Abiotic stresses, such as low or high temperature, deficient or excessive water, high salinity,
heavy metals, and ultraviolet radiation, are hostile to plant growth and development, leading …

Ecosystem functions directly depend upon biophysical as well as biogeochemical reactions
occurring at the soil-microbe-plant interface. Environment is considered as a major driver of …

High temperature and high humidity (HTHH) conditions increase plant susceptibility to a
variety of diseases, including bacterial wilt in solanaceous plants. Some solanaceous plant …

CaWRKY40 in pepper (Capsicum annuum) promotes immune responses to Ralstonia
solanacearum infection (RSI) and to high‐temperature, high‐humidity (HTHH) stress, but …

In natural ecosystems, plants interact with biotic components such as microbes, insects,
animals and other plants as well. Generally, researchers have focused on each interaction …

Plant responses to pathogen attacks and high-temperature stress (HTS) are distinct in
nature but generally share several signaling components. How plants produce specific …

To ward off pathogens and pests, plants use a sophisticated immune system. They use
pattern-recognition receptors (PRRs), as well as nucleotide-binding and leucine-rich repeat …

Populus species have long been used as model organisms to study the adaptability of trees
and the evolution of sex chromosomes. As a species belonging to the section Populus and …

The plants resist/tolerate unfavorable conditions in their natural habitats by using different
but aligned and integrated defense mechanisms. Such defense responses include not only …

Grape is a widely cultivated crop with high economic value. Most cultivars derived from mild
or cooler climates may not withstand increasing heat stress. Therefore, dissecting the …