Plant secondary metabolites: The weapons for biotic stress management

JM Al-Khayri, R Rashmi, V Toppo, PB Chole… - Metabolites, 2023 - mdpi.com
The rise in global temperature also favors the multiplication of pests and pathogens, which
calls into question global food security. Plants have developed special coping mechanisms …

[HTML][HTML] Roles of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi as a biocontrol agent in the control of plant diseases

W Weng, J Yan, M Zhou, X Yao, A Gao, C Ma, J Cheng… - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are a class of beneficial microorganisms that are widely
distributed in soil ecosystems and can form symbionts with 80% of terrestrial higher plants …

Unravelling the role of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in mitigating the oxidative burst of plants under drought stress

YN Zou, QS Wu, K Kuča - Plant Biology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
With continued climate changes, soil drought stress has become the main limiting factor for
crop growth in arid and semi‐arid regions. A typical characteristic of drought stress is the …

Unraveling arbuscular mycorrhiza-induced changes in plant primary and secondary metabolome

S Kaur, V Suseela - Metabolites, 2020 - mdpi.com
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) is among the most ubiquitous plant mutualists that
enhance plant growth and yield by facilitating the uptake of phosphorus and water. The …

[HTML][HTML] Phytomelatonin: A key regulator of redox and phytohormones signaling against biotic/abiotic stresses

MSS Khan, S Ahmed, A ul Ikram, F Hannan, MU Yasin… - Redox Biology, 2023 - Elsevier
Plants being sessile in nature, are exposed to unwarranted threats as a result of constantly
changing environmental conditions. These adverse factors can have negative impacts on …

Advances in the study of the function and mechanism of the action of flavonoids in plants under environmental stresses

J Wu, S Lv, L Zhao, T Gao, C Yu, J Hu, F Ma - Planta, 2023 - Springer
Main conclusion This review summarizes the anti-stress effects of flavonoids in plants and
highlights its role in the regulation of polar auxin transport and free radical scavenging …

Root metabolome of plant–arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis mirrors the mutualistic or parasitic mycorrhizal phenotype

S Kaur, BJ Campbell, V Suseela - New Phytologist, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The symbiosis of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) with plants, the most ancient and
widespread association, exhibits phenotypes that range from mutualism to parasitism …

Arbuscular mycorrhizae in plant immunity and crop pathogen control

M Dey, S Ghosh - Rhizosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Pathogen control in crops causes world-wide yield and economic losses. Application of
synthetic pesticides has downstream nefarious effects on the environment, ecosystem …

The epidemiology of plant virus disease: Towards a new synthesis

MJ Jeger - Plants, 2020 - mdpi.com
Epidemiology is the science of how disease develops in populations, with applications in
human, animal and plant diseases. For plant diseases, epidemiology has developed as a …

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi induce flavonoid synthesis for mitigating oxidative damage of trifoliate orange under water stress

XQ Liu, S Cheng, R Aroca, YN Zou, QS Wu - … and Experimental Botany, 2022 - Elsevier
Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi can increase the tolerance of host plants to drought,
whereas the intrinsic mechanisms are not still fully elucidated. Flavonoids are a kind of …