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Plant Variety, Mycorrhization, and Herbivory Influence Induced Volatile Emissions and Plant Growth Characteristics in Tomato
Plants produce a range of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that mediate vital ecological interactions between herbivorous insects, their natural...
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Tomato mosaic virus movement protein enhances the transient expression of recombinant protein in the stem of the tomato plant, Solanum lycopersicum
Plant viral movement proteins (MPs) serve a critical role in facilitating intercellular transport, pivotal for propagating infections from afflicted...
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Bemisia tabaci infection of tomato plant alters bumblebee foraging behaviour
Insect pollination is an important process in the natural ecosystem and plays a vital role in crop reproduction. The bumblebee, Bombus terrestris ...
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Effects of combined application of selenium and various plant hormones on the cold stress tolerance of tomato plants
AimsThere are few studies on the interaction between selenium (Se) and various plant hormones in mitigating the harmful effects of cold stress on...
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Plant immune inducer ZNC promotes rutin accumulation and enhances resistance to Botrytis cinerea in tomato
Gray mold is a destructive disease caused by Botrytis cinerea , a pervasive plant pathogen, which poses a threat to both tomato growth and postharvest...
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Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Inducing Tomato Plant Resistance and Its Role in Control of Bemisia tabaci Under Greenhouse Conditions
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are one of the environment-friendly organisms that enhance plant performance. AMF affect the herbivorous insect...
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Soil microbiota and herbivory drive the assembly of tomato plant-associated microbial communities through different mechanisms
Plant-associated microbial communities are key to sha** many aspects of plant biology. In this study, we tested whether soil microbial communities...
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Seed treatment with Mortierella alpina M01 promotes tomato growth and mitigates verticillium wilt and bacterial speck disease infections by potentiating plant antioxidant responses
Almost 85% of tomato plants in the world are grown in controlled greenhouse. This confined microclimate forms a favorable environment for the fast...
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The AP2/ERF transcription factor SlERF.J2 functions in hypocotyl elongation and plant height in tomato
Key messageOur findings indicated that the SlERF.J2-IAA23 module integrates hormonal signals to regulate hypocotyl elongation and plant height in...
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The Involvement of DNA Methylation in Plant Growth Regulators-Mediated Growth in Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) Seedlings
DNA methylation is a kind of epigenetic modification regulated by DNA methyltransferases and DNA demethylases. Here, the influences of DNA...
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Transcriptional and epigenetic changes during tomato yellow leaf curl virus infection in tomato
BackgroundGeminiviruses are DNA plant viruses that cause highly damaging diseases affecting crops worldwide. During the infection, geminiviruses...
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Biostimulants Promote the Sedimentation of Salts to Restore Tomato Plant Growth Under Salt Stress
Soil salinization is an emerging threat to agriculture production, which results in a tremendous reduction of cultivation areas. Three commercial...
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Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus: an emerging plant begomovirus threatening cucurbit production
Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus (ToLCNDV), a bipartite begomovirus, was first reported to infect tomato and has recently spread rapidly as an...
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Probing efficacy of biological control agents, plant extracts and resistance inducing chemicals against dam**-off of tomato
Tomato ( Solanum lycopersicum ) is a major cash crop in Himachal Pradesh. In this crop, dam**-off is caused by various pathogens like Pythium ultimum,...
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Structural diversity and stress regulation of the plant immunity-associated CALMODULIN-BINDING PROTEIN 60 (CBP60) family of transcription factors in Solanum lycopersicum (tomato)
Cellular signaling generates calcium (Ca 2+ ) ions, which are ubiquitous secondary messengers decoded by calcium-dependent protein kinases,...
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Helicoverpa zea–Associated Gut Bacteria as Drivers in Sha** Plant Anti-herbivore Defense in Tomato
Insect-associated bacteria can mediate the intersection of insect and plant immunity. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the effects of single...
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Alleviation of Drought Stress and Amelioration of Tomato Plant Growth by Bacterial Inoculants for Mitigating Climate Change
Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) is an important horticultural crop cultivated worldwide. The production and consumption of tomatoes are still...
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Induction of tomato plant biochemical immune responses by the synthesized zinc oxide nanoparticles against wilt-induced Fusarium oxysporum
The current study used zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO-NPs) to protect the tomato plant against Fusarium wilt. Gamma rays were used to synthesize...
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Engineering Phytonutrient Content in Tomato by Genome Editing Technologies
The application of precise genome editing represents an important step-forward in plant functional genomics research and crop improvement by...
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Endophytic bacteria isolated from medicinal plants induce plant growth promotion and southern blight disease suppression in tomato
In this study, endophytic bacteria isolated from three medicinal plants, namely Cantella asiatica , Ocimum sanctum , Solanum sisymbriifolium were...
