Lignin is a phenolic heteropolymer found in most terrestrial plants that contributes an
essential role in plant growth, abiotic stress tolerance, and biotic stress resistance. Recent …

Background The sugarcane aphid (SCA; Melanaphis sacchari) has emerged as a key pest
on sorghum in the United States that feeds from the phloem tissue, drains nutrients, and …

Solanum habrochaites (SH), a wild species closely related to 'Ailsa Craig'(AC), is an
important germplasm resource for modern tomato breeding. Trichomes, developed from …

Main conclusion Insect herbivores of different feeding guilds induced sorghum defenses
through differential mechanisms, regardless of the order of herbivore arrival on sorghum …

Sugarcane aphid (SCA; Melanaphis sacchari) is a devastating pest of sorghum (Sorghum
bicolor) that colonizes sorghum plants at different growth stages. Leaf surface characteristics …

Key message This study provided important insights into the complex epigenetic regulatory
of H3K9ac-modified genes involved in the jasmonic acid signaling and phenylpropanoid …

Plants are attacked by multiple insect-pest species and insect herbivory can alter plant
defense mechanisms. The plant defense responses to a specific herbivore may also …

Flavonoids are major plant secondary metabolites that provide defense against several
insect pests. Previously, it has been shown that sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) flavonoids are …

Developing effective insecticidal strategies is an important means of reducing the spread
and host plant damage by Hyphantria cunea. In this study, key metabolites with insecticidal …

Economic losses from insect herbivory in agroecosystems has driven the development of
integrated pest management strategies that reduce pest incidence and damage; however …