To confer resistance against pathogens and pests in plants, typically dominant resistance
genes are deployed. However, because resistance is based on recognition of a single …

Loss-of-function mutations of one or more of the appropriate Mildew resistance locus o (Mlo)
genes are an apparently reliable “weapon” to protect plants from infection by powdery …

Fusarium head blight epidemics of wheat and barley cause heavy economic losses to
farmers due to yield decreases and production of mycotoxin that renders the grain useless …

It is commonly known that animal pathogens often target and suppress programmed cell
death (pcd) pathway components to manipulate their hosts. In contrast, plant pathogens …

The plant cuticle and cell wall separate microbial pathogens from the products of plant
metabolism. While microbial pathogens try to breach these barriers for colonization, plants …

For plants to develop properly and survive, programmed cell death is an important response
strategy to various internal and external cues. Morphologically, a key difference between …

Stable heritable restriction of the ubiquitous powdery mildew disease is a desirable trait for
agri‐and horticulture. In barley (H ordeum vulgare), loss‐of‐function mutant alleles of the …

Fungi of the recently defined order Sebacinales (Basidiomycota) are involved in a wide
spectrum of mutualistic symbioses (including mycorrhizae) with various plants, thereby …

Plant immune systems effectively prevent infections caused by the majority of microbial
pathogens that are encountered by plants. However, successful pathogens have evolved …

Abstract Overexpression of plant Bax Inhibitor-1 (BI-1) was able to suppress Bax-mediated
cell death in yeast and Arabidopsis. Here, we demonstrate that reactive oxygen species …