Heat shock proteins 70 (HSP70s) are steadily gaining more attention in the field of plant
biotic interactions. Though their regulation and activity in plants are much less well …

Castanea sativa plays a key role in different production chains (timber, flour, honey, and
tannins). Moreover, considering the great importance of chestnuts and chestnut flour for the …

In their environment, plants interact with a multitude of living organisms and have to cope
with a large variety of aggressions of biotic or abiotic origin. What has been known for …

Chestnuts are multipurpose trees significant for the economy and wildlife. These trees are
currently found around the globe, demonstrating their genetic adaptation to different …

The main threats to chestnut in Europe are climate change and emerging pathogens.
Although many works have separately addressed the impacts on chestnut of elevated …

Background Nuts are important food sources for human nutrition and have health benefits.
The chemical compositions of nuts vary based on diverse factors stemming from the …

Castanea sativa is one of the main multipurpose tree species valued for its timber and nuts.
This species is susceptible to two major diseases, ink disease and chestnut blight, caused …

Terrestrial orchids can form tubers, organs modified to store energy reserves. Tubers are an
attractive source of nutrients, and salep, a flour made from dried orchid tubers, is the source …

Phytophthora cinnamomi Rands is a cosmopolite pathogen of woody plants which during
the last couple of centuries has spread all over the world from its center of origin in …

Wild Solanum accessions are a treasured source of resistance against pathogens, including
oomycete Phytophthora infestans, causing late blight disease. Here, Solanum …