Plant disease outbreak is increasing rapidly around the globe and is a major cause for crop
loss worldwide. Plants, in turn, have developed diverse defense mechanisms to identify and …

Cyanidin 3-O-glucoside (C3G) is a well-known antioxidant found as a dietary anthocyanin in
different fruits and vegetables. It has protective and therapeutic effects on various diseases …

The rising demand for biofuels has raised concerns about selecting alternate and promising
renewable energy crops which do not compete with food supply. Jatropha (Jatropha curcas …

Swertia chirayita is a high-value medicinal herb exhibiting antidiabetic, hepatoprotective,
anticancer, antiediematogenic and antipyretic properties. Scarcity of its plant material has …

Climate change, ever-increasing global population and declining in the arable land are
burning challenges to food and nutritional security. Although over 7000 species are known …

Background Nicotiana belongs to the Solanaceae family that includes important crops such
as tomato, potato, eggplant, and pepper. Nicotiana species are of worldwide economic …

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Root and crown rot incited by an oomycete, Phytophthora melonis, causes significant yield
losses in commercial pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo) production worldwide. Currently, resistant …

Radish is an important root vegetable crop worldwide. However, it is susceptible to a variety
of diseases leading to decline in yield and quality. The plant nucleotide-binding site (NBS) …

Jatropha curcas, a promising bioenergy crop is becoming vulnerable to various biotic
stresses due to large-scale cultivation of selected genotypes, thereby affecting its yield …