The mitogen‐activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway is an important signalling event
associated with every aspect of plant growth, development, yield, abiotic and biotic stress …

Crop yield is challenged every year worldwide by changing climatic conditions. The
forecasted climatic scenario urgently demands stress-tolerant crop varieties to feed the ever …

WRKY transcription factors (TFs) are crucial regulators in response to pathogen infection.
However, the regulatory mechanisms of WRKY TFs in response to Fusarium oxysporum f …

Long non‐coding RNAs (lncRNAs) play important roles in response to biotic and abiotic
stress through acting as competing endogenous RNAs (ceRNAs) to decoy mature miRNAs …

Anthocyanins are important secondary metabolites in plants. They are important for human
health because of their antioxidant activities and because their dietary intake reduces the …

Root and leaf are essential organs of plants in sensing and responding to drought stress.
However, comparative knowledge of non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) of root and leaf tissues in …

Salinity stress is a major abiotic stress affecting the productivity and fiber quality of cotton.
Although reactive oxygen species (ROS) play critical roles in plant stress responses, their …

Key message We report that GhWRKY21, a WRKY transcription factor, plays essential roles
in regulating the intensity of the drought-induced ABA signalling pathway by facilitating the …

Introduction Sessile plants engage in trade-offs between growth and defense capacity in
response to fluctuating environmental cues. MYB is an important transcription factor that …

Trade-offs between plant growth and immunity are a well-known phenomenon in plants that
are meant to ensure the best use of limited resources. Recently, many advances have been …