Wheat is one of the primary staple foods throughout the planet. Significant yield gains in
wheat production over the past 40 years have resulted in a steady balance of supply versus …

The fungal kingdom comprises some of the most devastating plant pathogens. Sequencing
the genomes of fungal pathogens has shown a remarkable variability in genome size and …

The members of the pathogenesis-related protein 1 (PR-1) family are among the most
abundantly produced proteins in plants on pathogen attack, and PR-1 gene expression has …

Plant diseases caused by necrotrophic fungal pathogens result in large economic losses in
field crop production worldwide. Effectors are important players of plant-pathogen interaction …

The chloroplast has recently emerged as pivotal to co‐ordinating plant defence responses
and as a target of plant pathogens. Beyond its central position in oxygenic photosynthesis …

Filamentous pathogens, including fungi and oomycetes, pose major threats to global food
security. Crop pathogens cause damage by secreting effectors that manipulate the host to …

The spot blotch disease of wheat is caused by Bipolaris sorokiniana, which is an anamorph
(teleomorph Cochliobolus sativus). The disease mainly occurs in warm, humid wheat …

Plant fungal pathogens can be classified according to their lifestyles. Biotrophs feed on
living tissue and constitute an economically significant group of pathogens historically …

Background In fungal plant pathogens, genome rearrangements followed by selection
pressure for adaptive traits have facilitated the co-evolutionary arms race between hosts and …

In recent years, the number of emergent plant pathogens (EPPs) has grown substantially,
threatening agroecosystem stability and native biodiversity. Contributing factors include …