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Genomic Selection for Quantitative Disease Resistance in Plants
In view of current focus for improvement of crop varieties for disease resistance the adoption of genomic aided plant breeding is growing as an...
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Advances in Genetic Map** of Loci Governing Disease Resistance in Plants
The development of diseases leads to a negative impact on overall yields affecting food security worldwide. Breeding for disease resistance plants is...
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Role of Non-coding RNAs in Disease Resistance in Plants
Plants are prone to diseases caused by diverse pathogens. They respond through the modulation of molecular mechanisms at different levels. Alteration...
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Integrated Omics Approaches for Plant Disease Resistance
Pathogenic diseases among crops are the major reason of huge crop loss globally. This has led to an urgent need to develop crop varieties which could...
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Cisgenic Crops and Disease Resistance
Plant breeding is a continuous process in which genetic variation and heritability of a trait are essential. Cisgenesis and intragenesis are...
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Genome-Editing Advances for Disease Resistance in Plants
Global food security relies on agricultural crops, and their yield is affected by various phytopathogens. These phytopathogens are prevented by using...
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Biotechnological Advances for Disease Tolerance in Plants
This book covers the biotechnological advances being used for the understanding of plant diseases and the subsequent enhancement of disease...
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Imperative Role of R-Genes and Associated Molecular Mechanisms in Plant Disease Resistance
Plant’s survival is under constant threat due to attacks by several pests and pathogens. Being sessile, plants cannot evade such attacks but only...
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Metabonomic Investigation of Penicillium expansum Infection of Apples and Salicylic Acid-Mediated Disease Resistance
Blue mold caused by Penicillium expansum infection results in severe postharvest deterioration of apples. Salicylic acid (SA) is an effective...
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Implication of Phytohormonal Signaling and Their Molecular Cross Talk During Disease Resistance in Plants
A plant must deal with biotic and abiotic stress in nature; therefore, a plant’s reactions to its surroundings must be balanced and coordinated....
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Antimalarial Drug Resistance: Trends, Mechanisms, and Strategies to Combat Antimalarial Resistance
Malaria is among the most prevalent parasite infections caused by Plasmodium genus. According to the most recent data available for the year 2020,...
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Drug Resistance in Antiviral Therapy
Drug resistance in antiviral therapy is a major public health challenge. This resistance can occur among immunocompromised patients where persistent...
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In silico characterization of five novel disease-resistance proteins in Oryza sativa sp. japonica against bacterial leaf blight and rice blast diseases
In the current study, gene network analysis revealed five novel disease-resistance proteins against bacterial leaf blight (BB) and rice blast (RB)...
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Binding of stress-responsive OsWRKY proteins through WRKYGQK heptapeptide residue with the promoter region of two rice blast disease resistance genes Pi2 and Pi54 is important for development of blast resistance
Molecular docking was done to investigate the interactions between five differentially expressed rice WRKY proteins when challenged with the rice...
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MusaRgeneDB: an online comprehensive database for disease resistance genes in Musa spp.
Banana is one of the major food crops and its production is subject to many pests and diseases. Banana breeding exploits wild relatives and...
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The Beneficial Role of Silicon Alleviating Heavy Metal and Disease Resistance Stress in Crops
Silicon (Si), as a quasi-essential element, is the second richest element in the surface of earth crust and in the soil with a vital role in...
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The Potential of Fish Protein Hydrolysate Supplementation in Nile Tilapia Diets: Effects on Growth and Health Performance, Disease Resistance, and Farm Economic Analysis
Fish protein hydrolysate (FPH) has shown immense potential as a dietary protein supplement and immunostimulant in aquaculture, especially in Nile...
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Transgenic Plants for Bacterial and Fungal Disease Tolerance
Transgenic plants are genetically manipulated by the insertion of genes directly into a single plant cell. Using genetic engineering techniques, DNA...
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Overcoming Bacterial Resistance: Role of β-Lactamase Inhibitors
Resistance to modern antibiotics is currently a major health concern in treating infectious diseases. Abuse, overuse, and misuse of antibiotics in...
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Antibiotic Drug Resistance
AntibioticsAntibiotics inhibit the growth or reproduction of microbes, enabling immune system and other defense mechanisms to finish their task....