Plant viruses cause significant losses in agricultural crops worldwide, affecting the yield and
quality of agricultural products. The emergence of novel viruses or variants through genetic …

Viruses are acellular pathogens that cause severe infections in plants, resulting in
worldwide crop losses every year. The lack of chemical agents to control viral diseases …

Background Transposable elements are major evolutionary forces which can cause new
genome structure and species diversification. The role of transposable elements in the …

Pepper (Capsicum spp.) is one of the major vegetable crops grown worldwide largely
appreciated for its economic importance and nutritional value. This crop belongs to the large …

Phytohormone signalling pathways have an important role in defence against pathogens
mediated by cell-surface pattern recognition receptors and intracellular nucleotide-binding …

Plants respond to pathogens using an innate immune system that is broadly divided into PTI
(pathogen-associated molecular pattern-or PAMP-triggered immunity) and ETI (effector …

Vegetables are an integral part of the human diet worldwide. Traditional breeding
approaches have been used extensively to develop new cultivars of vegetables with …

Potato, the world's most popular crop is reported to provide a food source for nearly a billion
people. It is prone to a number of biotic stressors that affect yield and quality, out of which …

Potato virus Y (PVY) is a major potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) pathogen that causes severe
annual crop losses worth billions of dollars worldwide. PVY is transmitted by aphids, and …

Vegetable crops provide a rich source of essential nutrients for humanity and represent
critical economic values to global rural societies. However, genetic studies of vegetable …