Tea is the most frequently consumed natural beverage across the world produced with the
young leaves and shoots of the evergreen perennial plant Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze …

The tea plant (Camellia sinensis) is susceptible to anthracnose disease that causes
considerable crop loss and affects the yield and quality of tea. Multiple Colletotrichum spp …

Tea plant [Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze], as one of the most important commercial crops,
frequently suffers from anthracnose caused by Colletotrichum camelliae. The plant‐specific …

Ten articles published in the “Special Issue: Salicylic Acid Signalling in Plants” are
summarized, in order to get a global picture about the mode of action of salicylic acid in …

Microbes can be used to improve the quality of fermented beverages and food.
Colletotrichum camelliae is one of the most dominant fungi associated with tea leaves. In the …

The pathogen Colletotrichum siamense causes tea anthracnose, resulting in economic
losses to the Chinese tea industry. To effectively diagnose this pathogen in the field, we …

Blister blight caused by obligate biotrophic pathogen Exobasidium vexans is a prevalent
foliar disease in tea plants that results in significant losses in both yield and quality. To …

Chitinases are a diverse group of enzymes having the ability to degrade chitin. Chitin is the
second most abundant polysaccharide on earth, predominantly found in insect exoskeletons …

Citrus disease Huanglongbing (HLB) causes sparse (thinner) canopies due to reduced leaf
and shoot biomass. Herein, we present results demonstrating the possible mechanisms …

Colletotrichum fructicola infects pear leaves, resulting in two major symptoms: tiny black
spots (TS) followed by severe early defoliation and big necrotic lesions (BnL) without …