Long‐term and rapid evolution in powdery mildew fungi

S Kusch, J Qian, A Loos, F Kümmel… - Molecular …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The powdery mildew fungi (Erysiphaceae) are globally distributed plant pathogens with a
range of more than 10,000 plant hosts. In this review, we discuss the long‐and short‐term …

Loss of Function in Mlo Orthologs Reduces Susceptibility of Pepper and Tomato to Powdery Mildew Disease Caused by Leveillula taurica

Z Zheng, T Nonomura, M Appiano, S Pavan… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Powdery mildew disease caused by Leveillula taurica is a serious fungal threat to
greenhouse tomato and pepper production. In contrast to most powdery mildew species …

Characterization of the MLO gene family in Rosaceae and gene expression analysis in Malus domestica

S Pessina, S Pavan, D Catalano, A Gallotta… - BMC genomics, 2014 - Springer
Background Powdery mildew (PM) is a major fungal disease of thousands of plant species,
including many cultivated Rosaceae. PM pathogenesis is associated with up-regulation of …

Genetics and molecular mechanisms of resistance to powdery mildews in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) and its wild relatives

A Seifi, D Gao, Z Zheng, S Pavan, L Faino… - European Journal of …, 2014 - Springer
Powdery mildews (PMs) cause disease in a wide range of plant species including important
crops. Taking tomato as an example, here we review findings on the genetic basis and …

Effect of Greenhouse Film Cover on the Development of Fungal Diseases on Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) and Pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) in a …

E Ávalos-Sánchez, MÁ Moreno-Teruel… - Agronomy, 2023 - mdpi.com
Greenhouses on the Mediterranean coast mainly use plastic materials as their cover. The
influence of light exerted by these materials directly affects the crops by modifying the …

First Draft Genome Assemblies of Pleochaeta shiraiana and Phyllactinia moricola, Two Tree-Parasitic Powdery Mildew Fungi with Hemiendophytic Mycelia

S Kusch, N Vaghefi, S Takamatsu, SY Liu… - …, 2022 - Am Phytopath Society
Powdery mildew fungi (Erysiphaceae) are widespread obligate biotrophic plant pathogens.
Thus, applying genetic and omics approaches to study these fungi remains a major …

Early evolution of endoparasitic group in powdery mildews: molecular phylogeny suggests missing link between Phyllactinia and Leveillula

S Takamatsu, SAS Siahaan, O Moreno-Rico… - Mycologia, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Of the 17 genera of the Erysiphaceae, only four genera (viz. Leveillula, Phyllactinia,
Pleochaeta and Queirozia) exhibit (partly) endoparasitism. To investigate early evolution of …

A Short-Read Genome Assembly Resource for Leveillula taurica Causing Powdery Mildew Disease of Sweet Pepper (Capsicum annuum)

S Kusch, MZ Németh, N Vaghefi… - Molecular Plant …, 2020 - Am Phytopath Society
Powdery mildew of sweet pepper (Capsicum annuum) is an economically important
disease. It is caused by Leveillula taurica, an obligate biotrophic ascomycete with a partly …

Potential of Chitosan for the Control of Powdery Mildew (Leveillula taurica (Lév.) Arnaud) in a Jalapeño Pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) Cultivar

O Jiménez-Pérez, G Gallegos-Morales… - Plants, 2024 - mdpi.com
One of the phytopathogens that cause severe damage to jalapeño pepper is Leveillula
taurica (Lév.) Arnaud, the causative agent of powdery mildew. Synthetic fungicides are …

Genomic Designing for breeding biotic stress resistant Pepper Crop

K Islam, N Kumar, SK Yadava, J Momo… - Genomic Designing for …, 2022 - Springer
Pepper is one of the most important spice crops in the world today with an enormous
economic value. The pepper fruits are rich in pharmaceutically important compounds such …