To combat pathogen attacks, plants have developed a highly advanced immune system,
which requires tight regulation to initiate robust defense responses while simultaneously …

Epistasis refers to nonallelic interaction between genes that cause bias in estimates of
genetic parameters for a phenotype with interactions of two or more genes affecting the …

Engineering disease-resistant plants can be a powerful solution to the issue of food security.
However, it requires addressing two fundamental questions: what genes to express and how …

Environmental stressors, including pathogens, substantially affect the growth of host plants.
However, how non-adapted bacteria influence nonhost plants has not been reported. Here …

The COP9 signalosome (CSN) is a highly conserved protein complex in eukaryotes, with
CSN5 serving as its critical catalytic subunit. However, the role of CSN5 in plant immunity is …

Summary statement Addressing trait coupling due to gene pleiotropy presents challenges in
conventional breeding system. However, targeted hormonal manipulation and precise …

CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing systems have revolutionized plant gene functional studies by
enabling the targeted introduction of insertion-deletions (INDELs) via the nonhomologous …

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The utilization of heavy-panicle hybrid rice exemplifies the successful integration of
architectural enhancement and heterosis, which has been widely adopted in the southwest …

Plants must tactically balance immunity and growth when combating lethal pathogens like
fungi. CHITIN ELICITOR RECEPTOR KINASE 1 (CERK1), a conserved cell-surface co …