… Dihydroflavonol 4-reductase (DFR) is a key enzyme in the flavonoid pathway for the synthesis
of anthocyanins, catechins, and procyanidins (Tian et al., 2017). It controls the flux of each …

The complex interactions among plants, herbivorous insects, and microbes form an iron
triangle in nature, and even a minor alteration in any of these components can trigger a chain of …

One third of the landmass of our planet is covered with forest (FAO 2015), and the immense
ecological importance of the trees growing in these forests is almost impossible to describe. …

The outbreak of anthracnose caused by Colletotrichum spp. represents a devastating
epidemic that severely affects oil tea (Camellia oleifera) production in China. However, the …

Melampsora spp. willow rust is the most serious disease of shrub willow bioenergy production
in the northeastern United States. Recent phylogenetic studies have identified several …

Due to the high economical importance of roses and the severe damage caused on them by
the hemibiotrophic fungus Diplocarpon rosae, the causing agent of the black spot disease, …

… larici-populina infection, which can be a shield for plants to protect themselves [137]. To
cope with various biotic stresses, bHLH TFs in some woody plants can increase the expression …

… My group investigates the influence of a widespread pathogen (poplar leaf rust fungus,
Melampsora larici-populina) on the phytochemistry of black poplar (Populus nigra) trees and on …

… to catechins, which subsequently are converted into the defence-related phenolics
flavonoid-derived proanthocyanidins [71]. Both catechin and LAR1 mRNA-levels, …

… The flavonoids and phenolic acids were quantified at 320 nm, and salicylates at 270 nm, but
(+)-catechin and disalicortin at 220 nm. The analytical recovery of arbutin (internal standard) …