The Kingdom Fungi contains diverse eukaryotic organisms including yeasts, molds,
mushrooms, bracket fungi, plant rusts, smuts, and puffballs. Fungi have a complex …

Late wilt (LWD) is a vascular wilt disease that outbursts late in maize development, usually
during or after flowering. The disease causal agent, the soil and seed-borne fungi …

We describe a modification of the DNA extraction method, in which cetyltrimethylammonium
bromide (CTAB) is used to extract nucleic acids from plant tissues. In contrast to the original …

Late wilt, a disease severely affecting maize fields throughout Israel, is characterized by the
relatively rapid wilting of maize plants from the tasseling stage to maturity. The disease is …

Phaeosphaeriaceae is a large and important family in the order Pleosporales which
includes economically important plant pathogens. Species may also be endophytes or …

Late wilt disease (LWD) of maize, caused by Magnaporthiopsis maydis, is considered a
major threat to commercial fields in Israel, Egypt, Spain, and India. Today's control methods …

6-pentyl-α-pyrone (6-PP) is a powerful Magnaporthiopsis maydis antifungal compound,
recently discovered when the potent growth medium of Trichoderma asperellum was …

Take-all disease of Poaceae is caused by Gaeumannomyces graminis (Magnaporthaceae).
Four varieties are recognised in G. graminis based on ascospore size, hyphopodial …

Among major cereal crops in production, corn (Zea mays L) is the world's third leading crop
after wheat and rice grown in different agro-ecologies of the world. It has highest genetic …

The sustainability of agriculture requires the adoption of agricultural soil conservation
practices with positive impacts on soil quality, which can promote beneficial soil microbiota …