Plants are constantly exposed to microorganisms in the environment and, as a result, have
evolved intricate mechanisms to recognize and defend themselves against potential …

Plants have the ability to recognize and respond to a multitude of microorganisms.
Recognition of pathogens results in a massive reprogramming of the plant cell to activate …

Phytopathogen infection leads to changes in secondary metabolism based on the induction
of defence programmes as well as to changes in primary metabolism which affect growth …

Plants evolved mechanisms to counteract bacterial infection by preparing yet uninfected
systemic tissues for an enhanced defense response, so-called systemic acquired resistance …

In agro-ecosystem, plant pathogens hamper food quality, crop yield, and global food
security. Manipulation of naturally occurring defense mechanisms in host plants is an …

A key unanswered question in plant biology is how a plant regulates metabolism to
maximize performance across an array of biotic and abiotic environmental stresses. In this …

Main conclusion This review summarizes the current understanding, future challenges and
ongoing quest on sugar metabolic alterations that influence the outcome of plant–pathogen …

Plants under natural environment facing various pathogens, tend to produce defense to
maintain their fitness and minimize pathogenic damage. Plant-pathogens interaction is …

To successfully infect plants, pathogens secrete effector proteins to the plant apoplast or
inside plant cells, where they suppress plant immunity or interfere with other cellular …

Deciphering plant–microbe interactions is a promising aspect to understand the benefits and
the pathogenic effect of microbes and crop improvement. The advancement in sequencing …