As sessile organisms, plants must tolerate various environmental stresses. Plant hormones
play vital roles in plant responses to biotic and abiotic stresses. Among these hormones …

Plant diseases are still the main problem for the reduction in crop yield and a threat to global
food security. Additionally, excessive usage of chemical inputs such as pesticides and …

Soil abiotic factors and plant traits are able to trigger bottom-up effects along the tri-trophic
plant–herbivore–natural enemy interactions. The consequences could be useful for …

Apple is one of the largely grown fruits in China, and it suffers great economic losses caused
by Penicillium expansum infection every year. In the present study, we ascertained the …

Medicinal plants are used for their antioxidant potential and presence of various secondary
metabolites (SMs) that boost our immune systems. These metabolites hold great promise in …

BACKGROUND Because of the considerable damage caused by tomato leafminer in tomato
crops, the use of integrated methods is recommended. In this study, the effect of three …

Density‐and trait‐mediated indirect interactions (DMIIs and TMIIs respectively) are important
drivers of community dynamics but how plant nutrients (bottom‐up effects) affect the …

Plant defense priming involves the release of air-borne volatile organic compounds (VOCs)
by plants, serving to prepare defense-related mechanisms against herbivores and …

The diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (L.), has become the most destructive insect pest
of cruciferous plants, such as B. napus throughout the world including Iran. In this study, the …

Plant–insect interactions are strongly modified by environmental factors. This study
evaluates the influence of nitrogen fertilisation on the tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) cv …