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Plant Protection by Tannins Depends on Defence-Related Phytohormones
Plants produce a wide variety of secondary metabolites to sustain and protect themselves against a wide range of stresses. Among these metabolites,...
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PSKR1 balances the plant growth–defence trade-off in the rhizosphere microbiome
Microbiota benefit their hosts by improving nutrient uptake and pathogen protection. How host immunity restricts microbiota while avoiding...
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Legacy effect of plant chemical defence substances on litter decomposition
AimsChemical defence in plant tissue is an important physiological process in plants, mainly driven by secondary metabolites. However, how the...
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Interactomics in plant defence: progress and opportunities
Interactomics is a branch of systems biology that deals with the study of protein–protein interactions and how these interactions influence...
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Ca2+/calmodulin-mediated desensitization of glutamate receptors shapes plant systemic wound signalling and anti-herbivore defence
Plants rely on systemic signalling mechanisms to establish whole-body defence in response to insect and nematode attacks. GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR-LIKE ( GLR ...
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Crop microbiome responses to pathogen colonisation regulate the host plant defence
AimsSoil-borne pathogens severely damage the yield and quality of crops worldwide. Plant and soil microbiomes (e.g. in the rhizosphere) intimately...
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Fusaric acid-evoked oxidative stress affects plant defence system by inducing biochemical changes at subcellular level
Fusaric acid (FA) is one of the most harmful phytotoxins produced in various plant–pathogen interactions. Fusarium species produce FA as a secondary...
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Consequences of squash (Cucurbita argyrosperma) domestication for plant defence and herbivore interactions
Main conclusionCucurbita argyrosperma domestication affected plant defence by downregulating the cucurbitacin synthesis-associated genes. However,... 
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Rising temperatures favour defence-suppressing herbivores
Rising temperatures due to climate change are predicted to accelerate the life cycle of arthropod herbivores thereby exacerbating pest formation....
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Jasmonic Acid (JA) in Plant Immune Response: Unravelling Complex Molecular Mechanisms and Networking of Defence Signalling Against Pathogens
AbstractJasmonic acid (JA) and its derived compound ‘jasmonates’ are a class of potent phytohormones that play pivotal roles in plants’...
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Foliar spray of botanical extracts influence biochemical processes and plant defence enzymes to ameliorate brown spot induced yield loss in rice
Bipolaris oryzae is the causative agent of rice brown spot disease, leading to serious economic yield losses all over the world. The present study...
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Salicylic Acid Signals Plant Defence Against Cadmium Toxicity
Plant growth is adversely impacted by heavy metals, posing a threat to the health of humans and animals within the food chain. Scientific evidence...
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Evolution of koinobiont parasitoid host regulation and consequences for indirect plant defence
Tritrophic interactions among plants, herbivorous insects and their parasitoids have been well studied in the past four decades. Recently, a new...
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Leaf Traits Linked to Herbivory in Lineages with Mediterranean-Macaronesian Distributions: Does an Island Syndrome in Plant Defence Exist?
Island-mainland comparisons offer an excellent framework to improve our understanding about phenotypic evolution, including particular plant traits...
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Plant defence to sequential attack is adapted to prevalent herbivores
Plants have evolved plastic defence strategies to deal with the uncertainty of when, by which species and in which order attack by herbivores will...
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Optimal chemical defence allocation in roots: where, why and how?
Plants produce a range of volatile and non-volatile plant secondary metabolites (PSMs) to increase their resistance to biotic threats. The optimal...
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Signaling and Defence Mechanism of Jasmonic and Salicylic Acid Response in Pulse Crops: Role of WRKY Transcription Factors in Stress Response
Jasmonic Acid (JA), Salicylic Acid (SA) and its derivatives are important phytohormones that play fundamental roles in the plant defence mechanisms...
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Insights into Grapevine Defence Response Against Fungal and Oomycete Diseases Towards a Sustainable Plant Breeding
Downy mildew, powdery mildew, grey mould, black rot, and grapevine trunk diseases are among the most important fungal or oomycete diseases affecting...
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Biostimulants derived from red seaweed stimulate the plant defence mechanism in rice against Magnaporthe oryzae
Seaweed extracts contain many bio-elicitors that can greatly improve natural plant immunity, so stimulating plant immunity with these formulations is...
