Researchers integrated whole-genome sequencing from 100 cultivated sunflowers and 49 wild relatives to identify 1,433 candidate disease-resistance genes, including 198 ...
A new molecular framework separates plant immune recognition from insect host manipulation, charting clearer biological criteria to translate laboratory pest-defense ...
A comprehensive scientific review synthesizes recent advancements in understanding kiwifruit bacterial canker and outlines sustainable biological and integrated strategies to ...
Heterologous expression of the strawberry FvCPS gene suppresses salicylic acid-mediated defense pathways and increases bacterial susceptibility in Arabidopsis thaliana.
Genetic mapping and gene silencing show the Tudor domain protein gene CaTdp1 contributes to Phytophthora capsici race 3 resistance in ...
Springer Nature launched Discover Immunity in February 2024, a fully open access journal covering human, animal, plant, and microbial immunology.
Disrupting the soybean phosphatase gene GmLOPP enhances resistance to bacterial blight and pustule disease without compromising rhizobial nodulation or plant ...
A genome-wide analysis identifies 316 banana LRR-RLK genes and demonstrates that MaLRR-RLK177 actively participates in defense against Fusarium wilt tropical ...
A new study identifies the CaWRKY7 gene as a key regulator of pepper resistance to Phytophthora blight by modulating reactive ...
A new review finds waste-based surfactin fermentation delivers 1 to 5 grams per liter while engineered strains on defined media ...
A new review describes how plant-derived extracellular vesicles carry stress-responsive proteins and RNAs between cells and may enable RNA-based crop ...
Gene deletion experiments in Trichoderma virens show that the fungus makes salicylic acid through a pathway distinct from those used ...
Arabidopsis DEK2, phosphorylated by the immune kinase MPK6, binds bivalent H3K4me3K27me3 histone marks and transcription factors to fine-tune defense gene ...
Researchers show that the SGN3–CIF–BIK1 signalling module, known from root endodermis surveillance, drives lignin barrier formation during effector-triggered immunity in ...
A new review argues that plant recognition of microbes is a fluid, context-dependent chemical process rather than a binary split ...
Researchers cataloged 58 ADP-ribosylation factor genes in wheat and showed that silencing the TaARFB1b triplet reduces resistance to Fusarium head ...
A comprehensive review maps how plants deploy bioactive compounds against pathogens and outlines genetic, nanotech and microbiome strategies to engineer ...
Knockout and protoplast experiments show that PP2 restricts viroid and virus accumulation through phloem-associated defense without directly affecting apple scar ...
A red-shifted fungal luciferase paired with a green reporter lets researchers measure gene activity in glowing plants by colour ratio ...
A controlled infection study links late induction of the banana susceptibility gene MusaDMR6 to Fusarium wilt progression in the commercially ...
