Attack from insect herbivores poses a major threat to plant survival, and accordingly, plants
have evolved sophisticated defence systems. Maize is cultivated as a staple crop worldwide …

Maize (Zea mays) is a staple cereal crop cultivated all over the world but that is threatened
by various insects. Feeding of the lepidopteran insect Mythimna separata triggers defence …

Plants recognize and respond to feeding by herbivorous insects by upregulating their local
and systemic defenses. While defense induction by aboveground herbivores has been well …

Biotic and abiotic cues can trigger priming in plants, which enables plants to respond to
subsequent challenge with stronger and/or faster responses. It is well known that herbivory …

Insects such as the beet armyworm (Spodoptera exigua) cause extensive damage to maize
(Zea mays). Maize plants respond by triggering defense signaling, changes in gene …

BACKGROUND Sugarcane is the most important sugar crop in the world. Like other crops,
sugarcane suffers from herbivorous insect attack. The oriental armyworm Mythimna separata …

Chewing insects cause severe yield losses in crop production worldwide. Crop plants
counteract chewing insects by transcriptionally promoting a repertoire of defense gene …

Plants are constantly challenged by insect pests that can dramatically decrease yields.
Insects with piercing-sucking mouthparts, for example, aphids, whiteflies, and leaf hoppers …

Zea mays defense response is well-crafted according to the physical and chemical weapons
utilized by their invaders during the coevolutionary period. Maize plants employ diversified …

During herbivory, chewing insects deposit complex oral secretions (OS) onto the plant
wound. Understanding how plants respond to the different cues of herbivory remains an …