Oomycetes have colonised all continents and oceans in a great variety of habitats and are
arguably one of the most successful eukaryotic lineages. This is contrasted by the limited …

Plant disease cycles represent pathogen biology as a series of interconnected stages of
development including dormancy, reproduction, dispersal, and pathogenesis. The …

Relates the production and utilization of onions and other vegetable allium crops to the
many aspects of plant science underpinning their production and storage technologies. This …

Peronospora effusa is an obligate oomycete that causes downy mildew of spinach. Downy
mildew threatens sustainable production of fresh market organic spinach in California, and …

Climate variability influences the development of crop diseases, including through an effect
on crop structure and hence on the microclimate. In a context of climate change, emerging …

Models represent very powerful tools to improve forecasting, decision‐making, and planning
of agricultural activities. They play an increasing role in the context of climate change …

This study investigated the possible role of oospores in soil as a primary source of onion
downy mildew caused by Peronospora destructor. Oospores were extracted from the debris …

For the efficient introgression of the downy mildew resistance gene from a resistant cultivar
into domestic breeding lines, molecular markers used for marker-assisted backcrossing …

Horticulture may be defined as the intensive cultivation and harvesting of plants for financial,
environmental and social profit. Evidence for the occurrence of climate change more …

In 2016, an onion downy mildew epidemic caused by Peronospora destructor severely
damaged the commercial onion fields in Saga Prefecture, western Japan. To identify the …