Plant disease outbreaks pose significant risks to global food security and environmental
sustainability worldwide, and result in the loss of primary productivity and biodiversity that …

Since its domestication some 9,000 years ago, maize (Zea mays L.; corn) has played an
increasing and diverse role in global agri-food systems. Global maize production has surged …

Climate change is increasing global temperatures and the frequency and severity of
droughts in many regions. These anthropogenic stresses pose a significant threat to plant …

Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.), family Solanaceae, has become in the past fifty years
one of the most important and extensively grown horticultural crops in the Mediterranean …

Biological control is considered as a promising alternative to pesticide and plant resistance
to manage plant diseases, but a better understanding of the interaction of its natural and …

Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L., family Solanaceae) represents one of the most cultivated
horticultural crops worldwide, with over 5 million hectares of cultivated area and more than …

The discipline of plant pathology has an expanding remit requiring a multi-faceted,
interdisciplinary approach to capture the complexity of interactions for any given disease …

A major challenge for mankind is how to increase agricultural productivity while preserving
and increasing biodiversity. The competition between humans, weeds, pests, and diseases …

Coral reefs are under threat from disease as climate change alters environmental
conditions. Rising temperatures exacerbate coral disease, but this relationship is likely …

Infectious plant diseases are a major threat to global agricultural productivity, economic
development, and ecological integrity. There is widespread concern that these social and …