The BASIC PENTACYSTEINE (BPC) GAGA (C-box) binding proteins belong to a small plant transcription factor family. We previously reported that BPCs of class I bind directly to C-boxes in the SEEDSTICK (STK) promoter and ...

The 'espigalls' and 'brotons' are the rash that appear from the 'brotonera' cabbage's armpit. They are distinguished between each other by their morphology and the time they appear along the plant cycle, although the word ...

The broccoli or ‘espigall’ (Brassica oleracea L.) is a traditional variety of Catalonia, historically cultivated, especially in the Garraf and El Vallès area. It is a variety of cabbage selected in the past, which is mainly ...

Brotonera cabbage (Brassica oleracea L. var. acephala) is a Catalan cabbage landrace, historically grown in the Garraf and El Vallés areas. It is a product that comes from a long culinary tradition, since the espigalls of ...

The cultivation of microgreens, for some years now, is creating a trend among consumers of `gourmet¿ plant products. The colours and textures, as well as the antioxidant and vitamin properties attributed to them, offer ...

Broccoli (Brassica oleracea L. var. Italica) is recognized as a very nutritious food due to its high content of health promoting compounds, such as ascorbic acid, phenolic compounds and its antioxidant capacity. The food ...

Land plants are characterised by haplo-diploid life cycles, and developing ovules are the organs in which the haploid anddiploid generations coexist. Recently it has been shown that hormones such as auxin ...

In high density of vegetation, plants detect neighbors by perceiving changes in light quality through phytochrome photoreceptors. Close vegetation proximity might result in competition for resources, such as light. To face ...