Crop plants have evolved an array of mechanisms to counter biotic and abiotic stresses.
Many pathogenesis-related proteins are expressed by plants during the attack of pathogens …

Considered responsible for one million deaths in Ireland and widespread famine in the
European continent during the 1840s, late blight, caused by Phytophthora infestans …

Potato late blight disease is caused by the oomycete Phytophthora infestans and is listed as
one of the most severe phytopathologies on Earth. The current environmental issues require …

Nonspecific lipidtransfer proteins (nsLTPs), which are small, cysteine‐rich proteins, belong
to the pathogenesis‐related protein family, and several of them act as positive regulators …

We provide evidence that alterations in DNA methylation patterns contribute to the
regulation of stress-responsive gene expression for an intergenerational resistance of β …

Understanding the plant-pathogen interactions is of utmost importance to design strategies
for minimizing the economic deficits caused by pathogens in crops. With an aim to identify …

Emergent diseases are an ever-increasing threat to forests and forest ecosystems and
necessitate the development of research tools for species that often may have few pre …

Little is known about the molecular basis of host defense in resistant wild species Zingiber
zerumbet (L.) Smith against the soil-borne, necrotrophic oomycete pathogen Pythium …

The molecular details of local plant response against Xanthomonas translucens infection is
largely unknown. Moreover, there is no knowledge about effects of the pathogen on the …

Abstract Background The fungus Aspergillus flavus (A. flavus) is a serious threat to maize
(Zea mays) production worldwide. It causes considerable yield and economic losses, and …