Rice Plants Broadcast Their Defenses as Electrical Signals Scientists Can Now Read
Chinese researchers have shown that simple electrical measurements of rice leaves can identify which pest is attacking, track the plant's ...
Tag: plant immunity
Barley Fights Fungal Attack With a Chemical Arsenal Built From Amino Acids
A triple-omics study of infected barley heads shows that genes, proteins and metabolites all converge on a tryptophan- and phenylalanine-driven ...
CRISPR Activation Screen Uncovers Rice Gene That Shields Plants From Fungal Attack
A protoplast-based CRISPR activation screen has revealed OsTV1, a papillae-specific receptor kinase that boosts silicon-mediated defenses and confers broad-spectrum fungal ...
How a Plant Hormone Switches On Immunity: New Clues From Salicylic Acid Receptors
A new Nature study reveals how salicylic acid receptors activate plant defense genes through the Mediator subunit MED15A while simultaneously ...
Fungal Allies Decoded: How Trichoderma Rewires Melon Roots to Defeat Fusarium Wilt
A new transcriptomic study reveals how Trichoderma asperellum and T. gamsii reprogram melon root defense genes and suppress Fusarium pathogen ...
Cell Death Regulator BI-1 Emerges as Key Switch in Plant Immunity Against Oomycete Pathogens
New research identifies the ER-localized cell death regulator BI-1 as a key executor of Arabidopsis resistance to Phytophthora parasitica, controlled ...
Tomato Immunity Gene SlTCP16 Fights Bacterial Attack by Boosting Lignin Defenses
Researchers have identified the tomato transcription factor SlTCP16 as a positive regulator of immunity against bacterial speck disease, showing that ...
Locked and Loaded: Structural Studies Reveal How the SCREW Peptide Engages Its NUT Receptor
Three independent structural studies reveal that the plant receptor NUT recognizes the disulfide-locked cyclic loop of SCREW phytocytokines and recruits ...
Scientists engineer plant immune receptors to fight devastating cereal blast fungus
UK-led researchers have bioengineered tandem kinase immune receptors to recognise multiple blast fungus effectors, opening a path to durable resistance ...
RNA Messages Cross Kingdom Boundaries, Opening a New Era of Chemical-Free Crop Protection
A new review details how small RNA molecules travel between plants, fungi, bacteria, and viruses to regulate genes across kingdoms, ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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