Sessile plants are exposed throughout their existence to environmental abiotic and biotic
stress factors, such as cold, heat, salinity, drought, dehydration, submergence, waterlogging …

Plants are fascinating organisms present in most ecosystems and a model system for
studying different facets of ecological interactions on Earth. In the environment, plants …

Powdery mildew (PM) is a severe fungal disease of cultivated grapevine world‐wide.
Proanthocyanidins (PAs) play an important role in resistance to fungal pathogens; however …

Translational reprogramming is a fundamental layer of immune regulation, but how such a
global regulatory mechanism operates remains largely unknown. Here we perform a genetic …

Deciduous trees exhibit a spectacular phenomenon of autumn senescence driven by the
seasonality of their growth environment, yet there is no consensus which external or internal …

Increased exposure to environmental stresses due to climate change have adversely
affected plant growth and productivity. Upon stress, plants activate a signaling cascade …

Salicylic acid (SA) plays pivotal role in plant defense against biotrophic and hemibiotrophic
pathogens. Tremendous progress has been made in the field of SA biosynthesis and SA …

We previously showed that overexpression of the rice ERF transcription factor gene
OsBIERF3 in tobacco increased resistance against different pathogens. Here, we report the …

Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) serves as an important gaseous signaling molecule that is involved
in intra-and intercellular signal transduction in plant–environment interactions. In plants …

Echinatin and licochalcone A (LCA) are valuable chalcones preferentially accumulated in
roots and rhizomes of licorice (Glycyrrhiza inflata). The licorice chalcones (licochalcones) …