NPR1, a key immune regulator for plant survival under biotic and abiotic stresses

R Zavaliev, X Dong - Molecular Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Nonexpressor of pathogenesis-related genes 1 (NPR1) was discovered in Arabidopsis as
an activator of salicylic acid (SA)-mediated immune responses nearly 30 years ago. How …

Verticillium wilt of olive and its control: what did we learn during the last decade?

N Montes-Osuna, J Mercado-Blanco - Plants, 2020 - mdpi.com
Verticillium (Verticillium dahliae Kleb.) wilt is one of the most devastating diseases affecting
olive (Olea europaea L. subsp. europaea var. europae a) cultivation. Its effective control …

A bifunctional synthetic peptide with antimicrobial and plant elicitation properties that protect tomato plants from bacterial and fungal infections

L Montesinos, B Gascón, L Ruz, E Badosa… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The hybrid peptide BP178 (KKLFKKILKYLAGPAGIGKFLHSAKKDEL-OH), derived from
BP100 (KKLFKKILKYL) and magainin (1–10), and engineered for plant expression, had a …

Maturation and Conversion of Somatic Embryos Derived from Seeds of Olive (Olea europaea L.) cv. Dahbia: Occurrence of Secondary Embryogenesis and …

MA Mazri, R Naciri, I Belkoura - Plants, 2020 - mdpi.com
Maturation and conversion of somatic embryos are two crucial steps that hamper the
development of efficient somatic embryogenesis systems in olive. Herein, a simple and …

Unveiling Differences in Root Defense Mechanisms Between Tolerant and Susceptible Olive Cultivars to Verticillium dahliae

M Cardoni, C Gómez-Lama Cabanás… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Verticillium wilt of olive (VWO), caused by the soil-borne vascular pathogen Verticillium
dahliae, is one of the most devastating diseases affecting olive, the woody crop. One of the …

Engineering plant disease resistance against biotrophic pathogens

X Liu, K Ao, J Yao, Y Zhang, X Li - Current Opinion in Plant Biology, 2021 - Elsevier
Breeding for disease resistance against microbial pathogens is essential for food security in
modern agriculture. Conventional breeding, although widely accepted, is time consuming …

Verticillium dahliae Inoculation and in vitro Propagation Modify the Xylem Microbiome and Disease Reaction to Verticillium Wilt in a Wild Olive Genotype

M Anguita-Maeso, JL Trapero-Casas… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Host resistance is the most practical, long-term, and economically efficient disease control
measure for Verticillium wilt in olive caused by the xylem-invading fungus Verticillium …

[HTML][HTML] Modification of 13-hydroperoxide lyase expression in olive affects plant growth and results in altered volatile profile

S Cerezo, ML Hernández, E Palomo-Ríos, N Gouffi… - Plant Science, 2021 - Elsevier
The C6 aldehydes, alcohols, and the corresponding esters are the most important
compounds of virgin olive oil aroma. These C6 volatile compounds are synthesized via the …

The secret password: Cell death-inducing proteins in filamentous phytopathogens-As versatile tools to develop disease-resistant crops

N Sabnam, A Hussain, P Saha - Microbial Pathogenesis, 2023 - Elsevier
Cell death-inducing proteins (CDIPs) are some of the secreted effector proteins manifested
by filamentous oomycetes and fungal pathogens to invade the plant tissue and facilitate …

Loss of function of VdDrs2, a P4-ATPase, impairs the toxin secretion and microsclerotia formation, and decreases the pathogenicity of Verticillium dahliae

H Ren, X Li, Y Li, M Li, J Sun, F Wang, J Zeng… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Four P4-ATPase flippase genes, VdDrs2, VdNeo1, VdP4-4, and VdDnf1 were identified in
Verticillium dahliae, one of the most devastating phytopathogenic fungi in the world. Knock …