Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is a staple food crop, feeding more than 50% of the world's population.
Diseases caused by bacterial, fungal, and viral pathogens constantly threaten the rice …

Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae and Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzicola cause bacterial
blight and bacterial leaf streak of rice (Oryza sativa), which constrain production of this staple …

To discover novel antibacterial agents, a series of novel 1, 3, 4-thiadiazole derivatives
containing an amide moiety were designed and synthesized, and their antibacterial activities …

Although cereal crops all belong to the grass family (Poacea), most of their diseases are
specific to a particular species. Thus, a given cereal species is typically resistant to diseases …

A set of 171 recombinant inbred lines (RIL) were developed from a narrow cross in
cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.; 2n= 2 x= 14) using the determinate (de), gynoecious (F) …

Biotic stress is one of the major threats to stable rice production. Climate change affects the
shifting of pest outbreaks in time and space. Genetic improvement of biotic stress resistance …

Crown rot, caused by Fusarium pseudograminearum, is an important disease of wheat in
Australia and elsewhere. In order to identify molecular markers associated with partial …

Rice is one of the important crops grown worldwide and is considered as an important crop
for global food security. Rice is being affected by various fungal, bacterial and viral diseases …

Plant diseases are one of the major constraints in achieving the potential yield. Rice, the
most important food crop in the world, is attacked by a number of fungal, bacterial and viral …

Background The small heat shock proteins represent a large family of proteins that respond
to a wide range of abiotic and biotic stresses. OsHsp18. 0-CI confers tolerance to salt and …