Growing environmental concerns are potentially narrowing global yield capacity of
agricultural systems. Climate change is the most significant problem the world is currently …

It has been recognized that cytokinins are plant hormones that influence not only numerous
aspects of plant growth, development and physiology, including cell division, chloroplast …

Gall-inducing insects and nematodes engage in sophisticated interactions with their host
plants. These parasites can induce major morphological and physiological changes in host …

Cytokinins (CKs) are a class of compounds that have long been thought to be exclusively
plant growth regulators. Interestingly, some species of phytopathogenic bacteria and fungi …

BACKGROUND The endosymbiont Wolbachia is known for manipulating host reproduction.
Wolbachia also can affect host fitness by mediating interactions between plant and …

Mycorrhizal symbiosis influences plant growth and nutrition and can affect the performance
of insect herbivores, but these effects are context-dependent. This study aims to investigate …

Plants produce defensive chemicals for protection against insect herbivores that may also
alter plant and insect associated microbial communities. However, it is unclear how …

Plants defend themselves by producing various volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that
have direct and indirect effects on insect herbivores. Their production is often specific to the …