Endophytic fungi infect plant tissues by evading the immune response, potentially
stimulating stress-tolerant plant growth. The plant selectively allows microbial colonization to …

Hemipterans (such as aphids, whiteflies, and leafhoppers) are some of the most devastating
insect pests due to the numerous plant pathogens they transmit as vectors, which are …

Land plants host a vast and diverse virome that is dominated by RNA viruses, with major
additional contributions from reverse-transcribing and single-stranded (ss) DNA viruses …

Epidemiology is the science of how disease develops in populations, with applications in
human, animal and plant diseases. For plant diseases, epidemiology has developed as a …

Tolerance is defined as an interaction in which viruses accumulate to some degree without
causing significant loss of vigor or fitness to their hosts. Tolerance can be described as a …

Proper orchestration of the thousands of biochemical processes that are essential to the life
of every cell requires highly organized cellular compartmentalization of dedicated …

Aphids are sap-feeding insects that colonize a broad range of plant species and often cause
feeding damage and transmit plant pathogens, including bacteria, viruses, and viroids …

Highlights• Salicylic acid (SA) stimulates plants to resist viral replication, cell-to-cell
movement and systemic movement• Recent work indicates that SA also contributes to …

The potato was introduced to Europe from the Andes of South America in the 16th century,
and today it is grown worldwide; it is a nutritious staple food eaten by millions and underpins …

Rice black‐streaked dwarf virus disease (RBSDVD) and southern rice black‐streaked dwarf
virus disease (SRBSDVD) are the most destructive viral diseases in rice. Progress is limited …