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 …

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not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Food and Agriculture …

Globally, collapse of ecosystems—potentially irreversible change to ecosystem structure,
composition and function—imperils biodiversity, human health and well‐being. We examine …

Environmental stresses including salinity, drought, cold, warmer temperatures, alterations in
precipitation patterns, fluctuations of weather events, and increasing insect and disease …

Background Fungi have evolved for 1 billion years and due to their adaptability and
resilience can be found in multiple habitats around the globe. Among numerous species of …

There has been a remarkable scientific output on the topic of how climate change is likely to
affect plant diseases. This overview addresses the need for review of this burgeoning …

Human activities have significantly impacted the environment and are changing our climate
in ways that will have major consequences for ourselves, and endanger animal, plant and …

From 1988 to July 2019 more than 100 review articles were published, including opinion
papers and book chapters, that focused on potential climate change effects on plant …

In the current scenario of rapidly evolving climate change, crop plants are more frequently
subjected to stresses of both abiotic and biotic origin, including exposure to unpredictable …

Crop plants are more often exposed to abiotic stresses in the current age of fast-evolving
climate change. This includes exposure to extreme and unpredictable changes in climatic …