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 …

Biotic stresses represent a serious threat to rice production to meet global food demand and
thus pose a major challenge for scientists, who need to understand the intricate defense …

The precursors and derivatives of jasmonic acid (JA) contribute to plant protective immunity
to insect attack. However, the role of JA in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) defense against …

Plants undergo dynamic metabolic changes at the cellular level upon insect infestation to
better defend themselves. Phenylpropanoids, a hub of secondary plant metabolites …

Globally, aphids cause immense economic damage to several crop plants. In addition,
aphids vector several plant viral diseases that accelerate crop yield losses. While feeding …

In nature, insects face a constant threat of infection by numerous exogeneous viruses, and
their intestinal tracts are the predominant ports of entry. Insects can acquire these viruses …

Germplasm is a long-term resource management mission and investment for civilization. An
estimated∼ 7.4 million accessions are held in 1750 plant germplasm centres around the …

The sweetpotato whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius)(Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), is one of the
most damaging, polyphagous insect pests of agricultural cropping systems around the …

Plants face constant threats from insect herbivores, which limit plant distribution and
abundance in nature and crop productivity in agricultural ecosystems. In recent decades, the …

BACKGROUND The role of plant flavonoids in direct defences against chewing and sap‐
sucking herbivorous insects has been extensively characterized. However, little is known …