The devastating wheat blast disease first emerged in Brazil in 1985. The disease was
restricted to South America until 2016, when a series of grain imports from Brazil led to a …

Wheat blast was first reported in Brazil in 1985. It spread rapidly across the wheat cropping
areas of Brazil to become the most important biotic constraint on wheat production in the …

Increasing both crop productivity and the tolerance of crops to abiotic and biotic stresses is a
major challenge for global food security in our rapidly changing climate. For the first time, we …

As the intensity and frequency of extreme weather events are projected to increase under
climate change, assessing their impact on cropping systems and exploring feasible …

Wild grapevines can show strong resistance to the downy mildew pathogen P. viticola, but
the associated mechanisms are poorly described, especially at early stages of infection …

Rice blast, caused by Pyricularia oryzae, is the most important disease in rice worldwide.
This study investigated the effects of silicon (Si) on the photosynthetic gas exchange …

Photosynthesis, the remarkable process by which green plants synthesize nutrients using
light energy, plays a crucial role in sustaining life on Earth. However, the effects of …

This study was intended to analyze the photosynthetic performance of rice leaf blades
infected with Monographella albescens by combining chlorophyll (Chl) a fluorescence …

Tropospheric ozone [O3] is a secondary air pollutant formed from the photochemical
oxidation of volatile organic compounds in the presence of nitrogen oxides, and it is one of …

Nitrogen (N) is essential for the physiological processes of plants. However, the specific
mechanisms by which different nitrogen forms influence rice blast pathogenesis remain …