Aphids are amongst the most damaging pests of plants that use their stylets to penetrate the
plant tissue to consume large amounts of phloem sap and thus deprive the plant of …

Due to the high content of nutrient, sieve tubes are a primary target for pests, eg, most
phytophagous hemipteran. To protect the integrity of the sieve tubes as well as their content …

Like other complex multicellular organisms, plants are composed of different cell types with
specialized shapes and functions. For example, most laminar leaves consist of multiple …

As the main photosynthetic instruments of vascular plants, leaves are crucial and complex
plant organs. A strict organization of leaf mesophyll and epidermal cell layers orchestrates …

Gel and watery saliva are regarded as key players in aphid–pIant interactions. The salivary
composition seems to be influenced by the variable environment encountered by the stylet …

As sessile organisms, plants have developed sophisticated system to defend themselves
against microbial attack. Since plants do not have specialized immune cells, all plant cells …

The phloem provides a unique niche for several organisms. Aphids are a large group of
Hemipteran insects that utilize stylets present in their mouthparts to pierce sieve elements …

Pathogens deploy effector proteins that interact with host proteins to manipulate the host
physiology to the pathogen's own benefit. However, effectors can also be recognized by host …

We explored the idea of whether electropotential waves (EPWs) primarily act as vehicles for
systemic spread of Ca2+ signals. EPW-associated Ca2+ influx may trigger generation and …

Plant cells can change their identity based on positional information, a mechanism that
confers developmental plasticity to plants. This ability, common to distinct multicellular …