Functional genomics has transformed from futuristic concept to well‐established scientific
discipline during the last decade. Cotton functional genomics promise to enhance the …

The whitefly (Bemisia tabaci) causes tremendous damage to cotton production worldwide.
However, very limited information is available about how plants perceive and defend …

Microbial dispersal is essential for establishment in new habitats, but the role of vector
identity is poorly understood in community assembly and function. Here, we compared …

Tea is a very popular and healthy nonalcoholic beverage worldwide. As an evergreen
woody plant, the cultivation of tea plants (Camellia sinensis) is challenged by biotic stresses …

Cotton leaf curl disease (CLCuD), caused by cotton leaf curl viruses (CLCuVs), is among the
most devastating diseases in cotton. While the widely cultivated cotton species Gossypium …

The tea plant (Camellia sinensis L.) is vulnerable to the geometrid Ectropis oblique;
although microRNAs (miRNAs) are important for plant growth, development and stress …

Abstract Background Rice (Oryza sativa L.), which is a staple food for more than half of the
world's population, is frequently attacked by herbivorous insects, including the rice stem …

In response to insect herbivory, plants emit elevated levels of volatile organic compounds for
direct and indirect resistance. However, little is known about the molecular and genomic …

Gossypium hirsutum (commercial cooton) is one of the most economically important fibers
sources and a commodity crop highly affected by insect pests and pathogens. Several …

Abstract Chickpea (C. arietinum L.) is an important pulse crop in Asian and African countries
that suffers significant yield losses due to attacks by insects like H. armigera. To obtain …