Tannins are the most abundant secondary metabolites made by plants, commonly ranging
from 5% to 10% dry weight of tree leaves. Tannins can defend leaves against insect …

With the completion of the Populus trichocarpa genome sequence and the development of
various genetic, genomic, and biochemical tools, Populus now offers many possibilities to …

Coffee is a valuable beverage crop due to its characteristic flavor, aroma, and the stimulating
effects of caffeine. We generated a high-quality draft genome of the species Coffea …

Salicylic acid (SA) has been shown to regulate various aspects of growth and development;
it also serves as a critical signal for activating disease resistance in Arabidopsis thaliana and …

We report the draft genome of the black cottonwood tree, Populus trichocarpa. Integration of
shotgun sequence assembly with genetic mapping enabled chromosome-scale …

Phytologist Letters Forum 299 mutants are expected to shed further light on the functional
redundancy of the 4CL family. An advantage of gRNA stacking is the simplicity of construct …

Background Worldwide, grapes and their derived products have a large market. The
cultivated grape species Vitis vinifera has potential to become a model for fruit trees …

The phenylpropanoid pathway leads to the production of many important plant secondary
metabolites including lignin, chlorogenic acids, flavonoids, and phenolic glycosides. Early …

Salicylic acid (SA) is an important mediator of plant defense response. In Arabidopsis
(Arabidopsis thaliana), this compound was proposed to derive mainly from isochorismate …

Poplar trees synthesize flavan‐3‐ols (catechin and proanthocyanidins) as a defense against
foliar rust fungi, but the regulation of this defense response is poorly understood. Here, we …