Any interaction of plants with phytopathogens involves the generation of various chemical
molecules that are critical for activation of their defense machinery. One of the chemicals …

The struggle for survival is a natural and a continuous process. Microbes are struggling to
survive by depending on plants for their nutrition while plants on the other hand are resisting …

Red rot of sugarcane was recorded more than 100 years before in Java, India, Argentina,
USA and other countries, and it is one of the most devastating diseases of sugarcane. Since …

Filamentous pathogens, such as phytopathogenic oomycetes and fungi, secrete a
remarkable diversity of apoplastic effector proteins to facilitate infection, many of which are …

Sugarcane is traditionally cultivated in India since time immemorial to extract gur and
Khandsari sugar. In the country, white sugar manufacturing started~ 300 years ago the with …

Sugarcane crop has been traditionally cultivated over centuries in India and other Asian
countries for preparation of various sweeteners and to some extent for direct consumption …

Fusarium graminearum, the primary pathogenic fungus responsible for Fusarium head blight
(FHB) in wheat, secretes abundant chemical compounds that interact with host plants. In this …

While conventional chemical fungicides directly eliminate pathogens, plant immunity
inducers activate or prime plant immunity. In recent years, considerable progress has been …

Anthracnose caused by plant pathogenic Colletotrichum fungi results in large economic
losses in field crop production worldwide. To aid the establishment of plant host infection …

Septoria pistaciarum, a causal agent of Septoria leaf spot disease of pistachio, is a fungal
pathogen that causes substantial losses in the cultivation, worldwide. This study describes …