Researchers at the CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) have revealed a key defence system in plants to ...

Salicylic acid, the active molecule in aspirin and some acne medications, is a hormone in plants that is essential for ...

Plants use a complex self-regulating system to control immunity, with a newly discovered protein helping balance disease ...

How are bacterial pathogens able to effectively overcome plants' defense mechanisms? Researchers working with Professor Şuayb Üstün at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, have found a surprising answer ...

Scientists at Indiana University have modified a plant gene that normally fights bacterial infection to confer resistance to a virus. The method, described in a paper to be published Feb. 12 in the ...

UC Davis researchers have uncovered a multi-layered system that lets plants regulate salicylic acid, a key immune hormone, to fight disease without stunting growth. The system involves enzymes that ...