IntroductionArabidopsis thaliana, a small, annual flowering, dicotyledonous plant, was discovered by Johannes Thal (hence, thaliana) in the Harz mountains in the sixteenth century. Arabidopsis is a member of the Brassicaceae family, which includes important crops. It has no agronomic significance, but offers important advantages for basic research in genetics and molecular biology [1].
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