In agro-ecosystem, plant pathogens hamper food quality, crop yield, and global food
security. Manipulation of naturally occurring defense mechanisms in host plants is an …

Flavonoids are by far the largest class of polyphenols with huge structural and functional
diversity. However, the mystery regarding the exact evolutionary pressures which lead to the …

Despite the established significance of WRKY proteins and phenylpropanoid metabolism in
plant immunity, how WRKY proteins modulate aspects of the phenylpropanoid pathway …

Stem canker of Zanthoxylum bungeanum is a devastating disease that seriously affects the
plantation and industrial development of Z. bungeanum due to a lack of effective control …

MdMYB88 and MdMYB124 have been demonstrated to be responsible for lignin
accumulation in apple under drought stress. In this study, using a metabolomic approach …

Reducing lignin content in forage legumes can improve digestibility and, correspondingly,
animal performance, and alfalfa (Medicago sativa) is the first genetically engineered crop …

Key message GhMYB4 acts as a negative regulator in lignin biosynthesis, which results in
alteration of cell wall integrity and activation of cotton defense response. Abstract Verticillium …

Isoflavonoids, the major secondary metabolites within the flavonoid biosynthetic pathway,
play important roles in plant defense and exhibit free radical scavenging properties in …

Kiwifruit has high economic value but is susceptible to fungal infection after harvest. Botrytis
cinerea (B. cinerea) is one of these fungal pathogens that cause huge economic losses and …

Sustainable agriculture practices are indispensable for achieving a hunger-free world,
especially as the global population continues to expand. Biotic stresses, such as pathogens …