A broad-spectrum antimicrobial peptide identified from Burkholderia bacterium
Plant Science Research WeeklyMicrobial pesticides are widely applied to improve crop production, but the active molecules are largely unexplored. In a recent study, Mohamed et al., identified an antimicrobial peptide (AMP) from crop-associated microbes and showed its inhibitory effects on various phytopathogens. The authors first…
Mitochondrial ROS promise broad-spectrum disease resistance
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellYang et al. identify a connection between a mitochondrial RNA-processing factor and plant disease resistance. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koac082
Yang Yang and Weixing Shan
State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas and College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling,…