Plant pathogens are one of the main factors hindering the breeding of cash crops.
Pathogens, including oomycetes, fungus, and bacteria, secrete effectors as invasion …

Biotrophic plant pathogenic fungi are widely distributed and are among the most damaging
pathogenic organisms of agriculturally important crops responsible for significant losses in …

Fungal and oomycete pathogens secrete complex arrays of proteins and small RNAs to
interface with plant-host targets and manipulate plant regulatory networks to the microbes' …

Plants perceive an assortment of external cues during their life cycle, including abiotic and
biotic stressors. Biotic stress from a variety of pathogens, including viruses, oomycetes …

Fungal effectors play critical roles in manipulating plant immune responses and promoting
colonization. Sphaerulina musiva is a heterothallic ascomycete fungus that causes Septoria …

The poplar rust fungus Melampsora larici-populina is part of one of the most devastating
group of fungi (Pucciniales) and causes important economic losses to the poplar industry …

Intercellular communication in plants, as in other multicellular organisms, allows cells in
tissues to coordinate their responses for development and in response to environmental …

Forests provide invaluable economic, ecological, and social services. At the same time, they
are exposed to several threats, such as fragmentation, changing climatic conditions, or …

The study of novel plant pathogen effectors, their characterization, and the ways in which the
plant immune system recognizes them is still gaining momentum. For cataloguing these …

The obligate biotrophic pathogen Melampsora larici‐populina, responsible for poplar foliar
rust disease, causes annual epidemics and severe damages to poplar plantations …