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Brassinosteroids in plant growth and stress adaptation: molecular mechanisms and physiological functions

Aug 2026 · Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants · Vol 32, pp. 2099 - 2115 · 0 citations · 146 references
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This review integrates mechanistic, transport, and systems-level advances into a unified framework for climate-resilient crop improvement and introduces a new conceptual framework in which hormone distribution contributes to localized signalling and tissue-specific responses.

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