Phytopathogenic fungi decrease crop yield and quality and cause huge losses in
agricultural production. To prevent the occurrence of crop diseases and insect pests, farmers …

Diversity within the fungal kingdom is evident from the wide range of morphologies fungi
display as well as the various ecological roles and industrial purposes they serve …

Monilinia species are among the most devastating fungi worldwide as they cause brown rot
and blossom blight on fruit trees. To understand the molecular bases of their pathogenic …

Copy number variation (CNV) can drive rapid evolution in changing environments. In
microbial pathogens, such adaptation is a key factor underpinning epidemics and …

Benzoxazinoids are a class of protective and allelopathic plant secondary metabolites that
have been identified in multiple grass species and are encoded by the Bx biosynthetic gene …

Fungi produce a wealth of pharmacologically bioactive secondary metabolites (SMs) from
biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs). It is common practice for drug discovery efforts to treat …

Fusarium graminearum, the primary cause of Fusarium head blight (FHB) in small-grain
cereals, demonstrates remarkably variable levels of aggressiveness in its host, producing …

Fusarium head blight (FHB) is one of the most destructive wheat diseases worldwide. To
understand the impact of human migration and changes in agricultural practices on crop …

Highlights•Pathogenic fungi produce secondary metabolites (SMs) to control the host and its
environment.•Functional genomics facilitates identification of new SM effectors.•Population …

For fungal plant pathogens, the germinating spore provides the first interaction with the host.
Spore germlings move across the plant surface and use diverse penetration strategies for …