Plant pathogens cause severe losses or damage to crops worldwide and thereby
significantly reduce the quality and quantity of agricultural commodities. World tendencies …

Plants need to counter continuous threats posed by the environment, such as pathogen
attacks (fungi, viruses, insects, nematodes) and harsh physical conditions (drought, salinity …

Plants show physiological and morphological responses to a range of physical and
chemical factors known as 'elicitors'. These responses have been considered as defence …

Parasitic and pathogenic lifestyles have evolved repeatedly in eukaryotes (93). Several
parasitic eukaryotes represent deep phylogenetic lineages, suggesting that they feature …

Biological control agents for plant diseases are currently being examined as alternatives to
synthetic pesticides due to their perceived increased level of safety and minimal …

Elicitors are compounds stimulating any type of plant defense. This broader definition of
elicitors includes both substances of pathogen origin (exogenous elicitors and compounds …

Lipids and lipid metabolites influence pathogenesis and resistance mechanisms associated
with plant-microbe interactions. Some microorganisms sense their presence on a host by …

The management of certain plant beneficial microorganisms [biological control agents
(BCAs)] seems to be a promising and environmental friendly method to control plant …

Pythium is a genus of parasitic oomycetes which target plants and both nonvertebrate and
vertebrate animals, including fish and mammalian species. However, several Pythium spp …

Several species of fungi and oomycetes including Fusarium, Rhizoctonia, Phytophthora and
Pythium have been reported as root pathogens of apple where they contribute to a …