The protein kinase (PK) superfamily is one of the largest superfamilies in plants and the core
regulator of cellular signaling. Despite this substantial importance, the kinomes of sugarcane …

Background Dominance and other non-additive genetic effects arise from the interaction
between alleles, and historically these phenomena play a major role in quantitative …

Sorghum is an annual diploid C4 plant largely grown for food, fodder and feed purposes.
Several insect pests pose major challenges to sorghum production from the seedling stage …

Maize, a potential global crop is attacked by a wide array of insect pests. Among them,
spotted stem borer, pink stem borer, fall armyworm, and shoot fly are the major insect pests …

Maize is the fastest-growing cereal in the world and serves as the most significant
component of the global coarse grain trade. Interestingly, in addition to being a prime …

By virtue of its higher genetic diversity, maize has better adaptability to various climatic
situations and has high yield potential than other cereals. However, the incidence of pests …

Abstract Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) is an immensely valuable staple cereal
crop across semi-arid tropical regions of the world and is regarded as a nutritionally …

Rice production is facing serious threats due to frequent outbreak of brown plant hopper,
Nilaparvata lugens (Stål.) population. Globally, four biotypes of N. lugens has been …

The population growth and the regular breakout of Nilaparvata lugens pose a significant risk
to rice cultivation. Four different N. lugens biotypes have been identified worldwide, with …

An understanding of the mechanisms underlying plant resistance to insects and
development of insect-resistant cultivars requires identification and deployment of molecular …