SUMMARY Taxonomy and History: Hemileia vastatrix Berk. and Broome (Basidiomycota,
Pucciniales) was described in 1869 in eastern Africa and Ceylon as the agent of coffee leaf …

Coffee is one of the most consumed beverages in the world. It is also one of the most
globally traded commodities. Coffee leaf rust (CLR), caused by the biotrophic fungus …

Considerable success has been obtained in the use of classical breeding to control
economically important plant diseases, such as the coffee leaf rust and the coffee berry …

The entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana was established in coffee seedlings
after fungal spore suspensions were applied as foliar sprays, stem injections, or soil …

Direct and indirect defences against feeding induced by chewing (Spodoptera littoralis) and
piercing‐sucking (Tetranychus urticae) herbivores, as well as components of signal …

Coffee is one of the most important commercial traded commodities in the international
market, as well as the most popular beverage around the world. In Mexico, organic coffee …

Leaves of Vitis vinifera L. cvs. Chasselas (susceptible) and Solaris (resistant) were
inoculated with Plasmopara viticola. Samples were then examined by scanning electron …

In plants, PPO has been related to defense mechanism against pathogens and insects and
this role was investigated in coffee trees regarding resistance against a leaf miner and …

Background and Aims Rhinanthus minor is a root hemiparasitic plant that attacks a wide
range of host species which are severely damaged by the parasite. Rhinanthus minor also …

SUMMARY Coffee (Coffea arabica L.), one of the key export and cash crops in tropical and
subtropical countries, suffers severe losses from the rust fungus Hemileia vastatrix. The …