Prolonged periods of drought triggered by climate change hamper plant growth and cause
substantial agricultural yield losses every year. In addition to drought, salinity is one of the …

Plant pathogens destroy crops and cause severe yield losses, leading to an insufficient food
supply to sustain the human population. Apart from relying on natural plant immune systems …

Plants perceive an assortment of external cues during their life cycle, including abiotic and
biotic stressors. Biotic stress from a variety of pathogens, including viruses, oomycetes …

Plasmodesmata (PD) play a critical role in symplasmic communication, coordinating plant
activities related to growth & development, and environmental stress responses. Most …

Plasmodesmata (PDs) are intercellular organelles carrying multiple membranous
nanochannels that allow the trafficking of cellular signalling molecules. The channel …

ABSTRACT Callose, a β‐1, 3‐glucan plant cell wall polymer, regulates symplasmic channel
size at plasmodesmata (PD) and plays a crucial role in a variety of plant processes …

This work addresses the role of TARGET OF RAPAMYCIN (TOR) and the R2TP complex in
plant development and defense, and also whether or not the R2TP complex is conserved in …