Fungal infections of cereal crops pose a significant risk to global food security through
reduced grain production and quality, as well as contamination of animal feed and human
products for consumption. To combat fungal disease, we need to understand how the
pathogen adapts and survives within the hostile environment of the host and how the host's
defense response can be modulated for protection from disease. Such investigations offer
insight into fungal pathogenesis, host immunity, the development of resistance, and …