The plant kingdom produces a diverse array of chemicals, collectively making an estimated
105 to 106 different metabolites [1, 2]. These compounds are either known or likely to have …

In bacteria, more than half of the genes in the genome are organized in operons. In contrast,
in eukaryotes, functionally related genes are usually dispersed across the genome. There …

Cultivated oat (Avena sativa L.) is an allohexaploid (AACCDD, 2 n= 6 x= 42) thought to have
been domesticated more than 3,000 years ago while growing as a weed in wheat, emmer …

Stem rust caused by the fungus Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici (Pgt) is a devastating disease
of the global staple crop wheat. Although this disease was largely controlled in the latter half …

Race-specific resistance genes protect the global wheat crop from stem rust disease caused
by Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici (Pgt) but are often overcome owing to evolution of new …

Suberin, a polymer composed of both aliphatic and aromatic domains, is deposited as a
rough matrix upon plant surface damage and during normal growth in the root endodermis …

Covering: up to 2022 With the emergence of large amounts of omics data, computational
approaches for the identification of plant natural product biosynthetic pathways and their …

Numerous examples of biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs), including for compounds of
agricultural and medicinal importance, have now been discovered in plant genomes …

Background The plant cuticle is the outermost layer covering aerial tissues and is composed
of cutin and waxes. The cuticle plays an important role in protection from environmental …

In response to biotic stress, plants produce suites of highly modified fatty acids that bear
unusual chemical functionalities. Despite their chemical complexity and proposed roles in …