While global climate change poses a significant environmental threat to agriculture, the
increasing population is another big challenge to food security. To address this, developing …

Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV), a begomovirus, induces protein aggregation in
infected tomatoes and in its whitefly vector Bemisia tabaci. The interactions between TYLCV …

Insects and other arthropods are the most important vectors of plant pathogens. The majority
of plant pathogens are disseminated by arthropod vectors such as aphids, beetles …

Recombination breaks up ancestral linkage disequilibrium, creates combinations of alleles,
affects the efficiency of natural selection, and plays a major role in crop domestication and …

Background Biocontrol strategies are the best possible and eco-friendly solution to develop
resistance against O furnacalis and improve the maize yield. However, the knowledge about …

Main conclusion A WRKY transcription factor identified through forward genetics is
associated with sorghum resistance to the sugarcane aphid and through heterologous …

Key message This study provided important insights into the complex epigenetic regulatory
of H3K9ac-modified genes involved in the jasmonic acid signaling and phenylpropanoid …

Mitogen-activated protein kinases (MPKs) are important in regulating plant development and
stress response. Rapid activation of MPKs in plants usually depends on its phosphorylated …

Bemisia tabaci (whitefly) is a polyphagous agroeconomic pest species complex. Two
members of this species complex, Mediterranean (MED) and Middle-East-Asia Minor 1 …

To understand the molecular mechanisms of salinity tolerance during seed germination and
post-germination stages, this study characterized phenotypic and transcriptome responses …