Fusarium head blight (FHB) is one of the most devastating diseases of cereal crops, causing
severe reduction in yield and quality of grain worldwide. In the United States, the major …

Downy mildews are obligate oomycete pathogens that attack a wide range of plants and can
cause significant economic impacts on commercial crops and ornamental plants …

Effectors are small, secreted molecules that alter host cell structure and function, thereby
facilitating infection or triggering a defense response. Effectoromics studies have focused on …

Phytophthora species are notorious plant pathogens, with some causing devastating tree
diseases that threaten the survival of their host species. One such example is Phytophthora …

Oomycetes are fungus-like eukaryotic microorganisms which can cause catastrophic
diseases in many plants. Successful infection of oomycetes depends highly on their effector …

Rosellinia necatrix is a prevalent soil-borne plant-pathogenic fungus that is the causal agent
of white root rot disease in a broad range of host plants. The limited availability of genomic …

Mitogen‐activated protein kinase (MAPK) cascades play pivotal roles in plant defense
against phytopathogens downstream of immune receptor complexes. The amplitude and …

Apple scab is one of the most commercially significant apple diseases, caused by the
ascomycete fungus Venturia inaequalis. In gene-for-gene (R-Avr) interactions, a subset of …

In the coevolutionary arms race between pathogens and their hosts, an array of weapons
has been assembled by both combatants. Plants have evolved a diverse set of innate …

Effector secretion by different routes mediates the molecular interplay between host plant
and pathogen, but mechanistic details in eukaryotes are sparse. This may limit the discovery …