Evolution is unfolding in real time within many natural animal populations and researchers are now observing how this influences biodiversity in the field. In a newly published study in Molecular ...

Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol. 66, No. 2, Special Issue: Mechanisms of Plant–Insect Interactions (2015), pp. 449-454 (6 pages) In Arabidopsis thaliana, PHYTOALEXIN DEFICIENT 4(PAD4) functions as ...

Aphids, including the bird cherry-oat aphid (Rhopalosiphum padi), are significant agricultural pests. The wild relative of barley, Hordeum spontaneum 5 (Hsp5), has been described to be partially ...

A study published in the Journal of Cannabis Research examined the influence of a minor cannabinoid known as cannabidivarinic acid (CBDVA) on aphid fertility and survival rates. The study included ...

Does it ever seem that you look at one of the plants in your garden and it’s totally fine, and then the next time you look at it, it’s covered with aphids? That could be because aphid populations can ...

Researchers have demonstrated that unique fungi strengthen the 'immune systems' of wheat and bean plants against aphids. Fungi enter and influence the amount of a plant's own defenses, resulting in ...

Evolution is unfolding in real time within many natural animal populations and researchers are now observing how this influences biodiversity in the field. In a newly published study in Molecular ...