Staying ahead of the arms race against rust and mildew diseases in cereal crops is essential
to maintain and preserve food security. The methodological challenges associated with …

The deployment of disease resistance genes is currently the most economical and
environmentally sustainable method of crop protection. However, disease resistance genes …

Puccinia coronata f. sp. avenae (Pca) is an important fungal pathogen causing crown rust
that impacts oat production worldwide. Genetic resistance for crop protection against Pca is …

Plant diseases cause famines, drive human migration, and present challenges to
agricultural sustainability as pathogen ranges shift under climate change. Plant breeders …

Crops are constantly exposed to pathogenic microbes. Rust fungi are examples of these
harmful microorganisms, which have a major economic impact on wheat production. To …

Background Wheat stem rust, caused by Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici (Pgt), is an important
disease of barley and wheat. A diverse sexual Pgt population from the Pacific Northwest …

Plant resistance (R) and pathogen avirulence (Avr) gene interactions play a vital role in
pathogen resistance. Efficient molecular screening tools for crops lack far behind their model …

Effector proteins are central to the success of plant pathogens, while immunity in host plants
is driven by receptor‐mediated recognition of these effectors. Understanding the molecular …

Stem rust, caused by the biotrophic fungal pathogen Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici (Pgt), is an
important disease of wheat. However, the majority of Pgt virulence/avirulence loci and …

Most plant resistance genes encode membrane-anchored receptor-like proteins or
intracellular nucleotide-binding and leucine-rich repeat (NLR) receptors. In wheat and …