Haberlandt’s Dogmatic Dream and Its First Realisation

As vividly described in the review by Vasil (2008), the alleged friendship between the botanist Matthias Jakob Schleiden (1804–1881)...

Cell Biology in Plant Propagation and Breeding

Self-repair of individual somatic cells is an almost universal property of multicellular organisms, both plants and animals. This ability...

From Neˇmec and Haberlandt to Plant Molecular Biology

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Insertional Mutagenesis Using T-DNA Tagging

A soil bacterium, Agrobacterium, transfers the T-DNA containing genes that encode the proteins involved in biosynthesis of plant growth...

Novel Approaches for Understanding Germination Control

QTL Analyses Dormancy is a quantitative trait, involving many genes and is influenced substantially by environmental factors. Within...

Role of Gibberellins in Dormancy and Germination

A hormone balance theory has been invoked in which ABA and GA act antagonistically to control both dormancy breakage and germination...

Role of ABA and Components of the ABA Signalling Pathway

(1) Promotion of Developmental Processes, Prevention of Precocious Germination and Induction of Dormancy During Seed Development Whether...

Camellia sinensis: The Plant Behind a Cup of Tea

Camellia sinensis is a shrub native to East, South and Southeast Asia. It is now cultivated across the world in tropical and sub-tropical...

Soybean (Glyine Max) a Globally Important Crop Plant That Originates From Asia

The seeds (called soybeans) are rich in protein (40% of dry weight) and contain a good mix of essential amino acids needed by humans...