Plant pathogens are one of the main factors hindering the breeding of cash crops.
Pathogens, including oomycetes, fungus, and bacteria, secrete effectors as invasion …

Verticillium dahliae is a soil-borne hemibiotrophic fungus that can lead to plant vascular
disease and significant economic loss worldwide. Its hosts include over 400 dicotyledon …

Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) is a model C4 crop made experimentally tractable by extensive
genomic and genetic resources. Biomass sorghum is studied as a feedstock for biofuel and …

Phytopathogenic fungi secrete a large arsenal of effector molecules, including
proteinaceous effectors, small RNAs, phytohormones and derivatives thereof. The …

According to their lifestyle, plant pathogens are divided into biotrophic and necrotrophic
organisms. Biotrophic pathogens exclusively nourish living host cells, whereas necrotrophic …

Alt a 1 family proteins (AA1s) have only been observed in the Dothideomycetes and
Sordariomycetes classes of fungi, and their biological functions have remained poorly …

Over the past decade, tremendous progress has been made in plant pathology, broadening
our understanding of how pathogens colonize their hosts. To manipulate host cell …

Sclerotinia sclerotiorum is a characteristic necrotrophic plant pathogen and is dependent on
the induction of host cell death for nutrient acquisition. To identify necrosis-inducing …

Verticillium wilt, caused by the notorious fungal pathogen Verticillium dahliae, is one of the
main limiting factors for cotton production. Due to the stable dormant structure microsclerotia …

Forests are under threat from pests, pathogens, and changing climate. A major forest
pathogen worldwide is the hemibiotroph Dothistroma septosporum, which causes …