plant defense mechanisms

September 8, 2023

Hormonal and proteomic analyses of southern blight disease caused by Athelia rolfsii and root chitosan priming on Cannabis sativa in an in vitro hydroponic system

Abstract Southern blight disease, caused by the fungal pathogen Athelia rolfsii, suppresses plant growth and reduces product yield in Cannabis…

May 12, 2023

Detoxifying the heavy metals: a multipronged study of tolerance strategies against heavy metals toxicity in plants

Abstract Heavy metal concentrations exceeding permissible limits threaten human life, plant life, and all other life forms. Different natural and…

April 9, 2022

Root-TRAPR: a modular plant growth device to visualize root development and monitor growth parameters, as applied to an elicitor response of Cannabis sativa

Abstract Background: Plant growth devices, for example, rhizoponics, rhizoboxes, and ecosystem fabrication (EcoFAB), have been developed to facilitate studies of…

September 10, 2020

Chitinase Gene Positively Regulates Hypersensitive and Defense Responses of Pepper to Colletotrichum acutatum Infection

Abstract Anthracnose caused by Colletotrichum acutatum is one of the most devastating fungal diseases of pepper (Capsicum annuum L.). The…