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Advances in Delivery of CRISPR–Cas Reagents for Precise Genome Editing in Plants
The human population is growing rapidly and is projected to reach 10 billion by 2055 according to The World Bank. However, limited cultivable land,...
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Investigating Secretion Systems and Effectors on Galleria mellonella
Infection experiments with Galleria mellonella enable the measurement of virulence that is mediated by secretion systems and their effector proteins...
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Fusarium wilt pandemic: current understanding and molecular perspectives
Plant diseases pose a severe threat to the food security of the global human population. One such disease is Fusarium wilt, which affects many plant...
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Epigenetic regulation of plant immunity: from chromatin codes to plant disease resistance
Facing a deteriorating natural environment and an increasing serious food crisis, bioengineering-based breeding is increasing in importance. To...
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Improving Iron Nutrition in Legumes to Overcome Hidden Hunger
Iron (Fe) is a trace element and an essential component in human nutrition. Cytochromes and myoglobin are the forms of Fe found in different types of...
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Accumulation of genetic variants associated with immunity in the selective breeding of broilers
BackgroundTo satisfy an increasing demand for dietary protein, the poultry industry has employed genetic selection to increase the growth rate of...
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Crop physiology, the technology and the production gap
Crop physiology is a bridge between plant science and agronomy. Historically, crop physiology uses advanced technologies that rely on biochemical and...
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Development of Biotic-Stress Resistant Pigeonpea
Pigeonpea is the second most important pulse legume crop of the tropics and subtropics. Pigeon pea infested by a plethora of insect-pests and...
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Genomic Designing for Biotic Stress Resistance in Carrot (Daucus carota L.)
Carrot productivity may be impacted by an array of insect pests and diseases. Carrots are affected by at least 36 fungal and oomycete pathogens, five...
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Tobamoviruses: old and new threats to tomato cultivation
Mosaic diseases caused by tobamoviruses have posed significant threats to tomato production. In this review, we overview studies of tomato mosaic...
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Genomic Designing Towards Biotic Stress Resistance in Mungbean and Urdbean
Mungbean (Vigna radiata) and urdbean (V. mungo) are considered two important crops amongst the Asiatic Vigna species, which are primarily farmed for...
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Sulfate transport and metabolism: strategies to improve the seed protein quality
Sulfur-containing amino acids (SAA), namely methionine, and cysteine are crucial essential amino acids (EAA) considering the dietary requirements of...
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Exploiting viral vectors to deliver genome editing reagents in plants
Genome editing holds great promise for the molecular breeding of plants, yet its application is hindered by the shortage of simple and effective...
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Develo** future heat-resilient vegetable crops
Climate change seriously impacts global agriculture, with rising temperatures directly affecting the yield. Vegetables are an essential part of daily...
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Advances in Genetic Engineering for Pathogen Resistance in Capsicum annuum L.
Capsicum annuum L. is one of the most consumed vegetable and spice crop species of the family Solanaceae that exhibits a great diversity in colors,...
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Nucleoredoxin Vis-à-Vis a Novel Thioredoxin in Regulating Oxidative Stress in Plants: A Review
Unavoidable biotic and abiotic stresses-led reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation has a profound negative impact on cellular intergradations. To...
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Introgression of QTLs determining sorghum downy mildew (SDM) resistance into elite maize line UMI 79 through marker-assisted backcross breeding (MABC)
Sorghum downy mildew (SDM), caused by Peronosclerospora sorghi is one of the important diseases in maize. Here, we illustrate the transfer of two...
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Development of physiological indices for screening dehydration tolerance in Eucalyptus clones under nursery conditions
An immediate concern of commercial tree plantation is the depleting water resource and drastic change in climatic conditions, which adversely affect...
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Pesticide-free agriculture as a new paradigm for research
Reducing pesticide use has become a goal shared by several European countries and a major issue in public policies due to the negative impacts of...
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Genetic map** and genomic prediction of sclerotinia stem rot resistance to rapeseed/canola (Brassica napus L.) at seedling stage
Key messageGWAS detected ninety-eight significant SNPs associated with Sclerotinia sclerotiorum resistance. Six statistical models resulted in...
