Parasitic Aphanomyces species are a global threat to agri-and aquaculture, causing
multimillion USD damage every year. Via the global trade, Aphanomyces has spread across …

An understanding of the evolution of pathogen quantitative traits in response to host
selective pressures is essential for the development of durable management strategies for …

Adaptation produces hard or soft selective sweeps depending on the supply of adaptive
genetic polymorphism. The evolution of pesticide resistance in parasites is a striking …

We describe a standard method for characterizing the virulence profile of Plasmopara
viticola, the causal agent of grapevine downy mildew. We used 33 European strains to …

As a famous street tree, camphor (Cinnamomum camphora) is widely planted worldwide.
However, in recent years, camphor with root rot was observed in Anhui Province, China …

Upon its discovery and implementation in plant protection, metalaxyl became one of the
most important fungicides against Phytophthora infestans, but its efficiency has also been …

This study aimed at evaluating the effects of culture media and environmental factors
(temperature and water potential (Ψw)) on the growth of the pathogenic fungus …

Two major diseases that affect grapevine leaves and berries are controlled by the oomycete
Pythium oligandrum. As the efficacy of biocontrol agents strongly depends on factors such …

A total of twenty-five isolates of species Phytophthora cactorum, P. citrophthora, Pythium
dissotocum complex, Py. aphanidermatum, Globisporangium heterothallicum, G. ultimum …

The symptoms of crown rot on strawberry plants are considered typical for the pathogen
Phytophthora cactorum, which causes high losses of this crop. However, an unknown …