Background Agriculture is an indispensable part of any country to feed the millions of people
but it is under constant threat of pests. To protect the crops from this huge yield loss recently …

The aim of this review was to survey all fungal pathologists with an association with the
journal Molecular Plant Pathology and ask them to nominate which fungal pathogens they …

Rhizoctonia solani is a pathogen that causes considerable harm to plants worldwide. In the
absence of hosts, R. solani survives in the soil by forming sclerotia, and management …

The genus Aspergillus represents a diverse group of fungi that are among the most
abundant fungi in the world. Germination of a spore can lead to a vegetative mycelium that …

Mycovirus-infected fungi can suffer from poor growth, attenuated pigmentation, and
virulence. However, the molecular mechanisms of how mycoviruses confer these symptoms …

We present an analysis of over 1,100 of the∼ 10,000 predicted proteins encoded by the
genome sequence of the filamentous fungus Neurospora crassa. Seven major areas of …

Coprinus cinereus has two main types of mycelia, the asexual monokaryon and the sexual
dikaryon, formed by fusion of compatible monokaryons. Syngamy (plasmogamy) and …

The genus Trichoderma contains fungi with high relevance for humans, with applications in
enzyme production for plant cell wall degradation and use in biocontrol. Here, we provide a …

MAP kinases in eukaryotic cells are well known for transducing a variety of extracellular
signals to regulate cell growth and differentiation. Recently, MAP kinases homologous to the …

Mycoparasitism is a lifestyle where one fungus establishes parasitic interactions with other
fungi. Species of the genus Trichoderma together with Clonostachys rosea are among the …