Role of cytokinins for interactions of plants with microbial pathogens and pest insects

SS Akhtar, MF Mekureyaw, C Pandey… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
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 …

Manipulation of host plant cells and tissues by gall-inducing insects and adaptive strategies used by different feeding guilds

DC Oliveira, RMS Isaias, GW Fernandes… - Journal of Insect …, 2016 - Elsevier
Biologists who study insect-induced plant galls are faced with the overwhelming diversity of
plant forms and insect species. A challenge is to find common themes amidst this diversity …

Gall-forming root-knot nematodes hijack key plant cellular functions to induce multinucleate and hypertrophied feeding cells

B Favery, M Quentin, S Jaubert-Possamai… - Journal of insect …, 2016 - Elsevier
Among plant-parasitic nematodes, the root-knot nematodes (RKNs) of the Meloidogyne spp.
are the most economically important genus. RKN are root parasitic worms able to infect …

Plant-insect-microbe interaction: A love triangle between enemies in ecosystem

A Noman, M Aqeel, M Qasim, I Haider, Y Lou - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
In natural ecosystems, plants interact with biotic components such as microbes, insects,
animals and other plants as well. Generally, researchers have focused on each interaction …

Symbiotic bacteria of the gall-inducing mite Fragariocoptes setiger (Eriophyoidea) and phylogenomic resolution of the eriophyoid position among Acari

PB Klimov, PE Chetverikov, IE Dodueva… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Eriophyoid mites represent a hyperdiverse, phytophagous lineage with an unclear
phylogenetic position. These mites have succeeded in colonizing nearly every seed plant …

Chemical phenotype as important and dynamic niche dimension of plants

C Müller, RR Junker - New Phytologist, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Niche theory considering the traits of species and individuals provides a powerful tool to
integrate ecology and evolution of species. In plant ecology, morphological and …

[HTML][HTML] A bud's life: Metabarcoding analysis to characterise hazelnut big buds microbiome biodiversity

S Turco, F Brugneti, I Giubilei, C Silvestri… - Microbiological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Despite Corylus avellana L. being an economically important shrub species known for its
resilience to adverse environmental conditions, it constantly faces attacks from a plethora of …

Trait plasticity during plant-insect interactions: From molecular mechanisms to impact on community dynamics

H Ashra, S Nair - Plant Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Phenotypic plasticity, prevalent in all domains of life, enables organisms to cope with
unpredictable or novel changes in their growing environment. Plants represent an …

Gall-inducing parasites: convergent and conserved strategies of plant manipulation by insects and nematodes

B Favery, G Dubreuil, MS Chen… - Annual Review of …, 2020 - annualreviews.org
Gall-inducing insects and nematodes engage in sophisticated interactions with their host
plants. These parasites can induce major morphological and physiological changes in host …

Thrips advisor: exploiting thrips-induced defences to combat pests on crops

M Steenbergen, A Abd-el-Haliem… - Journal of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Plants have developed diverse defence mechanisms to ward off herbivorous pests.
However, agriculture still faces estimated crop yield losses ranging from 25% to 40 …