Genome editing (GE) has revolutionized the biological sciences by creating a novel
approach for manipulating the genomes of living organisms. Many tools have been …

Increasing agricultural productivity via modern breeding strategies is of prime interest to
attain global food security. An array of biotic and abiotic stressors affect productivity as well …

Deployment of fast-evolving disease-resistance genes is one of the most successful
strategies used by plants to fend off pathogens 1, 2. In gene-for-gene relationships, most …

Plant fungal pathogens can be classified according to their lifestyles. Biotrophs feed on
living tissue and constitute an economically significant group of pathogens historically …

Abstract Knowledge of genetic determinism and evolutionary dynamics mediating host-
pathogen interactions is essential to manage fungal plant diseases. Studies on the genetic …

Cultivar‐strain specificity in the wheat–Zymoseptoria tritici pathosystem determines the
infection outcome and is controlled by resistance genes on the host side, many of which …

The daunting task of feeding an ever-growing population is an immense challenge for the
contemporary scientific community, especially in view of the rapidly changing climate …

Fungal plant pathogens rapidly evolve virulence on resistant hosts through mutations in
genes encoding proteins that modulate the host immune responses. The mutational …

Fungal pathogens can rapidly evolve virulence towards resistant crops in agricultural
ecosystems. Gains in virulence are often mediated by the mutation or deletion of a gene …

The fungus Zymoseptoria tritici is the causal agent of Septoria Tritici Blotch (STB) disease of
wheat leaves. Zymoseptoria tritici secretes many functionally uncharacterized effector …