Physiological and transcriptomic insights into the roles of growth and defense hormones in bermudagrass shade tolerance.
Bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon) is widely used in ecological restoration, soil conservation, industrial landscaping, and potentially bioenergy, ethanol, and biochar production. Shading critically influences bermudagrass growth and survival. However, current knowledge on bermudagrass responses to shade from a hormonal p...