Ecologist have not been able to show unambigous evidence for the involvement of plant-to-
plant signal transfer in the defence strategies of plants. However, phytopathologists and …

Advances in high throughput omics techniques provide avenues to decipher plant
microbiomes. However, there is limited information on how integrated informatics can help …

The singer–song-writer Paul Simon sang about the '50 ways to leave your lover'; plants have
at least as many ways of coping with their insect herbivores. Recent research has elucidated …

Abstract Model systems have proven enormously useful in elucidating the biochemical
function of plant genes. However their ecological function, having been sculpted by …

Nematodes are omnipresent in nature including many species which are parasitic to plants
and cause enormous economic losses in various crops. During the process of parasitism …

There is tremendous diversity of interactions between plants and other species. These
relationships range from antagonism to mutualism. Interactions of plants with members of …

Recent advances in our understanding of induced responses in plants and their regulation,
brought about by a revolution in molecular biology, have re-focused attention on the …

Plants have various self-defense mechanisms against biotic attacks, involving both physical
and chemical barriers. Physical barriers include spines, trichomes, and cuticle layers …

Plants can produce compounds which act as semiochemicals, that is, signals modifying the
development or behaviour of other organisms without having direct physiological activity …

Defense priming conditions diverse plant species for the superinduction of defense, often
resulting in enhanced pest and disease resistance and abiotic stress tolerance. Here, we …