Toxigenic fungi and mycotoxins are very common in food crops, with noticeable differences
in their host specificity in terms of pathogenicity and toxin contamination. In addition, such …

This invited review and opinion piece, assesses the impact of climate change on mycotoxins
in food: only one paper and an abstract referred directly from a substantial literature search …

Crop pathogens and pests reduce the yield and quality of agricultural production. They
cause substantial economic losses and reduce food security at household, national and …

Common ash (Fraxinus excelsior) is a keystone tree species throughout temperate Europe
whose future existence is threatened by an emerging invasive fungal disease. Ash dieback …

More people and goods are moving further and more frequently via many different trade and
transport networks under current trends of globalisation. These networks can play a major …

There has been a remarkable scientific output on the topic of how climate change is likely to
affect plant diseases. This overview addresses the need for review of this burgeoning …

Blast disease caused by the fungal pathogen Magnaporthe oryzae is the most severe
diseases of rice. Using classical plant breeding techniques, breeders have developed a …

The circulation of seed among farmers is central to agrobiodiversity conservation and
dynamics. Agrobiodiversity, the diversity of agricultural systems from genes to varieties and …

A central challenge to studying emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) is a landscape
dilemma: Our best empirical understanding of disease dynamics occurs at local scales …

Epidemiology is the science of how disease develops in populations, with applications in
human, animal and plant diseases. For plant diseases, epidemiology has developed as a …