Plants are subjected to a plethora of environmental cues that cause extreme losses to crop
productivity. Due to fluctuating environmental conditions, plants encounter difficulties in …

Melatonin was discovered in plants in the late nineties, but its role, signaling, and crosstalk
with other phytohormones remain unknown. Research on melatonin in plants has risen …

Biotic stress causes immense damage to agricultural products worldwide and raises the risk
of hunger in many areas. Plants themselves tolerate biotic stresses via several pathways …

Recognition and repair of damaged tissue are an integral part of life. The failure of cells and
tissues to appropriately respond to damage can lead to severe dysfunction and disease …

Agriculture is the basis for food production on a global scale. Sustainable agriculture tries to
improve or maintain the quality of food without compromising the environment. As sessile …

Maize (Zea mays L.) is one of the main cereals grown around the world. It is used for human
and animal nutrition and also as biofuel. However, as a direct consequence of global climate …

Brown planthopper (BPH) is a phloem sap-sucking insect pest of rice which causes severe
yield loss. We cloned the BPH18 gene from the BPH-resistant introgression line derived …

Eriophyoid mites (Acari Eriophyoidea) are phytophagous arthropods forming intimate
relationships with their host plants. These mites are associated with annual and perennial …

Plant tolerance to insect pests has been indicated to be a unique category of resistance,
however, very little information is available on the mechanism of tolerance against insect …

The molecular interactions between a pest and its host plant are the consequence of an
evolutionary arms race based on the perception of the phytophagous arthropod by the plant …