Plants are subjected to a plethora of environmental cues that cause extreme losses to crop
productivity. Due to fluctuating environmental conditions, plants encounter difficulties in …

Throughout evolution, plants have developed a highly complex defense system against
different threats, including phytopathogens. Plant defense depends on constitutive and …

Plasma treatments are currently being assessed as a seed processing technology for
agricultural purposes where seeds are typically subjected to pre-sowing treatments to …

Main conclusion Rice sheath blight research should prioritise optimising biological control
approaches, identification of resistance gene mechanisms and application in genetic …

Simple Summary Chitin is a polysaccharide that forms the outer layer of many organisms,
and it is widely used in industry. Chitinases are enzymes that can break down chitin into …

In order to survive in a hostile habitat, plants have to manage the available resources to
reach a delicate balance between development and defense processes, setting up what …

Incorporating green chemistry concepts into nanotechnology is an important focus area in
nanoscience. The demand for green metal oxide nanoparticle production has grown in …

Molecular changes elicited by common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in response to
Fusarium oxysproum f. sp. Phaseoli (FOP) remain elusive. We studied the changes in root …

Walnut (Juglans regia L.) anthracnose, induced by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, is a
catastrophic disease impacting the walnut industry in China. Although WRKY transcription …

Main conclusion This review provides insights into the molecular interactions between
Phytophthora infestans and tomato and highlights research gaps that need further attention …