Plant pests such as bacteria and fungi lead to significant yield losses in agriculture. In order to develop new strategies against such pathogens, understanding the plant's immune response is of ...

For instance, the nutrient solution that is used to feed the plants can easily become contaminated with pathogens like E. coli. To prevent this from happening, growers can use chemicals or simply ...

Si accumulates in plant leaves and aerial organs as amorphous silica (SiO 2), which offers protection against pathogens, herbivores, and environmental challenges like drought. Understanding the ...

In order to develop new strategies against such pathogens, understanding the plant’s immune response is of central ... has now found a mechanism in thale cress (Arabidopsis thaliana) which enables ...

Plant defenses against herbivores can be ... is a defensive tactic because it can protect plants from some natural enemies (e.g., herbivores and pathogens). Studies testing this hypothesis often ...

Vaccinations allow protection against specific diseases ... are identical copies of one type of antibody. Plant disease - AQA Pathogens are disease-causing viruses, bacteria, fungi or protists ...

Scientists have decoded the structure of a barley protein that provides resistance against a devastating fungal disease. Such structures could inform efforts to protect crops from plant pathogens.

The possibility of developing oral vaccines against non-mucosal pathogens is supported by studies with Japanese encephalitis and hepatitis B, which are transmitted by mosquito- and blood-borne ...