Chitinases are present in diverse form of organisms from bacteria, fungi, insects, plants.
Plant chitinases are part of pathogenesis-related proteins. When plant (host) cells are under …

Pathogenesis-related (PR) proteins and antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are a group of
diverse molecules that are induced by phytopathogens as well as defense related signaling …

Trichoderma (teleomorph Hypocrea) is a fungal genus found in many ecosystems.
Trichoderma spp. can reduce the severity of plant diseases by inhibiting plant pathogens in …

When plants are subjected to high metal exposure, different plant species take different
strategies in response to metal-induced stress. Largely, plants can be distinguished in four …

Fungal diseases cause considerable damage to the economically important crops
worldwide thus posing continuous threat to global food security. Management of these …

Structural and functional genomics investigations are making an important impact on the
current understanding and application of microbial agents used for plant disease control …

Fungal symbionts have been found associated with every plant studied in natural
ecosystem, where they colonize and reside entirely in the internal tissues of their host plant …

Cadmium (Cd) toxicity has been widely studied in different plant species; however, the
mechanism involved in its toxicity as well as the cell response against the metal have not …

Chitinase proteins are widely distributed across diverse biological systems. Chitinases
hydrolyze chitin, chitosan, lipochitooligosaccharides, peptidoglycan, arabinogalactan and …

Crop cultivation is crucial for the existence of human beings, as it fulfills our nutritional
requirements. Crops and other plants are always at a high risk of being attacked by …