Capsicum annuum is one of the most important horticultural crops worldwide. Anthracnose
disease (Colletotrichum spp.) is a major constraint for chili production, causing substantial …

The sessile habit of plants led to the evolution of plant secondary metabolites that were
aiding to the plant defense. One of such groups of secondary metabolites is phytoalexins …

Abstract NAC-LIKE, ACTIVATED BY AP3/PI (NAP) is a NAC transcription factor regulating
leaf senescence in Arabidopsis thaliana. In wild tobacco Nicotiana attenuata, a nuclear …

Ten new cadinane-type sesquiterpenoids, named hibisceusins I–R (1–10), along with 14
known sesquiterpenoids (11–24), were acquired from the tainted stems of Hibiscus tiliaceus …

Jasmonate (JA) and abscisic acid (ABA) are two major phytohormones involved in pathogen
resistance. However, how their biosynthesis is regulated is not well understood. We silenced …

Two new aromatic sesquiterpenes, 1-isopropyl-5-methoxy-3, 7-dimethylnaphthalene (1) and
3-hydroxymethyl-1-isopropyl-5-methoxy-7-methylnaphthalene (2), as well as five known …

Alternaria leaf blight (ALB), caused by a necrotrophic fungus Alternaria brassicae is a
serious disease of oleiferous Brassicas resulting in significant yield losses worldwide. No …

Capsidiol, is an anti‐fungal phytoalexin produced by plants of Solanaceae. Capsidiol was
examined in cultures of primary splenocytes (SPLCs) isolated from healthy C57BL/6 mice …

Ophiostomatoid fungi exhibit a complex relationship with bark beetles; exhausting of host
tree defenses is traditionally regarded as one of the key benefits provided to beetle vectors …

Plants inherently show resistance to pathogen attack but are susceptible to multiple bacteria,
viruses, fungi, and phytoplasmas. Diseases as a result of such infection leads to the …