Molecular oxygen is essential to freshwater microalgae but its metabolic by-product known
as reactive oxygen species (ROS) is toxic at higher levels leading to oxidative stress …

Bymovirus-induced yellow mosaic diseases seriously threaten global production of autumn-
sown barley and wheat, which are two of the presently most important crops around the …

Maize rough dwarf disease (MRDD), caused by various species of the genus Fijivirus,
threatens maize production worldwide. We previously identified a quantitative locus qMrdd1 …

In Sub-Saharan Africa cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is one of the most important food
crops where more than 40% of the population relies on it as their staple carbohydrate …

Soil-borne wheat mosaic virus (SBWMV), a ubiquitous pathogen commonly encountered in
temperate regions of the Northern hemisphere, can damage a number of economically …

Yellow mosaic disease, caused by wheat yellow mosaic virus (WYMV), is one of the most
serious diseases of winter wheat in Japan and China. A single major QTL for WYMV …

Secretory and membrane proteins synthesized in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) are folded
with intramolecular disulphide bonds, viz. oxidative folding, catalysed by the protein …

Since ancient times, man has been observing not only diversities but also similarities that
existed in the plant world. Similarities among certain species have long been predominantly …

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An increasing number of chloroplast proteins have been found to interact with plant virus
proteins. This is not surprising because these viruses cause various mosaic, mottles, and …