The necrotrophic fungus Ascochyta rabiei causes Ascochyta blight (AB) disease in chickpea.
A. rabiei infects all aerial parts of the plant, which results in severe yield loss. At present, AB …

Nematodes are the most diverse but most minor studied microorganisms found in soil, water,
animals, or plants. Either beneficial or pathogenic, they significantly affect human and …

Abstract Background The Botryosphaeriaceae are important plant pathogens, but also have
the ability to establish asymptomatic infections that persist for extended periods in a latent …

Powdery mildew is a widespread plant disease caused by obligate biotrophic fungal
pathogens involving species-specific interactions between host and parasite. To gain …

Fungal pathogens deploy a barrage of secreted effectors to subvert host immunity, often by
evading, disrupting, or altering key components of transcription, defense signaling, and …

The brown planthopper (BPH), Nilaparvata lugens (Stål), is a phloem sap-feeding insect.
During feeding on rice plants, BPH secretes salivary proteins with potential effector …

Ascochyta blight (AB) caused by the fungal pathogen Ascochyta rabiei is a serious foliar
disease of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.). Despite many genetic studies on chickpea …

Background How pathogen genomes evolve to support distinct lifestyles is not well-
understood. The oomycete Phytophthora infestans, the potato blight agent, is a largely …

Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.), one of the most cultivated legumes worldwide, is crucial for
the economy of several countries and a valuable source of nutrients. Yields may be severely …

Grain legumes are a key food source for ensuring global food security and sustaining
agriculture. However, grain legume production is challenged by growing disease incidence …