Sheath blight caused by necrotrophic fungus Rhizoctonia solani Kühn is one of the most
serious diseases of rice. Use of high yielding semi dwarf cultivars with dense planting and …

Application of organic amendments has been proposed as a strategy for the management of
diseases caused by soilborne pathogens. However, inconsistent results seriously hinder …

Abstract Agaricomycetes includes ca. 21,000 described species of mushroom-forming fungi
that function as decayers, pathogens, and mutualists in both terrestrial and aquatic habitats …

Profound changes are occurring in the strategies that biotechnology-based industries are
deploying in the search for exploitable biology and to discover new products and develop …

Bacterial antagonists are bacteria that negatively affect the growth of other organisms. Many
antagonists inhibit the growth of fungi by various mechanisms, eg, secretion of lytic …

Background The mycotoxin producing fungal pathogen Fusarium graminearum is the causal
agent of Fusarium head blight (FHB) of small grain cereals in fields worldwide. Although F …

Mitochondria are both a source of ATP and a site of reactive oxygen species (ROS)
production. However, there is little information on the sites of mitochondrial ROS (mROS) …

The transmission of viral infections between plant and fungal hosts has been suspected to
occur, based on phylogenetic and other findings, but has not been directly observed in …

Biologically active natural compounds are molecules produced by plants or plant‐related
microbes, such as endophytes. Many of these metabolites have a wide range of …

Root rot diseases remain a major global threat to the productivity of agricultural crops. They
are usually caused by more than one type of pathogen and are thus often referred to as a …