Tropical fruits are defined as fruits that are grown in hot and humid regions within the Tropic
of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn, covering most of the tropical and subtropical areas of …

The compounds involved in the hydroxycinnamic acid amide (HCAA) pathway are an
important class of metabolites in plants. Extensive studies have reported that a variety of …

Novel crop improvement approaches, including those that facilitate for the exploitation of
crop wild relatives and underutilized species harboring the much-needed natural allelic …

Alternaria alternata is a necrotrophic fungal pathogen with a broad host range that causes
widespread and devastating disease in sweet cherry (Prunus avium). We selected a …

Abstract Background Rye (Secale cereale L.) is a cereal crop highly tolerant to
environmental stresses, including abiotic and biotic stresses (eg, fungal diseases). Among …

Stripe rust is a widespread and harmful wheat disease caused by Puccinia striiformis f. sp.
tritici (Pst) worldwide. Targeted metabolome and transcriptomics analyses of CYR23 …

Plants produce a high diversity of secondary metabolites that are involved in a wide range of
different functions, including stress tolerance, signaling molecules for interactions with other …

Maize is one of the major crops in the world; however, diseases caused by various
pathogens seriously affect its yield and quality. The maize Rp1-D21 mutant (mt) caused by …

Introduction The fungal pathogen Fusarium verticillioides (Sacc.) Nirenberg (Fv) causes
considerable agricultural and economic losses and is harmful to animal and human health …

Climate change continues to threaten global crop output by reducing annual productivity. As
a result, global food security is now considered as one of the most important challenges …