Sugarcane smut caused by the fungus Sporisorium scitamineum is one of the major
diseases of sugarcane worldwide, causing significant losses in productivity and profitability …

Smut fungi represent a large group of biotrophic plant pathogens that cause extensive yield
loss and are also model organisms for studying plant–pathogen interactions. In recent years …

The smut fungus Sporisorium scitamineum causes the most prevalent disease on
sugarcane. The mechanism of its pathogenesis, especially the functions and host targets of …

Background Plants are constantly exposed to evolving pathogens and pests, with crop
losses representing a considerable threat to global food security. As pathogen evolution can …

There is still little information on the potential use of nanomaterials for seed nutrient
enhancement through seed priming. The use of nanoparticles (NPs) in agriculture is …

The plant cell wall is known to be the first barrier against plant pathogens. Detailed
information about sugarcane cell wall-associated defense responses to infection by the …

Whip smut is one of the most serious and widely spread sugarcane diseases. Plant-
associated microbes play various roles in conferring advantages to the host plant …

Host specialization is a key evolutionary process for the diversification and emergence of
new pathogens. However, the molecular determinants of host range are poorly understood …

Sugarcane is an important sugar and energy crop. Breeding varieties with high yield and
sugar, strong stress tolerance, as well as beneficial for mechanized harvesting are the goal …

Sporisorium scitamineum is a biotrophic fungus causing sugarcane smut disease. In this
study, we set up a pipeline and used genomic and dual transcriptomic data previously …