOGY

Design, power, and interpretation of studies in the standard murine model of ALS

(2008) Sean Scott et al.   Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

What is the maximum efficiency with which photosynthesis can convert solar energy into biomass?

(2008) Xin-Guang Zhu et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Quantitative genetics in the age of omics

(2008) Joost JB Keurentjes et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY

Novel long non-protein coding RNAs involved in Arabidopsis differentiation and stress responses

(2008) B. Ben Amor et al.   GENOME RESEARCH

QTL mapping in A-genome diploid Asiatic cotton and their congruence analysis with AD-genome tetraploid cotton in genus Gossypium

(2008) Xuexia Ma et al.   Journal of Genetics and Genomics

Bellagio 1969: The green revolution

(2008) Lowell S. Hardin   NATURE

Water: More crop per drop

(2008) Emma Marris   NATURE

Escape from adaptive conflict after duplication in an anthocyanin pathway gene

(2008) David L. Des Marais et al.   NATURE

Salinity tolerance in halophytes*

(2008) Timothy J. Flowers et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

A Genomic Scan for Selection Reveals Candidates for Genes Involved in the Evolution of Cultivated Sunflower (Helianthus annuus)

(2008) M. A. Chapman et al.   PLANT CELL

Functional gene-mining for salt-tolerance genes with the power of Arabidopsis

(2008) Jin Du et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Bacterial RNA Chaperones Confer Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants and Improved Grain Yield in Maize under Water-Limited Conditions

(2008) P. Castiglioni et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

ECOLOGY: Crops for a Salinized World

(2008) J. Rozema et al.   SCIENCE

Epigenetic control of plant stress response

(2007) Alex Boyko et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL AND MOLECULAR MUTAGENESIS