Long-lived tree species need to cope with changing environments and pathogens during
their lifetime. Fungal diseases cause damage to trees growth and forest nurseries. As model …

During evolution, plants have developed mechanisms to cope with and adapt to different
types of stress, including microbial infection. Once the stress is sensed, signaling pathways …

Bryophytes, including mosses, liverworts and hornworts are early land plants that have
evolved key adaptation mechanisms to cope with abiotic stresses and microorganisms …

Shoot–root systemic defense signaling of hybrid poplar (Populus trichocarpa Torr. & A.
Gray× Populus deltoides Bartr. ex Marsh.) was investigated with molecular techniques to …

The horticultural industry helps to enrich and improve the human diet while contributing to
growth of the agricultural economy. However, fungal diseases of horticultural crops …

Background The complex systemic responses of tree species to fight pathogen infection
necessitate attention due to the potential for yield protection in forestry. Results In this paper …

The moss Physcomitrella patens has a great potential as a model system to perform
functional studies of plant interacting with microbial pathogens. P. patens is susceptible to …

Unlike animals, plants are not mobile and do not have antibodies to mediate their resistance
to pathogens. However, through their evolution, they have acquired the ability of adapting to …

Poplars are among the fastest-growing trees and significant resources in agriculture and
forestry. However, rapid growth requires a large water consumption, and irrigation water …

All plants have evolved innate immunity to recognize invading pathogens and to elicit
successful defense response against invading pathogen, but the magnitude of such defense …