A spontaneous lesion mimic mutant named ZheJing-lesion mimic (zj-lm) was characterized
from the mutant library of Japonica rice (Oryza sativa) cultivar Zhejing22 (ZJ22), while …

Plants under abiotic stress are those suffering from drought, extreme temperatures, flood
and other natural—but non-living—factors. Abiotic stress is responsible for reduced yields in …

Plants are sessile in nature and are exposed to a wide range of stress in the environment
throughout their lifecycle. To counteract this, they harbour a variety of signalling molecules to …

Potyviral helper component proteinase (HCPro) is a quintessential example of a
multifunctional viral protein. Its name comes from two of its earliest identified functions …

Plants withstand a variety of environmental stresses on a regular basis. In addition to its
substantial function as a master antioxidant in living systems, the involvement of glutathione …

Plants benefit from interactions with symbiotic microorganisms, with enhancements ranging
from improved growth to activation of induced systemic resistance (ISR) against a broad …

Q7 to discover alternative crop protection strategies that can be used to improve food safety
and security, as well as for maintaining human health, has been the target of many …

Oomycetes plant pathogens cause great economic losses of important crop species such as
potato and tomato (Haas et al., 2009). These fungus-like eukaryotic microorganisms …