Studies with model plants such as Arabidopsis thaliana have revealed that phytohormones
are central regulators of plant defense. The intricate network of phytohormone signaling …

Highlights•Hormonal crosstalk is commonly observed during plant immunity.•Through
crosstalk plants can balance immunity, stress tolerance and growth.•Synthetic biology …

Cross talk between salicylic acid (SA) and jasmonic acid (JA) signaling pathways plays an
important role in the regulation and fine tuning of induced defenses that are activated upon …

Background Genome-wide association (GWA) is gaining popularity as a means to study the
architecture of complex quantitative traits, partially due to the improvement of high …

In this study, the molecular basis of the induced systemic resistance (ISR) in Arabidopsis
thaliana by the biocontrol fungus Trichoderma hamatum T382 against the phytopathogen …

The role of salicylic acid (SA) and jasmonic acid (JA) signaling in resistance to root
pathogens has been poorly documented. We assessed the contribution of SA and JA to …

Plant hybrids are extensively used in agriculture to deliver increases in yields, yet the
molecular basis of their superior performance (heterosis) is not well understood. Our …

Genomic approaches have accelerated the study of the quantitative genetics that underlie
phenotypic variation. These approaches associate genome-scale analyses such as …

Iron (Fe) is an essential plant micronutrient, and its deficiency limits plant growth and
development on alkaline soils. Under Fe deficiency, plant responses include up-regulation …

Resistance (R) protein–associated pathways are well known to participate in defense
against a variety of microbial pathogens. Salicylic acid (SA) and its associated …