Lavandula genus is a considerable medicinal plant in pharmaceutical and cosmetics
industries. Considering increasing threat of drought in the world, it is important to identify …

The methylerythritol 4-phosphate (MEP) pathway of isoprenoid biosynthesis produces
chlorophyll side chains and compounds that function in resistance to abiotic stresses …

Melampsora medusae f. sp. deltoidae is causing serious foliar rust disease on Populus
deltoides clones in India. In the present study, a novel fungal hyperparasite on M. medusae …

Abstract Main conclusion Transcription of PagMYB147 was induced in poplar infected by
Melampsora magnusiana, and a decline in its expression levels increases the host's …

Fungal pathogens can induce canker lesions, wilting, and even dieback in many species.
Trees can suffer serious physiological effects from stem cankers. In this study, we …

DNA methylation is environment-sensitive and can mediate stress responses. In long-lived
trees, changing environments might cumulatively shape the methylome landscape over their …

Isoprenoids (including isoprene (ISO) and monoterpenes (MTs)) are the majority of biogenic
volatile organic compounds (BVOCs) which are important carbon-containing secondary …

Elevated ozone (O3) can affect the susceptivity of plants to rust pathogens. However, the
collective role of microbiomes involved in such interaction remains largely elusive. We …

Mikania micrantha Kunth is a fast-growing global invasive weed species that causes severe
damage to natural ecosystems and very large economic losses of forest and crop …

Background Protease inhibitors are defense proteins widely distributed in the plant kingdom.
By reducing the activity of digestive enzymes in insect guts, they reduce the availability of …