Bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is a major crop that feeds 40% of the world's population.
Over the past several decades, advances in genomics have led to tremendous …

Staying ahead of the arms race against rust and mildew diseases in cereal crops is essential
to maintain and preserve food security. The methodological challenges associated with …

Many fungi and oomycete species are devasting plant pathogens. These eukaryotic
filamentous pathogens secrete effector proteins to facilitate plant infection. Fungi and …

Fungal pathogens can secrete hundreds of effectors, some of which are known to promote
host susceptibility. This biological complexity, together with the lack of genetic tools in some …

Biotrophic plant pathogenic fungi are widely distributed and are among the most damaging
pathogenic organisms of agriculturally important crops responsible for significant losses in …

Rust fungi (Pucciniales, Basidiomycota) are obligate biotrophic pathogens that cause rust
diseases in plants, inflicting severe damage to agricultural crops. Pucciniales possess the …

Pathogen effectors are crucial players during plant colonisation and infection. Plant
resistance mostly relies on effector recognition to activate defence responses …

Wheat rusts, including stripe, leaf, and stem rusts, are severe wheat diseases and cause
huge yield loss in China annually. Benefiting from utilizing the genetic resistance wheat …

Potyviridae, the largest family of known RNA viruses (realm Riboviria), belongs to the
picorna-like supergroup and has important agricultural and ecological impacts. Potyvirid …

Wheat is the most widely grown and consumed crop because of its economic and social
benefits. This crop is more important globally for food and feed, and its productivity is …