Any interaction of plants with phytopathogens involves the generation of various chemical
molecules that are critical for activation of their defense machinery. One of the chemicals …

Harpins are glycine-rich and heat-stable proteins that are secreted through type III secretion
system in gram-negative plant-pathogenic bacteria. Many studies show that these proteins …

Abstract Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is a stable component of reactive oxygen species, and
its production in plants represents the successful recognition of pathogen infection and …

Conservation genetics is expanding its research horizon with a genomic approach, by
incorporating the modern techniques of next‐generation sequencing (NGS). Application of …

Plant innate immunity is a potential basal defense system existing in plant kingdom. This
system provides powerful weapons to the host plants to fight against viral, bacterial, fungal …

The global production and trade of kiwifruit have been severely impacted by bacterial canker
caused by Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae (Psa), and the rare cultivar red-fleshed …

Plant diseases and changes in existing pathogens remain a constant threat to our forests,
food, and fiber crops as well as landscape plants. However, many economically important …

Economic viability of a sugar beet crop largely depends on its successful protection against
rhizomania, a most devastating disease that causes severe losses in root yield, sucrose …

While conventional chemical fungicides directly eliminate pathogens, plant immunity
inducers activate or prime plant immunity. In recent years, considerable progress has been …

Harpin proteins secreted by phytopathogenic bacteria have been shown to activate the plant
defense pathway, which involves transduction of a hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2) signal …