Phloem-feeding pests cause extensive crop damage throughout the world, yet little is
understood about how plants perceive and defend themselves from these threats. The …

Cotton leaf curl disease (CLCuD), caused by cotton leaf curl viruses (CLCuVs), is among the
most devastating diseases in cotton. While the widely cultivated cotton species Gossypium …

Abstract Key message Combining GWAS, QTL-seq and transcriptome sequencing detected
basal defense-related genes showing gDNA sequence variation and expression difference …

Cotton is an important cash crop worldwide, and is a significant source of fiber, feed,
foodstuff, oil and biofuel products. Considerable effort has been expended to increase …

Many phloem-feeding insects are considered severe pests of agriculture and are controlled
mainly by chemical insecticides. Continued extensive use of these inputs is environmentally …

Worldwide, Verticillium wilt is among the major harmful diseases in cotton production,
causing substantial reduction in yields. While this disease has been extensively researched …

Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV) and Tomato chlorosis virus (ToCV) are two of the most
devastating cultivated tomato viruses, causing significant crop losses worldwide. As the …

Abstract Background Whitefly (Bemisia tabaci) causes extensive crop damage throughout
the world by feeding directly on plants and by vectoring hundreds of species of …

Verticillium wilt causes massive annual losses of cotton yield, but the mechanism of cotton
resistance to Verticillium dahliae is complex and poorly understood. In this study, a …

Despite the established significance of WRKY proteins and phenylpropanoid metabolism in
plant immunity, how WRKY proteins modulate aspects of the phenylpropanoid pathway …