Weed communities influence the dynamics of ecosystems, particularly in disturbed
environments where anthropogenic activities often result in higher pollution. Understanding …

Cell walls in plants, particularly forest trees, are the major carbon sink of the terrestrial
ecosystem. Chemical and biosynthetic features of plant cell walls were revealed early on …

Sesuvium portulacastrum (L.) is a halophyte, adapted to grow naturally under saline
environments. The ability to use Na and K interchangeably indicated its facultative halophyte …

Main conclusion As an important biotic stressor, plant–parasitic nematodes afflict global crop
productivity. Deployment of CRISPR/Cas9 system that selectively knock out host …

Gene editing technologies have opened up the possibility of manipulating the genome of
any organism in a predicted way. CRISPR technology is the most used genome editing tool …

Crop cultivars in commercial use have often been selected because they show high levels of
resistance to pathogens. However, widespread cultivation of these crops for many years in …

Global climate change‐caused drought stress, high temperatures and other extreme
weather profoundly impact plant growth and development, restricting sustainable crop …

ChinaMu is the largest sequence‐indexed Mutator (Mu) transposon insertional library in
maize (Zea mays). In this study, we made significant improvements to the size and quality of …

Plants are the richest source of specialized metabolites. The specialized metabolites offer a
variety of physiological benefits and many adaptive evolutionary advantages and frequently …

Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (Lib.) de Bary is a highly destructive fungal pathogen that seriously
damages the yield and quality of Brassica napus worldwide. The complex interaction …