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by Zhang Nannan, Chinese Academy of SciencesMaize (Zea mays) is an important food, feed, and bioenergy crop that plays a pivotal strategic role in food security, while insect pests seriously affect the yield and quality of maize. …

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by Nagoya University Plants face constant attack by diseases, insect swarms, and fungi, resulting in crop losses that threaten global food security. Discovering new ways to help the plant defend itself against attack is an enormous …

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Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology

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In contrast to previous assumptions, the defense hormones salicylic acid and jasmonic acid do not always suppress each other in regulating plant chemical defenses against pests and …

Phys.Org https://phys.org/news/2020-04-soil-microbes-resist-disease.html

by Olga Kuchment, Texas A&M University Plants can't self-isolate during a disease outbreak, but they can get help from a friend—beneficial soil microbes help plants ward …

ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/03/200313155308.htm

Scientists provide a detailed picture of how plant hormones communicate through gene regulation

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Salk Institute

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Just like humans and other animals, plants have …

FreshPlaza https://www.freshplaza.com/article/9192928/stpopa-the-gene-against-potato-late-blight/

Phys.Org https://phys.org/news/2020-02-symbiotic-viruses-host-insects-override.html

Aphids, small sap-sucking insects, are virus carriers responsible for significant economic losses in many crops worldwide. Many aphids form symbiotic and mutualistic …

Science Daily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/10/191030110006.htm

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Lund University

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Researchers show that the pressure from water droplets on a leaf surface triggers stress hormones like jasmonic acid. These cellular changes …

The Economist https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2019/04/20/understanding-how-crop-diseases-and-climate-change-interact-is-vital