The rise in global temperature also favors the multiplication of pests and pathogens, which
calls into question global food security. Plants have developed special coping mechanisms …

There is no argument to the fact that insect herbivores cause significant losses to plant
productivity in both natural and agricultural ecosystems. To counter this continuous …

Essential oils are complex mixtures of hydrocarbons and their oxygenated derivatives
arising from two different isoprenoid pathways. Essential oils are produced by glandular …

There is always a silent war between plants and herbivorous insects that we are rarely privy
to. In this silent war, chemicals act as both weapons and messengers. Insect–plant co …

The most conspicuous function of plastids is the oxygenic photosynthesis of chloroplasts, yet
plastids are super-factories that produce a plethora of compounds that are indispensable for …

Plants have evolved adaptive strategies to cope with pathogen infections that seriously
threaten plant viability and crop productivity. Upon the perception of invading pathogens, the …

Insect pests cause significant global agricultural damage and lead to major financial and
environmental costs. Crops contain intrinsic defenses to protect themselves from such pests …

Insects pose a great threat to plants, and plants, in turn, withstand to insect attack through
various morphological and biochemical traits. Among the plant defensive traits, secondary …

Methyl salicylate is a volatile compound, the synthesis of which takes place via the salicylic
acid pathway in plants. Both compounds can be involved in the development of systemic …

Glucosinolates are an important class of secondary metabolites in Brassicales plants with a
critical role in chemical defense. Glucosinolates are chemically inactive but can be …