Complex Physiological Response of Norway Spruce to Atmospheric Pollution – Decreased Carbon Isotope Discrimination and Unchanged Tree Biomass IncrementVojtěch Čada*, Hana Šantrůčková, Jiří Šantrůček, Lenka Kubištová, Meelis Seedre and Miroslav Svoboda

The Potential of Hyperspectral Patterns of Winter Wheat to Detect Changes in Soil Microbial Community CompositionSabrina Carvalho, Wim H. van der Putten and W. H. G. Hol*

Biochemical, Transcriptional, and Bioinformatic Analysis of Lipid Droplets from Seeds of Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) and Their Use as Potent Sequestration Agents against the Toxic Pollutant, 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorinated Dibenzo-p-DioxinAbdulsamie Hanano*, Ibrahem Almousally, Mouhnad Shaban, Farzana Rahman, Elizabeth Blee and Denis J. Murphy

Worldwide Evaluations of Quinoa: Preliminary Results from Post International Year of Quinoa FAO Projects in Nine CountriesDidier Bazile*, Cataldo Pulvento, Alexis Verniau, Mohammad S. Al-Nusairi, Djibi Ba, Joelle Breidy, Layth Hassan, Maarouf I. Mohammed, Omurbek Mambetov, Munira Otambekova, Niaz Ali Sepahvand, Amr Shams, Djamel Souici, Khaled Miri and Stefano Padulosi

Nod Factor Effects on Root Hair-Specific Transcriptome of Medicago truncatula: Focus on Plasma Membrane Transport Systems and Reactive Oxygen Species NetworksIsabelle Damiani, Alice Drain, Marjorie Guichard, Sandrine Balzergue, Alexandre Boscari, Jean-Christophe Boyer, Véronique Brunaud, Sylvain Cottaz, Corinne Rancurel, Martine Da Rocha, Cécile Fizames, Sébastien Fort, Isabelle Gaillard, Vincent Maillol, Etienne G. J. Danchin, Hatem Rouached, Eric Samain, Yan-Hua Su, Julien Thouin, Bruno Touraine, Alain Puppo, Jean-Marie Frachisse, Nicolas Pauly* and Hervé Sentenac*

Genetic Effects Conferring Heat Tolerance in a Cross of Tolerant × Susceptible Maize (Zea mays L.) GenotypesMuhammad Naveed*, Muhammad Ahsan, Hafiz M. Akram, Muhammad Aslam and Nisar Ahmed

Osmolality and Non-Structural Carbohydrate Composition in the Secondary Phloem of Trees across a Latitudinal Gradient in EuropeAnna Lintunen*, Teemu Paljakka, Tuula Jyske, Mikko Peltoniemi, Frank Sterck, Georg von Arx, Hervé Cochard, Paul Copini, Maria C. Caldeira, Sylvain Delzon, Roman Gebauer, Leila Grönlund, Natasa Kiorapostolou, Silvia Lechthaler, Raquel Lobo-do-Vale, Richard L. Peters, Giai Petit, Angela L. Prendin, Yann Salmon, Kathy Steppe, Josef Urban, Sílvia Roig Juan, Elisabeth M. R. Robert and Teemu Hölttä

Transcriptome- Assisted Label-Free Quantitative Proteomics Analysis Reveals Novel Insights into Piper nigrum—Phytophthora capsici PhytopathosystemChidambareswaren Mahadevan, Anu Krishnan, Gayathri G. Saraswathy, Arun Surendran, Abdul Jaleel and Manjula Sakuntala*

Novel Meiotic miRNAs and Indications for a Role of PhasiRNAs in MeiosisStefanie Dukowic-Schulze, Anitha Sundararajan, Thiruvarangan Ramaraj, Shahryar Kianian, Wojciech P. Pawlowski, Joann Mudge and Changbin Chen*

A SNARE-Like Superfamily Protein SbSLSP from the Halophyte Salicornia brachiata Confers Salt and Drought Tolerance by Maintaining Membrane Stability, K+/Na+ Ratio, and Antioxidant MachineryDinkar Singh, Narendra Singh Yadav, Vivekanand Tiwari, Pradeep K. Agarwal and Bhavanath Jha*