Genome-wide association study of adult plant resistance to spot blotch in an elite Canadian two-row barley germplasm collection

27th May 2024

Spot blotch is a barley disease caused by a fungus called Bipolaris sorokiniana. This disease impacts barley grown in locations with …

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A clever experimental implementation for a straightforward idea: Phenotyping to estimate frequencies of virulent pathogenic strains, bypassing classical strain-by-strain approaches

11th April 2024

A “bulk phenotyping” method was developed to estimate the proportion of Zymoseptoria tritici strains capable of attacking a wheat variety carrying a …

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Can kiwifruit volatile compounds predict the presence of Cadophora luteo-olivacea?

27th February 2024

Actinidia deliciosa (kiwifruit) is mainly appreciated for its sweet, slightly acidic flesh and high nutritional value, as well as for …

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Optimizing Fusarium Stalk Rot Resistance Screening in Maize

27th February 2024

Fusarium stalk rot is a severe disease of maize causing pre-harvest stalk breakage, which, if it occurs early, reduces grain …

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A rapid molecular diagnostic tool for avirulence genes for Phytophthora sojae

1st February 2024

  Plant diseases cost the global economy more than $220 billion US annually. Among them, diseases caused by oomycetes such …

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Grapevine Pinot gris virus in Germany: From where did the virus come, and when?

13th December 2023

  Viruses leave no fossils. So, how can we reveal the history of a virus that was first found in …

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How can one fungus infect nearly all plants, vascular or not?

7th December 2023

Read this pathogen profile to understand the full background of Botrytis cinerea, also known as grey mould; a generalist necrotrophic …

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Cassava brown streak: A deadly virus on the move

1st November 2023

Plant pathologists are keenly focused on what they study and how they study it – the details of a plant …

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A never-ending war between plants and pathogens: A case study of wheat and stripe rust

25th October 2023

In the long-term co-evolutionary arms race between plants and pathogens, plants tend to protect themselves from invasion while the pathogen …

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Chloroplast clustering and PSTVd infection: A surprising twist in plant defense-Molecular Plant Pathology’ Highlight

17th October 2023

Chloroplast clustering around the nucleus is a plant defence mechanism under both biotic and abiotic stresses. However, a team of …

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Molecular signalling in Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum, a bacterial plant disease exploiting quorum sensing – Molecular Plant Pathology highlight blog

4th October 2023

The soil-borne Gram-negative beta-proteobacterium Ralstonia solanacearum species complex (RSSC) infects more than 250 plant species in over 50 families, causing …

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Revealing how Fusarium wilt fungus suppresses the plant immune system – Molecular Plant Pathology highlight blog

28th September 2023

The fungus Fusarium oxysporum is a major threat to agriculture, causing vascular wilt disease in over a hundred different crop …

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Winning plant pathology designs – BSPP T-shirt competition 2023

5th September 2023

At the beginning of 2023, we opened a call for new t-shirt designs to promote plant pathology with the BSPP. …

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Newly discovered protein helps a rice pathogen avoid alkaline toxicity – Molecular Plant Pathology highlight blog

22nd August 2023

Burkholderia glumae, a pathogen causing bacterial panicle blight in rice, must maintain an acidic environment following infection to turn on …

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Fungi that suppress the growth of other fungi: Trichoderma atroviride against the wheat pathogen Fusarium graminearum – Plant Pathology Highlight

20th July 2023

During the 19th and 20th centuries, across the world, Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) and crown rot diseases of cereals were …

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Mapping Banana Bunchy Top Disease in Africa – Plant Pathology Highlight

28th June 2023

Banana bunchy top disease (BBTD), a viral disease, has a severe impact on banana production and on the livelihoods of …

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Two Zymoseptoria tritici genes reveal key processes for successful infection – Molecular Plant Pathology highlight blog

26th June 2023

Wheat is a major global food crop, accounting for 18% of total dietary calories consumed across the world. We are …

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Mini villains and Super spuds – blog by Eleanor Gilroy

23rd June 2023

Blog by Eleanor Gilroy, The James Hutton Institute, Scotland, UK. Many of the potato cultivars that supermarkets and processors know …

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A novel Phytophthora infestans genotype, EU43, is threatening potato production due to its resistance to one of the key fungicide active ingredients in European potato production – Plant Pathology Highlight

19th June 2023

Potato growers face an annual battle against the devastating pathogen “Phytophthora infestans,” which causes potato late blight. Regular fungicide sprayings …

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An emergent plant-parasitic nematode is spreading, and the solution could be beneath your feet – Plant Pathology Highlight

16th June 2023

The Guava Root-Knot Nematode (Meloidogyne enterolobii) is an emergent plant pathogen that has devastated farmers around the world, with some …

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Recombinant viruses may gain new evolution potential through shift of vector specificity – Molecular Plant Pathology Highlight

9th June 2023

Begomovirus, the largest genus of plant viruses with >440 species, has caused severe economic losses by infecting many crops worldwide. …

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Environmentally friendly options against aggressive Phytophthora – Plant Pathology Highlight

19th May 2023

Phytophthora species are destructive oomycete soilborne plant pathogens with a broad host range. They cause significant economic losses to crops …

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Helping Keep Plants Healthy – Plant Health Week 2023

9th May 2023

Plants are the root to sustainable living on planet earth. They feed us, clothe us, provide medicines and building materials, …

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Cucumber mosaic virus inhibits tobacco plant defence in favour of its aphid vector – Molecular Plant Pathology Highlight

17th April 2023

Like many plant viruses, cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) requires a transport system (seed, animals, insects, wind, or water) to move …

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