Cell membranes are the initial site of stimulus perception from environment and
phospholipids are the basic and important components of cell membranes. Phospholipases …

Programmed cell death (PCD) is a ubiquitous genetically regulated process consisting in an
activation of finely controlled signaling pathways that lead to cellular suicide. Although some …

How horizontal gene transfer (HGT) has contributed to the evolution of animals and plants
remains a major puzzle. Despite recent progress, defining the overall scale and pattern of …

The vascular wilt fungi Verticillium dahliae and V. albo-atrum infect over 200 plant species,
causing billions of dollars in annual crop losses. The characteristic wilt symptoms are a …

Nitrogen (N) is an essential macronutrient for plants. N levels in soil vary widely, and plants
have developed strategies to cope with N deficiency. However, the regulation of these …

Green leaf volatiles (GLVs) are six-carbon volatile oxylipins ubiquitous in vascular plants.
GLVs are produced from acyl groups in the biological membranes via oxygenation by a …

Advances in the nanotechnology fields provided crucial applications in plant sciences,
contributing to the plant performance and health under stress and stress-free conditions …

Ectomycorrhizas (EMs) alleviate stress tolerance of host plants, but the underlying molecular
mechanisms are unknown. To elucidate the basis of EM-induced physiological changes and …

Eukaryotic organisms rely on intricate signaling networks to connect recognition of microbes
with the activation of efficient defense reactions. Accumulating evidence indicates that …

Mutualistic root endophytism is not associated with the reduction of saprotrophic traits and
requires a noncompromised plant inn Page 1 Mutualistic root endophytism is not associated …