Calcium signaling in crops.

ABSTRACT: Calcium (Ca²⁺) signaling is integral to nearly all aspects of plant biology, including development and responses to biotic and abiotic stresses. It operates through two main layers: the generation of Ca²⁺ signals and their decoding by Ca²⁺-binding proteins, which act early in diverse signaling pathways. The system exhibits remarkable robustness and versatility, largely due to its network-like organization. While fundamental principles of Ca²⁺ signaling were initially established in noncrop model organisms, recent research has increasingly expanded toward major crop species and has demonstrated that natural and synthetically created variation in Ca²⁺ signaling components can shape agronomically important traits. In this review, we first

SUBMITTER: Zhang C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12824602 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature