Crops are exposed to attacks by various pathogens that cause substantial yield losses and
severely threaten food security. To cope with pathogenic infection, crops have elaborated …

Abiotic and biotic stress conditions are vital determinants in the production of cereals, the
major caloric source in human nutrition. Small RNAs, miRNAs and isomiRs are central to …

In eukaryotes, ARGONAUTE proteins (AGOs) associate with microRNAs (miRNAs), short
interfering RNAs (siRNAs), and other classes of small RNAs to regulate target RNA or target …

We report genome‐wide single‐base resolution maps of methylated cytosines and
transcriptome change in Cd‐exposed rice. Widespread differences were identified in CG …

Abstract Plant RNA-DEPENDENT RNA POLYMERASE1 (RDR1) is a key component of the
antiviral RNA-silencing pathway, contributing to the biogenesis of virus-derived small …

Saline− alkaline stress is a critical abiotic stress that negatively affects plants' growth and
development. Considerably higher enhancements in plant tolerance to saline− alkaline …

Atrazine (ATR) is a pesticide widely used for controlling weeds for crop production. Crop
contamination with ATR negatively affects crop growth and development. This study …

Faced with unpredictable changes in global weather patterns, release and redistribution of
metals through land erosion and water movements add to the increasing use of metals in …

Cytosine methylation, epigenetic DNA modification, is well known to regulate gene
expression. Among the epigenetic modifications, 5-methylcytosine (5-mC) has been one of …

Resistance to infection by plant viruses involves proteins encoded by plant resistance (R)
genes, viz., nucleotide-binding leucine-rich repeats (NLRs), immune receptors. These …