Harnessing the potential of plant transcription factors in developing climate resilient crops to improve global food security: Current and future perspectives.

Crop plants should be resilient to climatic factors in order to feed ever-increasing populations. Plants have developed stress-responsive mechanisms by changing their metabolic pathways and switching the stress-responsive genes. The discovery of plant transcriptional factors (TFs), as key regulators of different biotic and abiotic stresses, has opened up new horizons for plant scientists.

Bioinspired green synthesis of silver nanoparticles by using a native Bacillus sp. strain AW1-2: Characterization and antifungal activity against Colletotrichum falcatum Went.

Zero-valent silver nanoparticles (ZV-AgNPs) are known as potential antimicrobials and here we report antifungal activity of ZV-AgNPs against Colletotrichum falcatum Went for the first time. ZV-AgNPs were synthesized by using a native Bacillus sp. strain AW1-2, which was identified through 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis.

Role of Genetics, Genomics, and Breeding Approaches to Combat Stripe Rust of Wheat.

(Pst) is a devastating biotrophic fungal pathogen that causes wheat stripe rust. It usually loves cool and moist places and can cause 100% crop yield losses in a single field when ideal conditions for disease incidence prevails. Billions of dollars are lost due to fungicide application to reduce stripe rust damage worldwide.

The level of Cry1Ac endotoxin and its efficacy against in Bt cotton at large scale in Pakistan.

A biophysical survey was conducted in 15 cotton-growing districts of Pakistan. Four hundred cotton growers were approached and inquired about the production technology of Bt cotton. Further, 25 strip tests using combo strips ( and gene) were performed at each farmer's field.

Molecular markers and cotton genetic improvement: current status and future prospects.

Narrow genetic base and complex allotetraploid genome of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) is stimulating efforts to avail required polymorphism for marker based breeding. The availability of draft genome sequence of G.