Key message Extensive crosstalk exists among ABA and different phytohormones that
modulate plant tolerance against different abiotic stress. Being sessile, plants are exposed …

Frequently changing environmental conditions pose unwarranted threat to plants life and
impose serious penalties in terms of arrested growth, metabolism and ultimately the yield …

Although studies have reported on the preparation of composite films and its application, the
preparation and application for fruit preservation of composite film with fennel seed essential …

Camellia oleifera (Ca. oleifera) is a woody tree species cultivated for the production of edible
oil from its seed. The growth and yield of tea-oil trees are severely affected by anthracnose …

Sustainable agriculture requires factors to directly stimulate plant growth and induce the
plant's innate immune system to protect against stresses. Protection of plants is one of the …

Citral, a monoterpene naturally present in volatile oils of Litsea cubeba, Cymbopogon
flexuosus and citrus peel, can enhance disease resistance in postharvest citrus fruit and …

Mechanical wound on fruit triggers the formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) that
weaken cell walls, resulting in post-harvest losses. This mechanism can be controlled by …

Transcription factors (TFs) have important regulatory roles in processes such as plant
growth, development, ripening and defense responses to adversity. In recent years, an …

Terpinen-4-ol, the main component of tea tree oil, markedly increases the disease
resistance of postharvest strawberry fruit. To understand the mechanism underlying the …

Our previous study screened a long non-coding RNA, lncRNA4504, whose expression was
largely increased responding to methyl jasmonate (MeJA) treatment in tomato fruit …