Understanding stress physiology and molecular response mechanisms in plants is essential for improving crop production and quality, particularly under ...

Biologists have uncovered a surprising connection between the way plants grow and how they defend themselves against ...

People love the taste of sugar beets' primary byproduct: white sugar. Soilborne cyst nematodes—parasitic, microscopic ...

New research has identified crucial components and mechanisms of the plant immune system, potentially helping to develop ...

Turmeric (Curcuma longa), a vibrant yellow spice, a rhizomatous herbaceous plant from the ginger family (Zingiberaceae), has ...

Plant pests such as bacteria and fungi lead to significant yield losses in agriculture. In order to develop new strategies ...

The time it takes for a species to reproduce determines how long it takes for inherited changes to affect a species’ gene pool. A shorter generation time results in faster inherited changes, as the ...

When pathogens are not destroyed by the innate immune system, the adaptive immune response takes over. This is a highly specific response that involves specialised cells called lymphocytes and takes ...

Biologists have identified important components and mechanisms of the molecular machinery that transmits information about a pathogen encounter within the plant organism.

Cells are dynamic, fast-changing, complex, tiny, and often hard-to-see in environments that don't always behave in predictable ways when exposed to external stimuli. Now, researchers have found new ...

and viruses by modulating downstream pathogen resistance genes or interacting with other regulators. Plant signaling pathways or components involved in the regulatory network of WRKY-mediated plant ...

Institute of Virology and Biotechnology, State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Treats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-Products, Key Laboratory of Biotechnology in Plant Protection of ...