Phenylpropanoids can function as preformed and inducible antimicrobial compounds, as
well as signal molecules, in plant–microbe interactions. Since we last reviewed the field 8 …

Soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) is an important leguminous crop and biotic stresses are a
global concern for soybean growers. In recent decades, significant development has been …

Abstract Background Small RNAs (19-24 nt) are key regulators of gene expression that
guide both transcriptional and post-transcriptional silencing mechanisms in eukaryotes …

Gene expression analysis requires the use of reference genes constitutively expressed
independently of tissues or environmental conditions. Housekeeping genes (eg, actin …

The plant pathogenic basidiomycete fungi Phakopsora pachyrhizi and Phakopsora
meibomiae cause rust disease in soybean plants. Phakopsora pachyrhizi originated in Asia …

Asian soybean rust (ASR), caused by the obligate fungal pathogen Phakopsora pachyrhizi,
often leads to significant yield losses and can only be managed through fungicide …

Phakopsora pachyrhizi is a biotrophic fungus provoking SBR disease. SBR poses a major
threat to global soybean production. Though several R genes provided soybean immunity to …

Mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) cascades play important roles in disease
resistance in model plant species such as Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) and tobacco …

To identify genes that confer nonhost resistance to biotrophic fungal pathogens, we did a
forward-genetics screen using Medicago truncatula Tnt1 retrotransposon insertion lines …

Reverse transcription quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) is a
robust and widely applied technique used to investigate gene expression. However, for …