A review: Late wilt of maize—the pathogen, the disease, current status, and future perspective

O Degani - Journal of Fungi, 2021 - mdpi.com
Late wilt (LWD) is a vascular wilt disease that outbursts late in maize development, usually
during or after flowering. The disease causal agent, the soil and seed-borne fungi …

Challenges in maize production: A review on late wilt disease control strategies

D Matos, P Cardoso, S Almeida, E Figueira - Fungal Biology Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
Maize production faces many challenges such as fungal infections causing substantial crop
losses, with 10–23% annual losses, despite fungicides use. Late wilt disease (LWD), caused …

Trehalose increases tomato drought tolerance, induces defenses, and increases resistance to bacterial wilt disease

AM MacIntyre, V Meline, Z Gorman, SP Augustine… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Ralstonia solanacearum causes bacterial wilt disease, leading to severe crop losses. Xylem
sap from R. solanacearum-infected tomato is enriched in the disaccharide trehalose. Water …

Trichoderma longibrachiatum and Trichoderma asperellum Confer Growth Promotion and Protection against Late Wilt Disease in the Field

O Degani, O Rabinovitz, P Becher, A Gordani, A Chen - Journal of Fungi, 2021 - mdpi.com
Late wilt disease (LWD) of maize, caused by Magnaporthiopsis maydis, is considered a
major threat to commercial fields in Israel, Egypt, Spain, and India. Today's control methods …

New Antifungal Compound, 6-Pentyl-α-Pyrone, against the Maize Late Wilt Pathogen, Magnaporthiopsis maydis

O Degani, A Gordani - Agronomy, 2022 - mdpi.com
6-pentyl-α-pyrone (6-PP) is a powerful Magnaporthiopsis maydis antifungal compound,
recently discovered when the potent growth medium of Trichoderma asperellum was …

Trichoderma asperellum Secreted 6-Pentyl-α-Pyrone to Control Magnaporthiopsis maydis, the Maize Late Wilt Disease Agent

O Degani, S Khatib, P Becher, A Gordani, R Harris - Biology, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The maize (Zea mays L.) late wilt disease, caused by the fungus
Magnaporthiopsis maydis, is considered the most severe threat to commercial maize …

Interactions between Magnaporthiopsis maydis and Macrophomina phaseolina, the Causes of Wilt Diseases in Maize and Cotton

O Degani, S Dor, D Abraham, R Cohen - Microorganisms, 2020 - mdpi.com
Fungal pathogens are a significant threat to crops worldwide. The soil fungus,
Magnaporthiopsis maydis, severely affects sensitive maize hybrids by causing the rapid …

[HTML][HTML] Plant water stress monitoring and control system

DS Simbeye, ME Mkiramweni, B Karaman… - Smart Agricultural …, 2023 - Elsevier
Precision irrigation is an important component of the water-saving approaches in agriculture
and is one of the methods for increasing water-saving efficiency. Detecting water stress in …

Effect of Tillage System and Cover Crop on Maize Mycorrhization and Presence of Magnaporthiopsis maydis

M Patanita, MD Campos, MR Félix, M Carvalho, I Brito - Biology, 2020 - mdpi.com
The sustainability of agriculture requires the adoption of agricultural soil conservation
practices with positive impacts on soil quality, which can promote beneficial soil microbiota …

A novel model of cancer drug resistance: oncosomal release of cytotoxic and antibody-based drugs

T Eguchi, EA Taha, SK Calderwood, K Ono - Biology, 2020 - mdpi.com
Extracellular vesicles (EVs), such as exosomes or oncosomes, often carry oncogenic
molecules derived from tumor cells. In addition, accumulating evidence indicates that tumor …