Species from the Botryosphaeriaceae family are the causal agents of Botryosphaeria
dieback (BD), a worldwide grapevine trunk disease. Because of their lifestyle and their …

Neoscytalidium dimidiatum (class Dothideomycetes) is a fungus responsible for canker
disease in pitaya stems and fruits, leading to significant economic losses. However, little is …

Background Understanding how plants and pathogens regulate each other's gene
expression during their interactions is key to revealing the mechanisms of disease …

Grapevine is one of the earliest domesticated fruit crops and prized for its table fruits and
wine worldwide. However, the concurrence of a number of biotic/abiotic stresses affects their …

Many fungi belonging to Botryosphaeriaceae are well-known as causal agents of diseases
in economically and ecologically important agricultural crops and forest trees. In Italy, the …

Pathogenicity factors are important aspects of the arsenal of fungal agents, allowing them to
infect a broad range of hosts or to specifically target a crop by being capable of evading host …

Downy mildew, powdery mildew, grey mould, black rot, and grapevine trunk diseases are
among the most important fungal or oomycete diseases affecting grapevine, with a high …

Plant secondary metabolites have a variety of functions, including mediating relationships
between organisms, responding to environmental challenges, and protecting plants against …

Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) is an essential species in many countries. In Vietnam, the lotus is
a plant with cultural and spiritual significance, representing purity, spiritual growth, and …

Maize late wilt disease (LWD) is typified by a vascular occultation that occurs late in plant
development, usually during or after flowering. The disease causal agent, the soil and seed …