Plants function as an integrated system of interconnected organs, with shoots and roots mutually influencing each other. Brassinosteroid (BR) signaling is essential for whole-plant growth, yet the ...

Roots are important not only to plant growth but also to adaptation to new habitats. The development of roots facilitated the transitions from aquatic to terrestrial biomes, and further modifications ...

Modern agriculture highly depends on the achievements of crop domestication and improvement. While these activities increase yields, they also reduce the genetic diversity of crops. At the same time, ...