Globally, aphids cause immense economic damage to several crop plants. In addition,
aphids vector several plant viral diseases that accelerate crop yield losses. While feeding …

Main conclusion Understanding surface defenses, a relatively unexplored area in rice can
provide valuable insight into constitutive and induced defenses against herbivores. Abstract …

Circadian clocks play a pivotal role in orchestrating metabolic rhythms in response to
environmental stress. Sorghum bicolor (sorghum), a multipurpose cereal crop, suffers …

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

Plants use chemistry to overcome diverse challenges. A particularly striking chemical trait
that some plants possess is the ability to synthesize massive amounts of epicuticular wax …