Fungi have developed a plethora of strategies to colonize plants, and these interactions
result in a broad spectrum of outcomes ranging from beneficial interactions to death of the …

A plant's resistance to herbivore attack is thought to be principally determined by its
secondary metabolism, which can be remarkably plastic and responsive to different grades …

Powdery mildew fungi are obligate biotrophic pathogens that only grow on living hosts and
cause damage in thousands of plant species. Despite their agronomical importance, little …

Fusarium graminearum is one of the main causal agents of Fusarium Ear Blight on wheat.
How the pathogen colonises the entire ear is not known. There is controversy over whether …

Spray‐induced gene silencing (SIGS) is an emerging tool for crop pest protection. It utilizes
exogenously applied double‐stranded RNA to specifically reduce pest target gene …

The mechanisms by which biotrophic and hemi‐biotrophic fungal pathogens simultaneously
subdue plant defences and sequester host nutrients are poorly understood. Using …

Salicylic acid (SA) is a small phenolic compound whose therapeutic properties on human
health have long been described. In plants, it is a key phytohormone that controls many …

Summary 'Compatibility'describes the complementary relationship between a plant species
and an adapted pathogen species that underlies susceptibility and which ultimately results …

Plant pathogenic fungi cause important yield losses in crops. In order to develop efficient
and environmental friendly crop protection strategies, molecular studies of the fungal …

Many important fungal pathogens of plants spend long periods (days to weeks) of their
infection cycle in symptomless association with living host tissue, followed by a sudden …