Plants in nature are constantly exposed to a variety of abiotic and biotic stresses which limits
their growth and production. Enhancing crop yield and production to feed exponentially …

Genome editing technologies have progressed rapidly and become one of the most
important genetic tools in the implementation of pathogen resistance in plants. Recent years …

Staying ahead of the arms race against rust and mildew diseases in cereal crops is essential
to maintain and preserve food security. The methodological challenges associated with …

Crossbreeding, mutation breeding, and traditional transgenic breeding take much time to
improve desirable characters/traits. CRISPR/Cas-mediated genome editing (GE) is a game …

Rust fungi (Pucciniales) are the largest group of plant pathogens and represent one of the
most devastating threats to agricultural crops worldwide. Despite the economic importance …

Crop losses caused by plant pathogens are a primary threat to stable food production. Stripe
rust (Puccinia striiformis) is a fungal pathogen of cereal crops that causes significant …

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

This article is part of the Top 10 Unanswered Questions in MPMI invited review series.
Nonhost resistance is typically considered the ability of a plant species to repel all attempts …

Climate change, emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) and food security create a dangerous
nexus. Habitat interfaces, assumed to be efficient buffers, are being disrupted by human …

Global food security depends on cereal crops with durable disease resistance. Most cereals
are colonized by rust fungi, which are pathogens of major significance for global agriculture …