Lignin is a ubiquitous polymer present in cell walls of all vascular plants, where it rigidifies
and strengthens the cell wall structure through covalent cross-linkages to cell wall …

Brown midrib mutants have been isolated in maize (Zea mays), sorghum (Sorghum bicolor)
and pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) arising by either spontaneous or chemical …

Lignification of cell wall appositions is a conserved basal defense mechanism in the plant
innate immune response. However, the genetic pathway controlling defense-induced …

The incompatible pathosystem between resistant cotton (Gossypium barbadense cv. 7124)
and Verticillium dahliae strain V991 was used to study the cotton transcriptome changes …

Research on the mechanisms employed by the biocontrol agent Trichoderma virens to
suppress cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) seedling disease incited by Rhizoctonia solani has …

Trichoderma hamatum strain Th23, isolated from tomato roots, was molecularly identified
using phylogenetic analysis based on ITS, tef1, and rpb2 gene sequences and evaluated for …

Verticillium dahliae is a phytopathogenic fungal pathogen that causes vascular wilt diseases
responsible for considerable decreases in cotton yields. The lignification of cell wall …

Background Verticillium dahliae is a fungal pathogen that infects a wide range of hosts. The
only known genes for resistance to Verticillium in the Solanaceae are found in the tomato …

Abstract Endophytic Trichoderma hamatum UoM 13 isolated from pearl millet roots was
evaluated for its efficiency to suppress downy mildew disease. Under laboratory conditions …

Effective biocontrol strains of Trichoderma virens can induce the production of defense-
related compounds in the roots of cotton. Ineffective strains do not induce these compounds …