Genome editing technology has rapidly evolved to knock-out genes, create targeted genetic
variation, install precise insertion/deletion and single nucleotide changes, and perform large …

Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is the major food source for more than three billion people of the
world. In the last few decades, the classical, mutational, and molecular breeding approaches …

Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (Xoo), the causal agent of bacterial blight of rice, employs
the transcription activator-like effectors (TALEs) to induce the expression of the OsSWEET …

Natural products largely produced by Pseudomonads-like soil-dwelling microorganisms are
a consistent source of antimicrobial metabolites and pesticides. Herein we report the …

Fragrance in rice grains is a key quality trait determining its acceptability and marketability.
Intensive research on rice aroma identified mutations in betaine aldehyde dehydrogenase …

Trichoderma species are opportunistic fungi residing primarily in soil, tree bark and on wild
mushrooms. Trichoderma is capable of killing other fungi and penetrating plant roots, and is …

Background Within the last decades, genome-editing techniques such as CRISPR/Cas,
TALENs, Zinc-Finger Nucleases, Meganucleases, Oligonucleotide-Directed Mutagenesis …

To overcome pathogen infection, plants deploy a highly efficient innate immune system,
which often uses hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), a versatile reactive oxygen species, to activate …

The development of effective antibacterial agents equipped with novel action modes and
unique skeletons starting from natural compounds serves as an important strategy in the …

Rice (Oryza sativa) is an important staple food crop worldwide; to meet the growing
nutritional requirements of the increasing population in the face of climate change …