The interaction of plants with complex microbial communities is the result of co‐evolution
over millions of years and contributed to plant transition and adaptation to land. The ability of …

Phytohormones regulate a large variety of physiological processes in plants. In addition,
salicylic acid (SA), jasmonic acid (JA), and ethylene (ET) are responsible for primary …

Bakanae disease, or “foolish seedling”, is a seed-borne disease of rice (Oryza sativa L.).
Infected plants can yield empty panicles or perish, resulting in a loss of grain yield. The …

Fusarium pathogens are ubiquitous and mainly associated with diseases in plants. They are
the subject of great economic concern in agriculture due to crop losses to contamination of …

Arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis is a mutualistic interaction between most land plants and
fungi of the glomeromycotina subphylum. The initiation, development and regulation of this …

Rice is part of many people's diet around the world, being the main energy source in some
regions. Although fewer reports exist on the occurrence of mycotoxins in rice compared to …

Around one century ago, a rice disease characterized mainly by rotting of sheaths was
reported in Taiwan. The causal agent was identified as Acrocylindrium oryzae, later known …

Fusarium fujikuroi is one of the dominant phytopathogenic fungi causing rice bakanae
disease worldwide. Cyclobutrifluram is a novel succinate dehydrogenase inhibitor (SDHI) …

The objective of this study was to identify Fusarium species in the Gibberella fujikuroi
species complex from rice, sugarcane and maize as most of the Fusarium species in the …

An extensive survey was carried out to collect Fusarium species colonizing the lower stems
(crowns) of bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and durum wheat (T. durum Desf.) from …