An intriguing feature of plant embryogenesis is that only one part (apical domain) of the embryo gives rise to a plant,whereas another part (basal domain) is eliminated by programmed cell death (PCD)
Background:Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge is a perennial herb in the Labiatae family.Its dry root or rhizome,designated as Danshen in Chinese,is one of the most popular traditional herbal medicines in Chin
To gain insight into the genetic control of brassinosteroid (BR) biosynthesis in trees,a full-length cDNA sequence homologous to Arabidopsis CPD (constitutive photomorphogenesis and dwarf),and a key B
Brassinosteroids (BRs),a group of relatively new phytohormones,have a broad spectrum of functions in plant growth and development.However,their role and mechanism of action in regulating root growth i