Plant molecular engineering is the modification of plants or plant material to produce novel compounds, or to improve the efficiency of beneficial products. Major challenges include the production ...

Their results showed that throughout the infection period, the resistant cultivar had higher levels of the plasmodesma callose binding protein gene, along with several RNA silencing and ...

Citrus Research Institute, Southwest University/National Citrus Engineering Research Center, Chongqing, China According to the manufacturer’s instructions, hydrogen peroxide levels were measured using ...

To optimize fitness a plant should monitor its metabolism to appropriately control growth and defense. Primary metabolism can be measured by the universally conserved TOR (Target of Rapamycin) pathway ...

The molecular mechanisms underlying the trade-off between plant innate immunity and steroid-mediated growth are controversial. Here, we report that activation of the transcription factor BZR1 is ...