Common fungal extracellular membrane (CFEM) domain-containing proteins are small cysteine-rich proteins exclusive to fungi. They are shown to contribute to fungal virulence by promoting appressorium development and suppressing plant immune response. This study aimed to investigate the role of CFEM-domain-containing proteins in fungal antagonism and beneficial fungus-plant interactions using the mycoparasitic fungus Clonostachy...

Cold stress is a major abiotic constraint to wheat production in temperate regions, particularly in the Kashmir Valley of north-western Himalayas, India, where prolonged low temperatures delay growth, reduce yield, and disrupt the rice–wheat cropping system. To address this challenge, we evaluated a panel of 340 nested synthetic hexaploid wheat introgression lines, developed by introgressing allelic diversity from Aegilops tau...

Aquatic ecosystems are increasingly exposed to multiple abiotic stressors driven by climate change, environmental degradation, and anthropogenic activities. These stressors, including temperature fluctuations, dissolved oxygen depletion, pH alterations, ammonia accumulation, salinity changes, excessive stocking density, and contamination by inorganic and organic pollutants, can adversely affect fish physiology, growth, reprodu...