Fungal diseases have been underestimated worldwide but constitute a substantial threat to
several plant and animal species as well as to public health. The increase in the global …

Whip smut of sugarcane is the most serious and widely spread disease of sugarcane and
causes a significant reduction in cane quantity and quality. The severity of this disease often …

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

Sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) is one of the most important industrial cash crops, contributing
to the world sugar industry and biofuel production. It has been cultivated and improved from …

Sugarcane is an important crop from Poaceae family, contributing about 80% of the total
world's sucrose with an annual value of around US $150 billion. In addition, sugarcane is …

Sugarcane, a C4 plant, provides most of the world's sugar, and a substantial amount of
renewable bioenergy, due to its unique sugar-accumulating and feedstock properties. Brazil …

Alfalfa is the most produced perennial forage crop in Canada. Drought stress is a major form
of abiotic stress, affecting its productivity and annual yield. A small RNA, miR156, plays a …

Sugarcane smut disease is caused by the biotrophic fungus Sporisorium scitamineum. The
disease is characterized by the development of a whip-like structure from the primary …

Gray mold, caused by the fungus Botrytis cinerea, is the most significant postharvest disease
of kiwifruit. In the present study, iTRAQ with LC-ESI-MS/MS was used to identify the kiwifruit …

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 …