Plants are subject to attack from organisms ranging from microbes to insects and large
mammals, and thus have evolved an array of defence and resistance mechanisms to …

The interaction between plants and fungal pathogens comprises a range of mechanisms
that determine the outcome of the interaction, ie, compatible leading to susceptibility or …

Plants have evolved highly specific mechanisms to resist pathogens including preformed
barriers and the induction of elaborate signaling pathways. Induced signaling requires …

Plant diseases result in severe losses to natural plant systems, and also cause problems for
economics and production in agricultural systems. While many biotic constraints are well …

Plant immune responses are initiated by recognition of pathogen invasion through immune
receptors. The pathogen sensing system is mainly composed of two structurally different …

Concurrent with the ever increasing demand for wood-based products, there is an obvious
need to conserve forest ecosystems for their ecological value. Recent research suggests …

Let's get dirty! Plant roots are deeply embedded in clammy soil, and working with them
means digging into the mud, hoping not to crush the fragile root branches and flimsy root …

The moss Physcomitrella patens is a suitable model plant to analyze the activation of
defense mechanisms after pathogen assault. In this study, we show that Colletotrichum …

The combination of defensive traits leads to the evolution of 'plant defense syndromes' which
should provide better protection against herbivores than individual traits on their own …

Fungal necrotrophic pathogens cause widespread crop losses and infect a variety of plants.
The perception of these pathogens or their associated signals by specific receptors in plants …