Plant sterols are important components of the cell membrane and lipid rafts, which play a
crucial role in various physiological and biochemical processes during development and …

The recent advancements in sequencing technologies and informatic tools promoted a
paradigm shift to decipher the hidden biological mysteries and transformed the biological …

Despite the established significance of WRKY proteins and phenylpropanoid metabolism in
plant immunity, how WRKY proteins modulate aspects of the phenylpropanoid pathway …

To match predicted population growth, annual food production should be doubled by 2050.
This is not achievable by current agronomical and breeding practices, due to the impact of …

Salt stress is a major abiotic stress which severely hinders crop production. However, the
regulatory network controlling tomato resistance to salt remains unclear. Here, we found that …

Coffee is one of the most consumed beverages in the world. It is also one of the most
globally traded commodities. Coffee leaf rust (CLR), caused by the biotrophic fungus …

Medicinal plants represent a huge reservoir of secondary metabolites (SMs), substances
with significant pharmaceutical and industrial potential. However, obtaining secondary …

Plants are vulnerable to the challenges of unstable environments and pathogen infections
due to their immobility. Among various stress conditions, viral infection is a major threat that …

The WRKY transcription factor family has been associated with a variety of plant biological
processes, such as biotic and abiotic stress responses. In this study, 13 wheat TaWRKY …

Salinity or salt stress has deleterious effects on plant growth and development. It imposes
osmotic, ionic, and secondary stresses, including oxidative stress on the plants and is …