Lipids are major and essential constituents of plant cells and provide energy for various
metabolic processes. However, the function of the lipid signal in defence against Verticillium …

Background Throughout history, humans have battled with plant diseases since the
beginning of agricultural civilization. In ancient cultures, people appealed to gods for …

The soil-borne pathogen Rhizoctonia solani infects a broad range of plants worldwide and is
responsible for significant crop losses. Rhizoctonia solani AG3-PT attacks germinating …

The soil-born vascular disease Verticillium wilt, which is caused by fungal pathogen
Verticillium dahliae, is a devastating disease of cotton worldwide. In the last decade, a large …

Nuclear effector proteins released by bacteria, oomycete, nematode, and fungi burden the
global environment and crop yield. Microbial effectors are key weapons in the evolutionary …

The plant‐parasitic nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, the causal agent of pine wilt
disease (PWD), causes enormous economic loss every year. Currently, little is known about …

Verticillium dahliae is a widespread and destructive soilborne vascular pathogenic fungus
that causes serious diseases in dicot plants. Here, comparative transcriptome analysis …

Fungal avirulence effectors, a key weapon utilized by pathogens to promote their infection,
are recognized by immune receptors to boost host R gene‐mediated resistance. Many …

The soil-borne fungus Verticillium dahliae, the most notorious plant pathogen of the
Verticillium genus, causes vascular wilts in a wide variety of economically important crops …

Vascular wilt fungi are a group of hemibiotrophic phytopathogens that infect diverse crop
plants. These pathogens have adapted to thrive in the nutrient-deprived niche of the plant …