Susceptibility to infectious diseases caused by pathogens affects most plants in their natural
habitat and leads to yield losses in agriculture. However, plants are not helpless because …

Disease suppressive soils typically develop after a disease outbreak due to the subsequent
assembly of protective microbiota in the rhizosphere. The role of the plant immune system in …

Hyaloperonospora arabidopsidis (Hpa) is an obligately biotrophic downy mildew that is
routinely cultured on Arabidopsis thaliana hosts that harbour complex microbiomes. We …

The genetic distance between hybridizing parents affects heterosis; however, the
mechanisms for this remain unclear. Here we report that this genetic distance correlates with …

The emergence of Arabidopsis as a model species and the availability of genetic and
genomic resources have resulted in the identification and detailed characterization of abiotic …

Iron (Fe) is a poorly available mineral nutrient which affects the outcome of many cross-
kingdom interactions. In Arabidopsis thaliana, Fe starvation limits infection by necrotrophic …

Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) downy mildew, caused by the obligate oomycete pathogen
Pseudoperonospora cubensis (Berk. and Curt.) Rostov., is the primary factor limiting …

Arabidopsis plants in their natural environment are susceptible to infection by oomycete
pathogens, in particular to downy mildew and white rust diseases. These naturally occurring …

As multifaceted molecules, reactive oxygen species (ROS) are known to accumulate in
response to various stresses. Ozone (O3) is an air pollutant with detrimental effect on plants …

The ability of plants to acquire and use water is critical in determining life‐history traits such
as growth, flowering, and allocation of biomass into reproduction. In this context, a …