Background Self-incompatibility (SI) is under genetic control and prevents inbreeding
depression in angiosperms. SI mechanisms are quite complicated and still poorly …

Faba bean (Vicia faba L.) is one of the most important legume crops in Egypt. However,
production of faba bean is affected by several diseases including fungal diseases. Fusarium …

Pollen development is critical in plant reproduction. Polyphenol oxidases (PPOs) genes
encode defense-related enzymes, but the role of PPOs in pollen development remains …

Yellow vein mosaic disease of mesta (kenaf, Hibiscus cannabinus L.; and roselle, H.
sabdariffa L.) is a new entrant to the disease scenario and it is associated with a novel …

The goal of the study was to construct a reliable molecular and biochemical tool for the
selection of resistant sugar beet cultivars to minimize the loss in productivity caused by …

Alternaria sesami causes leaf spot disease in Sesamum orientale. Conidium germination,
inoculation, penetration and colonization of the pathogen on the plant surfaces were studied …

Cross-incompatibility, frequently happening in intraspecific varieties, has seriously restricted
sweetpotato breeding. However, the mechanism of sweetpotato intraspecific cross …

Silk of some maize genotypes contains a high level of phenolics that undergo enzymatic
oxidation to form quinones, which condense among themselves or with proteins to form …

The PVY isolate-infected pepper plants confirmed by DAS-ELISA and isolated on
Chenopodium amaranticolor L. where gave chlorotic local lesions. Eleven potato cultivars …

Plant species are endowed with innate resistant machinery presumably operated through
broad spectrum of defense enzymes, the products of intricate network of biochemical …