No functional evidence revealed for naturally occurring cross-kingdom RNA interference in the early stages of Botrytis cinerea-tomato interaction – Molecular Plant Pathology Highlight
20th October 2022
The fungus Botrytis cinerea causes grey mould disease on a wide range of plant species, including fruits (strawberry, raspberry, grape), …
Regulation of immune complex formation and signalling by FERONIA, a busy goddess in plant-microbe interactions – Molecular Plant Pathology Highlight
16th September 2022
Being sessile in soil, plants are continuously confronted with threats from their enemies in habitats, including bacteria, fungi, viruses, and …
Pexophagy is critical for fungal development, stress response, and virulence in Alternaria alternata– Molecular Plant Pathology Highlight
19th August 2022
The fungal pathogen Alternaria alternata can infect more than 100 plant species, including many economically important crops: citrus, apple, pear, …
Wheat cultivar mixtures: a way to limit the intensity of septoria tritici blotch epidemics and also to extend the efficacy of resistance genes – a Plant Pathology highlight.
27th May 2022
Septoria tritici blotch (STB), caused by Zymoseptoria tritici, is one of the most destructive foliar fungal diseases of wheat. For …
Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, a Pathogen Profile – whatever crop you grow this fungus may try and kill it; unless it is a grass – Molecular Plant Pathology Highlight
27th April 2022
Plant-infecting fungi are a major burden on the world’s food supply. One of the world’s best-known agricultural pests is the …
Seeing is believing: the war between a fungal pathogen and host plants at the vascular battleground –Molecular Plant Pathology highlight.
14th April 2022
Verticillium dahliae, a soil-borne ascomycete fungus, causes destructive vascular wilt disease in hundreds of dicotyledonous plants, including many economically important …
