RNA interference (RNAi) using double‐stranded RNA (dsRNA) against fungal pathogens is
an emerging field of crop disease control. We aimed to evaluate RNAi against the fungus …

RNA-based disease control has shown great potential for controlling pest and diseases in
crop plants. While delivery of inhibitory noncoding double-stranded (ds) RNA by transgenic …

Plant pathogenic fungi are the largest group of disease-causing agents on crop plants and
represent a persistent and significant threat to agriculture worldwide. Conventional …

Tomato is cultivated worldwide as a nutrient-rich vegetable crop. Tomato wilt disease
caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. Lycopersici (Fol) is one of the most serious fungal …

Fungal pathogens that impact perennial plants or natural ecosystems require management
strategies beyond fungicides and breeding for resistance. Rust fungi, some of the most …

Highlights•Small RNAs can transfer from pathogens or parasites into their interacting
hosts.•Plant and animal hosts can deliver small RNAs into interacting pathogens and …

Even though the fungal kingdom contains more than 3 million species, little is known about
the biological roles of RNA silencing in fungi. The Colletotrichum genus comprises fungal …

Plant immune responses are triggered during the interaction with pathogens. The fungus
Botrytis cinerea has previously been reported to use small RNAs (sRNAs) as effector …

Host‐induced gene silencing (HIGS) is an RNA interference‐based approach in which small
interfering RNA s (si RNA s) are produced in the host plant and subsequently move into the …

Rust fungi (Pucciniales) are a diverse group of plant pathogens in natural and agricultural
systems. They pose ongoing threats to the diversity of native flora and cause annual crop …