Numerous harmful microorganisms and insect pests have the ability to cause plant
infections or damage, which is mostly controlled by toxic chemical agents. These chemical …

Beneficial microbes in the microbiome of plant roots improve plant health. Induced systemic
resistance (ISR) emerged as an important mechanism by which selected plant growth …

Abstract The LATERAL ORGAN BOUNDARIES DOMAIN (LBD)-containing genes are plant-
specific genes that play important roles in lateral organ development. In this study, we …

The associations between plants and multipurpose plant growth-promoting fungi (PGPF)
have been proven extremely to be beneficial to plants. This review describes new …

Beneficial soil-borne microorganisms can induce an enhanced defensive capacity in above-
ground plant parts that provides protection against a broad spectrum of microbial pathogens …

The management of certain plant beneficial microorganisms [biological control agents
(BCAs)] seems to be a promising and environmental friendly method to control plant …

Pythium is a genus of parasitic oomycetes which target plants and both nonvertebrate and
vertebrate animals, including fish and mammalian species. However, several Pythium spp …

Intercropping has historically been employed as an efficient management strategy to prevent
disease outbreaks. Our previous studies indicated that intercropping of peanut with the …

The wild species Solanum habrochaites is more cold tolerant than the cultivated tomato (S.
lycopersicum). To explore the mechanisms underlying cold tolerance of S. habrochaites …

Elicitins are structurally conserved extracellular proteins in Phytophthora and Pythium
oomycete pathogen species. They were first described in the late 1980s as abundant …