An overview on the various physiological roles of brassinosteroids in the past decade – a mini review

Brassinosteroids (BRs) are a novel group of plant growth regulators (PGRs) that exhibit pronounced growth promoting activities. Extensive reach on the role of BRs in positively modulating a wide range of processes, including source/sink relationship, seed germination, photosynthesis, senescence, photomorphogenesis, flowering and responses to abiotic and biotic stresses had been carried out in the past fourty years. The present mini- review highlights on various physiological roles of BRs in plants in the past decade.