Plants have an immune system, like people, and when it is triggered by threats like disease or pests, a plant's defenses are ...

Similar to humans, plants have an immune system to help defend against parasites and other deleterious infections. The human body is interconnected with cell-to-cell communication to orchestrate an ...

Explore plant hormone therapy that enhances disease resistance in crops without hindering growth, aiding food security initiatives ...

A new study shows how plants balance growth and defense, offering insights for stronger, more resilient crops. Microscopic imaging of stomata cells in plants. Courtesy of the Torii Lab/The University ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Plant diseases destroy up to 40% of global food crops, threatening food security and agricultural sustainability. While plants naturally resist many diseases, their defenses often ...

Few living things seem to have less in common than plants and animals, but that assumption is being increasingly challenged. Evolution, and the ways in which the kingdom of plants and the kingdom of ...

HSR201 localizes in peroxisomes using a unique targeting signal (PTS). Panel A highlights the amino acid sequences involved, while panel B shows HSR201 accumulating in peroxisomes, visible through ...

This study is reported by Jian-Feng Li’s group from School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou. Necrotrophic fungal pathogens, such as Botrytis cinerea and Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, ...

Summary The first layer of plant immunity is activated by cell surface receptor-like kinases (RLKs) and proteins (RLPs) that detect infectious pathogens. Constitutive interaction with the SUPPRESSOR ...