Nitric oxide (NO) and ethylene are both important signaling molecules which participate in numerous plant development processes and environmental stress resistance. Here, we investigate whether and how NO interacts with ethylene during the initiation of endodermal barriers that have major...

In arid and semi-arid regions, salinity is a serious and chronic problem for agriculture. A 3-year field experiment in the arid environment of Xinjiang, northwest China, was conducted to study the salinity change in soil resulting from deficit irrigation of cotton with non-saline, moderate...