Male reproductive tissues are more sensitive to heat stress compared to vegetative tissues, however the basis of this phenomenon is poorly understood. Heat stress transcription factors (Hsfs) regulate the transcriptional changes required for protection and recovery from heat stress. HsfA2 has been c...
'Potato is particularly vulnerable to increased temperature, considered to be the most important uncontrollable factor affecting growth and yield. Here we describe an acquired thermotolerance response in potato, whereby treatment at a mildly elevated temperature (''acclimated'') primes the plant for...