Biologists have identified important components and mechanisms of the molecular machinery that transmits information about a pathogen encounter within the plant organism.
Soybean growers across the globe face a silent but devastating threat: the soybean cyst nematode (SCN). This microscopic pathogen attacks soybean roots, jeopardizing crop yields and causing more than ...
When we get a cold, we get prescribed decongestants to help relieve clogged nose. But that does not kill the virus that caused the infection inside our body. It is our immune system that fights the ...
Under low-phosphorus conditions, the researchers found plants release a hormone that prompts symbiotic fungi to secrete large quantities of short-chain chitin oligomers. These molecules are recognized ...