Threats to global food security from emerging fungal and oomycete crop pathogens
Emerging fungal and oomycete pathogens infect staple calorie crops and economically
important commodity crops, thereby posing a significant risk to global food security. Our …
important commodity crops, thereby posing a significant risk to global food security. Our …
Plant–pathogen warfare under changing climate conditions
Global environmental changes caused by natural and human activities have accelerated in
the past 200 years. The increase in greenhouse gases is predicted to continue to raise …
the past 200 years. The increase in greenhouse gases is predicted to continue to raise …
A wheat resistosome defines common principles of immune receptor channels
A Förderer, E Li, AW Lawson, Y Deng, Y Sun… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Plant intracellular nucleotide-binding leucine-rich repeat receptors (NLRs) detect pathogen
effectors to trigger immune responses. Indirect recognition of a pathogen effector by the …
effectors to trigger immune responses. Indirect recognition of a pathogen effector by the …
A review of wheat diseases—a field perspective
M Figueroa, KE Hammond‐Kosack… - Molecular plant …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Wheat is one of the primary staple foods throughout the planet. Significant yield gains in
wheat production over the past 40 years have resulted in a steady balance of supply versus …
wheat production over the past 40 years have resulted in a steady balance of supply versus …
Microbial ecology of the atmosphere
The atmosphere connects habitats across multiple spatial scales via airborne dispersal of
microbial cells, propagules and biomolecules. Atmospheric microorganisms have been …
microbial cells, propagules and biomolecules. Atmospheric microorganisms have been …
[HTML][HTML] Improving global food security through accelerated plant breeding
B Lenaerts, BCY Collard, M Demont - Plant Science, 2019 - Elsevier
With an expected 9 billion people by 2050 and average income on the rise in the developing
world, meeting future food demand will be a challenge. Climate change, urbanisation and …
world, meeting future food demand will be a challenge. Climate change, urbanisation and …
Enhancing essential grains yield for sustainable food security and bio-safe agriculture through latest innovative approaches
A key concern in agriculture is how to feed the expanding population and safeguard the
environment from the ill effects of climate change. To feed a growing global population, food …
environment from the ill effects of climate change. To feed a growing global population, food …
[HTML][HTML] A 2-kb mycovirus converts a pathogenic fungus into a beneficial endophyte for Brassica protection and yield enhancement
Mycoviruses are viruses that infect fungi, and hypovirulence-associated mycoviruses have
the potential to control fungal diseases. However, it is unclear how mycovirus-mediated …
the potential to control fungal diseases. However, it is unclear how mycovirus-mediated …
Crops that feed the world 10. Past successes and future challenges to the role played by wheat in global food security
B Shiferaw, M Smale, HJ Braun, E Duveiller… - Food security, 2013 - Springer
Wheat is fundamental to human civilization and has played an outstanding role in feeding a
hungry world and improving global food security. The crop contributes about 20% of the total …
hungry world and improving global food security. The crop contributes about 20% of the total …
Emergence and spread of new races of wheat stem rust fungus: continued threat to food security and prospects of genetic control
Race Ug99 (TTKSK) of Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici, detected in Uganda in 1998, has been
recognized as a serious threat to food security because it possesses combined virulence to …
recognized as a serious threat to food security because it possesses combined virulence to …