Phenylpropanoid metabolism is one of the most important metabolisms in plants, yielding
more than 8,000 metabolites contributing to plant development and plant–environment …

Fungi infections cause approximately 60–70% yield loss through diseases such as rice
blast, powdery mildew, Fusarium rot, downy mildew, etc. Plants naturally respond to these …

As one of the most important crops in the world, rice (Oryza sativa) is a model plant for
metabolome research. Although many studies have focused on the analysis of specific …

Root responses to environmental stresses show a high level of cell type and developmental
stage specificity. Interactions with beneficial and pathogenic organisms–including microbes …

Parasitic plants are plants that connect with a haustorium to the vasculature of another, host,
plant from which they absorb water, assimilates, and nutrients. Because of this parasitic …

Abstract R2R3-MYB transcription factors play an important role in the synthesis of
phenylpropanoid-derived compounds, which in turn provide salt tolerance in plant. In this …

In contrast to most autotrophic plants, which produce carbohydrates from carbon dioxide
using photosynthesis, parasitic plants obtain water and nutrients by parasitizing host plants …

The Striga, particularly S. he rmonthica, problem has become a major threat to food security,
exacerbating hunger and poverty in many African countries. A number of Striga control …

Parasitic plants in the family Orobanchaceae, such as Striga, Orobanche and Phelipanche,
often cause significant damage to agricultural crops. The Orobanchaceae family comprises …

Parasitic plants in the Orobanchaceae family include devastating weed species, such as
Striga, Orobanche, and Phelipanche, which infest important crops and cause economic …