The composition of secondary metabolites undergoes significant changes in plants
depending on the growth phase and the influence of environmental factors. Therefore, it is …

In recent years, petal blight disease caused by pathogens has become increasingly
epidemic in Rhododendron. Breeding disease-resistant rhododendron is considered to be a …

Steroids and triterpenoids are compounds valued for their various biological and
pharmacological properties; however, their content in medicinal and edible plants is often …

Phenological mismatch can occur when plants and herbivores differentially respond to
changing phenological cues, such as temperature or snow melt date. This often shifts …

Abstract The Optimal Defense Theory (ODT) predicts that the distribution of defenses within
a plant should mirror the value and vulnerability of each tissue. Although the ODT has …

Soybean is attacked by various herbivorous insect pest species during the whole course of
its life cycle in the field. It is important for soybean production to improve insect resistance by …

Insect-plant interaction may have several unpredictable consequences, especially invasive,
non-native plants in novel habitats beyond their original distribution. During flowering …