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TL;DR: The metabolic adaptation of source leaves to low N was analyzed in maize seedlings by parallel measurements of transcriptome and metabolome profiling, underlining the great importance of phosphate homeostasis control under stress conditions.

TL;DR: It is concluded that C4 photosynthesis is established from sink tissue without an intermediate phase of C3 or C2 photosynthesis, and transcriptome and metabolome analysis, as well as enzyme activity measurements, and absolute quantification of selected metabolites revised the current model of maize C 4 photosynthesis.

TL;DR: Increased stomatal densities in the Arabidopsis mutant sdd1-1 enabled low-light-adapted plants to have 30% higher CO(2) assimilation rates compared to the wild type when exposed to high light intensities and resulted in differences in gas exchange and the carbohydrate metabolism of the wildtype and mutant.

TL;DR: This well-developed ability to endure prolonged periods of oxygen deprivation in both Acorus calamus and Iris pseudacorus is associated with a down-regulation in metabolic activity in response to the imposition of anaerobiosis.

TL;DR: A thorough assessment of the current literature suggests that, whereas the non-specific inhibitory effects of recombinant protease inhibitors in plant food webs could often be negligible and their 'unintended' pleiotropic effects in planta of potential agronomic value, the innocuity of these proteins might always remain an issue to be assessed empirically, on a case-by-case basis.