In contrast to most autotrophic plants, which produce carbohydrates from carbon dioxide
using photosynthesis, parasitic plants obtain water and nutrients by parasitizing host plants …

Since the discovery that the plant immune system could be augmented for improved
deployment against biotic stressors through the exogenous application of chemicals that …

BACKGROUND Western flower thrips are considered the major insect pest of horticultural
crops worldwide, causing economic and yield loss to Solanaceae crops. The eggplant …

Aphis gossypii and Helicoverpa armigera are two important agricultural pests in cotton
plants. However, whether early colonization of A. gossypii affects subsequent H. armigera is …

The probenazole fungicide is used for controlling rice blast (Magnaporthe grisea) primarily
by inducing disease resistance of the plant. To investigate the mechanism of induced plant …

Plant resistance inducers are among the most promising alternatives to develop sustainable
crop protection. Here, we examined the ability of saccharin, a metabolite derived from …

Salicylic acid (SA) and jasmonic acid (JA) are indispensable phytohormones whose
interaction influences the ripening process in plants. Methyl salicylate (MeSA) and methyl …

The artificial sweetener saccharin has been reported to enhance resistance against
pathogen attack in various plant species. In this study, foliar application of saccharin resulted …

CEP peptide was synthesized and tested for induction of disease susceptibility using
Arabidopsis Col-0. When Colletotrichum tropicale was used as a non-adapted fungal …

The Arabidopsis thaliana Histidine Kinase 1 (AHK1) is part of the multistep phosphorelay
system and stands at the beginning of a signaling cascade. Phylogenetic analysis showed …