Roots are essential multifunctional plant organs involved in water and nutrient uptake,
metabolite storage, anchorage, mechanical support, and interaction with the soil …

Cell wall biosynthesis is a complex biological process in plants. In the rapidly growing cells
or in the plants that encounter a variety of environmental stresses, the compositions and the …

Northern corn leaf blight (NCLB) caused by the hemibiotrophic fungus Exserohilum turcicum
is an important foliar disease of maize that is mainly controlled by growing resistant maize …

Cell wall polysaccharide biosynthesis enzymes play important roles in plant growth,
development and stress responses. The functions of cell wall polysaccharide synthesis …

Background Plant response mechanisms to heat and drought stresses have been
considered in strategies for generating stress tolerant genotypes, but with limited success …

Low soil phosphorus (P) availability is a major constraint for crop production in tropical
regions. The rice (Oryza sativa) protein kinase, PHOSPHORUS-STARVATION …

Twelve alfalfa genotypes that were selected for biomass under salinity, differences in Na
and Cl concentrations in shoots and K/Na ratio were evaluated in this long-term salinity …

Identification of marker trait association is a prerequisite for marker-assisted breeding. To
find markers linked with traits under heat and drought stress in bread wheat (Triticum …

Wall‐associated kinases (WAK s) have recently been identified as major components of
fungal and bacterial disease resistance in several cereal crop species. However, the …

Leaf sheath blight disease (SB) of rice caused by the soil-borne fungus Rhizoctonia solani
results in 10–30% global yield loss annually and can reach 50% under severe outbreaks …