The increase in the world population has generated an important need for both quality and
quantity agricultural products, which has led to a significant surge in the use of chemical …

Agriculture in the 21st century is facing multiple challenges, such as those related to soil
fertility, climatic fluctuations, environmental degradation, urbanization, and the increase in …

Our body has a remarkable ability to remember its past encounters with allergens,
pathogens, wounds and irritants, and to react more quickly to the next experience. This …

In plants, pathogen attack can induce an immune response known as systemic acquired
resistance that protects against a broad spectrum of pathogens. In the search for safer …

When under stress, plants release molecules to activate their defense system. Detecting
these stress-related molecules offers the possibility to address stress conditions and prevent …

Feeding a rising population of currently 7.8 billion people globally requires efficient
agriculture, which is preferably sustainable. Today, farmers are largely dependent on …

Candida albicans is a major fungal pathogen of humans. It exists as a commensal in the oral
cavity, gut or genital tract of most individuals, constrained by the local microbiota, epithelial …

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reactive nitrogen species (RNS) play a pivotal role in
the dynamic cell signaling systems in plants, even under biotic and abiotic stress conditions …

The hypersensitive defence response is found in all higher plants and is characterized by a
rapid cell death at the point of pathogen ingress. It is usually associated with pathogen …

Traditionally, the innate and adaptive immune systems are differentiated by their specificity
and memory capacity. In recent years, however, this paradigm has shifted: Cells of the …