Plants are constantly exposed to would-be pathogens and pests, and thus have a
sophisticated immune system to ward off these threats, which otherwise can have …

Fungi have developed a plethora of strategies to colonize plants, and these interactions
result in a broad spectrum of outcomes ranging from beneficial interactions to death of the …

Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (Lib.) de Bary is a broad host-range fungus that infects an inclusive
array of plant species and afflicts significant yield losses globally. Despite being a notorious …

Cerato‐platanin proteins (CP s), which are secreted by filamentous fungi, are phytotoxic to
host plants, but their functions have not been well defined to date. Here we characterized a …

Among necrotrophic fungi, Sclerotinia sclerotiorum is remarkable for its extremely broad host
range and for its aggressive host tissue colonization. With full genome sequencing …

Sclerotinia stem rot (SSR) of rapeseed (Brassica napus), caused by the soil-borne fungus
Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, is one of the main diseases seriously affecting the yield and oil …

Sclerotinia sclerotiorum is a phytopathogenic fungus with over 400 hosts including
numerous economically important cultivated species. This contrasts many economically …

A wide range of external stress stimuli trigger plant cells to undergo complex network of
reactions that ultimately lead to the synthesis and accumulation of secondary metabolites …

There is an array of pathogenic fungi in the natural environment of plants, which produce
some molecules including pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) and effectors …

Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (Lib.) de Bary is an unusual pathogen which has the broad host
range, diverse infection modes, and potential double feeding lifestyles of both biotroph and …