For the growing human population to be sustained during present climatic changes,
enhanced quality and quantity of crops are essential to enable food security worldwide. The …

The extensive use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides has negative consequences in terms
of soil microbial biodiversity and environmental contamination. Faced with this growing …

In order to survive in a hostile habitat, plants have to manage the available resources to
reach a delicate balance between development and defense processes, setting up what …

The rapid increase in herbicide-resistant weeds creates a huge challenge to global food
security because it can reduce crop production, causing considerable losses. Combined …

Auxin regulates almost every aspect of plant growth and development and is perceived by
the TIR1/AFB auxin co‐receptor proteins differentially acting in concert with specific Aux/IAA …

Auxin research touches on a very wide variety of processes in plant development, and
correspondingly a range of systems and approaches is revealing new understanding. This …

Herbicide resistance is one of the most important traits for plant biotechnology, which is
widely used to improve agricultural efficiency by controlling weeds and also used as a …

It is necessary to study the combined toxicity of an herbicide and its safener because the two
are often used in combination. S-metolachlor and its safener benoxacor have been detected …

Quinclorac is a specific auxin herbicide with chloro-quinolinecarboxylic acid structure and
has been widely recognized as the preferred option for controlling both broadleaf weed and …

Biocides are used in building materials to protect the building against microbial colonization
and biodeterioration. However, these biocides are introduced by gradual leaching into soils …