Chickpea is an important leguminous crop with potential to provide dietary proteins to both
humans and animals. It also ameliorates soil nitrogen through biological nitrogen fixation …

Microbe-associated molecular patterns (MAMPs) are molecular signatures typical of whole
classes of microbes, and their recognition plays a key role in innate immunity. Endogenous …

The plant hormone jasmonate (JA) exerts direct control over the production of chemical
defense compounds that confer resistance to a remarkable spectrum of plant-associated …

Discovery of the jasmonate ZIM‐domain (JAZ) repressors defined the core jasmonate (JA)
signalling module as COI1–JAZ–MYC2, and allowed a full view of the JA signalling pathway …

C4 photosynthesis involves alterations to the biochemistry, cell biology, and development of
leaves. Together, these modifications increase the efficiency of photosynthesis, and despite …

Hemibiotrophic plant pathogens first establish a biotrophic interaction with the host plant and
later switch to a destructive necrotrophic lifestyle. Studies of biotrophic pathogens have …

This review focuses on the extensive membrane and organelle rearrangements that have
been observed in plant cells infected with RNA viruses. The modifications generally involve …

Reverse transcription quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) is a
commonly used technology for gene expression and transcriptome analysis. Normalization …

Plant pathogenic fungi cause important yield losses in crops. In order to develop efficient
and environmental friendly crop protection strategies, molecular studies of the fungal …

Bacterial leaf streak of rice, caused by Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzicola (Xoc) is an
increasingly important yield constraint in this staple crop. A mesophyll colonizer, Xoc differs …