Post by Vivek Kumar, Ph.D.

🌱✨ Excited to share my first paper on plant antimicrobial peptides — published in Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology (Elsevier)! 🔬🌿 📄 Title: Plant antimicrobial peptides: Molecular diversity, membrane interactions, and roles in plant-microbe defense 👉 Read here: https://lnkd.in/g6UpgF2v This review brings together advances on: Structural diversity of plant antimicrobial peptides (defensins, thionins, lipid transfer proteins, cyclotides, hevein-like peptides, and more) Their biosynthesis, precursor processing, and membrane-targeting mechanisms Roles in plant-microbe interactions and ecological adaptation Emerging applications in sustainable crop protection and biotechnology. Excited to continue exploring how these natural defense molecules can inspire innovative solutions for agriculture and beyond. #PlantScience #AntimicrobialPeptides #Biotechnology #CropProtection