Chitinase proteins are widely distributed across diverse biological systems. Chitinases
hydrolyze chitin, chitosan, lipochitooligosaccharides, peptidoglycan, arabinogalactan and …

It is becoming increasingly evident that a plant–pathogen interaction may be compared to an
open warfare, whose major weapons are proteins synthesized by both organisms. These …

The genus Talaromyces was described by Benjamin in 1955 as a sexual state of Penicillium
that produces soft walled ascomata covered with interwoven hyphae. Phylogenetic …

The pathogenesis-related protein 1 (PR-1) gene family play important roles in the plant
metabolism in response to biotic and abiotic stresses. The present study aimed genome …

Resistance against the leaf mold fungus Cladosporium fulvum is mediated by the tomato Cf
proteins which belong to the class of receptor-like proteins and indirectly recognize …

Bacillus mycoides isolate Bac J, a non-pathogenic, phyllosphere-inhabiting bacterium,
reduces Cercospora leaf spot (Cercospora beticola Sacc.) of sugar beet by 38–91% in both …

Vegetable crops are grown worldwide as a source of nutrients and fiber in the human diet.
Fungal plant pathogens can cause devastation in these crops under appropriate …

Root rot diseases remain a major global threat to the productivity of agricultural crops. They
are usually caused by more than one type of pathogen and are thus often referred to as a …

Apple scab caused by Venturia inaequalis has evoked the interest for quite different reasons
of scientists, agronomists, producers and consumers since over a century. Consumers select …

The global flower industry thrives on novelty. Genetic engineering is providing a valuable
means of expanding the floriculture gene pool so promoting the generation of new …