Phloem sap transport is essential for plant nutrition and development since it mediates
redistribution of nutrients, metabolites and signaling molecules. However, its biochemical …

Plant-microbe interactions are a phenomenal display of symbiotic/parasitic relationships
between living organisms. Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) are some of the …

Background Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici (Pst) is an economically devasting disease that is
prominent in cereal crops such as wheat (Triticum aestivum). The fungal pathogen can …

Citrus production is severely threatened by the devastating Huanglongbing (HLB) disease
globally. By studying and analyzing the defensive behaviors of an HLB‐tolerant citrus …

Helopeltis theivora or the tea mosquito bug (TMB) is reportedly one of the most devastating
pests of tea plant (Camellia sinensis) causing threat to the beverage crop. Long non-coding …

The citrus industry in Florida faces a destructive endemic disease, known as huanglongbing
(HLB), associated with Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (C Las), a phloem-limited …

Designing innovative biological crop protection strategies to stimulate natural plant immunity
is motivated by the growing need for eco-friendly alternatives to conventional biocidal …

Raspberries are highly nutritious and have powerful antioxidant properties, making them
functional berries with positive effects on physiological functioning. However, there is limited …

Alterations in plant metabolism play a key role in the complex plant–pathogen interactions.
However, there is still a lack of knowledge about the connection between changes in …

Background Autotoxicity is an intraspecific manifestation of allelopathy in plant species. The
specialized metabolites and their derivatives that cause intraspecific allelopathic inhibition in …