Human activity impacts the evolutionary trajectories of many species worldwide. Global
trade of agricultural goods contributes to the dispersal of pathogens reshaping their genetic …

Plants interact with a plethora of pathogenic microorganisms in nature. Pathogen-plant
interaction experiments focus mainly on single-strain infections, typically ignoring the …

The major resistance gene BvCR4 recently bred into sugar beet hybrids provides a high
level of resistance to Cercospora leaf spot caused by the fungal pathogen Cercospora …

Plant pathogens respond to selection pressures exerted by disease management strategies.
This can lead to fungicide resistance and/or the breakdown of disease-resistant cultivars …

Little is known about the impact of host immunity on sexual reproduction in fungal
pathogens. In particular, it is unclear whether crossing requires both sexual partners to infect …

This study follows on from a previous study showing that binary mixtures of wheat cultivars
affect the evolution of Zymoseptoria tritici populations within a field epidemic from the …

Background In agricultural ecosystems, outbreaks of diseases are frequent and pose a
significant threat to food security. A successful pathogen undergoes a complex and well …

BACKGROUND Septoria tritici blotch (STB), caused by the fungus Zymoseptoria tritici, is a
foliar disease affecting wheat crops against which conventional control methods are not …

Resistant cultivars are of value for protecting crops from disease, but can be rapidly
overcome by pathogens. Several strategies have been proposed to delay pathogen …

Monitoring virulent strains within pathogen populations is crucial to improve host resistance
deployment strategies. Such monitoring increasingly involves field pathogenomics studies of …