Introduction Earlier sowing is a promising strategy of ensuring sufficiently high maize yields
in the face of negative environmental factors caused by climate change. However, it leads to …

S-methylmethionine (SMM) is a universal metabolite of higher plants derived from L-
methionine that has an approved priming effect under different types of abiotic and biotic …

Cucurbita pepo L., an important crop in Brazil, can be infected by zucchini yellow mosaic
virus (ZYMV), an aphid-transmitted Potyvirus. To avoid the use of insecticides, sustainable …

Maize (Zea mays L.), one of the most important cereal crops globally (Neupane et al., 2020;
Ghimire et al., 2023), has a rich history dating back to its domestication in Mexico around …

Hybrid maize is known for having a higher potential yield in contrast to open-pollinated
varieties. Nonetheless, their production capabilities differ based on the specific geographical …