• openAccess   A Fine-Tuning of the Plant Hormones, Polyamines and Osmolytes by Ectomycorrhizal Fungi Enhances Drought Tolerance in Pedunculate Oak 

      Kebert, Marko; Kostić, Saša; Stojnic, Srdjan; Čapelja, Eleonora; Gavranović Markić, Anđelina; Zorić, Martina; Kesic, Lazar; Flors, Victor MDPI (2023-04-19)
      The drought sensitivity of the pedunculate oak (Quercus robur L.) poses a threat to its survival in light of climate change. Mycorrhizal fungi, which orchestrate biogeochemical cycles and particularly have an impact on the ...
    • openAccess   Compatibility of soil application of Metarhizium brunneum and cover crops against Ceratitis capitata soil-dwelling stages 

      Cruz Miralles, Joaquin; Garrido-Jurado, Inmaculada; Yousef-Yousef, Meelad; Ibáñez Gual, Maria Victoria; Dembilio, Óscar; QUESADA-MORAGA, ENRIQUE; Jaques , Josep A. Springer (2024-01-13)
      Fruit fly ground-dwelling stages (late third instar larvae, pupae, and teneral adults) are susceptible to predation from generalist ground-dwelling predators and to infection by entomopathogenic fungi (EPF). The effect of ...
    • closedAccess   Deciphering molecular events behind Systemin-induced resistance to Botrytis cinerea in tomato plants 

      Pastor Fernández, Julia; Sanmartín, Neus; Manresa Grao, María; Cassan, Cédric; Pétriacq, Pierre; Gibon, Yves; Gamir, Jordi; Romero Rodríguez, Beatriz; Castillo, Araceli G.; Cerezo García, Miguel; Flors, Victor; Sánchez-Bel, Paloma Oxford University Press (2024-04-06)
      Plant defence peptides are paramount endogenous danger signals secreted after a challenge, intensifying the plant immune response. The peptidic hormone Systemin (Sys) was shown to participate in resistance in several plant ...
    • openAccess   Extracellular DNA induces resistance against Frankliniella occidentalis through callose accumulation 

      Rassizadeh, Leila; Cañadas, Estela; Cervero, Raquel; Flors, Victor; Gamir, Jordi Springer (2024-01-10)
      The plant immune system has evolved to sense and respond to potential threats. When an insect attacks a plant, endogenous molecules called damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) are released into the apoplast, ...
    • openAccess   Regulation of mycorrhizal colonization under stress in tomato depends on symbiotic efficiency 

      Lidoy, Javier; López-García, Álvaro; Amate, Clara; García, Juan Manuel; Flors, Victor; García-Garrido, José Manuel; Azcon, Concepcion; Lopez-Raez, Juan Antonio; Pozo, María José Elsevier (2023-08-21)
      The mutualistic symbiosis between plants and arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi is based on a balanced nutrient exchange between both partners, with the plant achieving improved nutrition and stress tolerance. The symbiosis ...
    • closedAccess   ROS are universal cell-to-cell stress signals 

      Peláez Vico, María Ángeles; Fichman, Yosef; I Zandalinas, Sara; Foyer, Christine Helen; Mittler, Ron Elsevier (2024-04-20)
      The interplay between reactive oxygen species (ROS) and the redox state of cells is deeply rooted in the biology of almost all organisms, regulating development, growth, and responses to the environment. Recent studies ...