Scopoletin and chlorogenic acid (CGA) are important polyphenols that regulate plant
growth, development, and stress resistance. The ERF transcription factor WAX INDUCER1 …

The cotton bollworm causes severe mechanical damage to plants during feeding and leaves
oral secretions (OSs) at the mechanical wounds. The role these OSs play in the invasion of …

Among the main challenges in current viticulture, there is the increasing demand for
sustainability in the protection from fungal diseases, such as downy mildew (DM) and …

Waterlogging stress causes substantial destruction to plant growth and production under
climatic fluctuations globally. Plants hormones have been widely explored in numerous …

Little is known about the molecular basis of host defense in resistant wild species Zingiber
zerumbet (L.) Smith against the soil-borne, necrotrophic oomycete pathogen Pythium …

Sugarcane is an important sugar and energy crop. Breeding varieties with high yield and
sugar, strong stress tolerance, as well as beneficial for mechanized harvesting are the goal …

Crown gall, a tumor disease caused by Agrobacterium tumefaciens, results in considerable
economic losses to orchards. Following pathogen invasion, plants trigger a series of …

Most coexisting insect species exhibit stunted growth compared to individual species on
plants. This phenomenon reflects an interspecific antagonism drawing extensive attention …

Plant defence peptides are paramount endogenous danger signals secreted after a
challenge, intensifying the plant immune response. The peptidic hormone Systemin (Sys) …

Verticillium wilt (VW) caused by Verticillium dahliae (V. dahliae) is one of the most
destructive diseases in cotton (Gossypium spp.). Histone acetylation plays critical roles in …