Elena Baldoni

TL;DR: Myb4 overexpressing plants show a significant increased cold and freezing tolerance, measured as membrane or Photosystem II (PSII) stability and as whole plant tolerance, suggesting that Myb4 represents a master switch in cold tolerance.

TL;DR: This review summarizes recent studies highlighting the role of the MYB family of transcription factors in the adaptive responses to drought stress and the practical application value of MYBs in crop improvement, such as stress tolerance engineering, is discussed.

TL;DR: The ectopic expression of the Myb4 transcription factor improved physiological and biochemical adaptation to cold and drought stress and modified metabolite accumulation and it may be of interest to use Osmyb4 as a tool for improving the productivity of woody perennials under environmental stress conditions.

TL;DR: This study proves that NMR technique coupled with multivariate statistical analysis is a powerful tool to assess a possible correlation between differences in metabolic profile and in tolerance/ sensitivity phenotype in rice cultivars.

TL;DR: Differences between two varieties of rice with contrasting salt sensitivities were revealed by the imaging of photosynthetic parameters, ion content analysis and a transcriptomic approach, indicating that quick H2O2 signaling in the roots is part of a coordinated response that leads to adaptation instead of senescence in salt-treated rice plants.