The apoplast is one of the first cellular compartments outside the plasma membrane that
phytopathogenic microbes encounter in the early stages of plant tissue invasion. Plants …

Plant cell wall remodeling is an important process during plant responses to heat stress.
Pectins, a group of cell wall polysaccharides with a great diversity of complex chemical …

The plant cell wall is an actively reorganized network during plant growth and triggered
immunity in response to biotic stress. While the molecular mechanisms managing …

Key message A. gossypii resistance showed great variability in G. hirsutum varieties. One
hundred and seventy-six SNPs associated with A. gossypii resistance were identified using …

Kiwifruit ripening and senescence after harvesting are closely related to its economic value.
Transcriptome analysis and biochemical parameters were used to investigate the …

Grafting, the careful selection of rootstocks and scions, has played a crucial role maintaining
Chilean avocado fruit quality standards in a scenario in which climate change and drought …

Spontaneous tumour formation in higher plants can occur in the absence of pathogen
invasion, depending on the plant genotype. Spontaneous tumour formation on the taproots …

Waterlogging stress is a major limiting factor resulting in stunted growth and loss of crop
productivity, especially for root crops. However, physiological responses to waterlogging …

The germination process of seeds is influenced by the interplay between two opposing
factors: pectin methylesterase (PME) and pectin methylesterase inhibitor (PMEI), which …

Invertases are involved in plant growth, development, and stress adaptation; however,
invertase-encoding genes have not yet been reported in Allium species. In this study, we …