Plant immune networks

BPM Ngou, JDG Jones, P Ding - Trends in plant science, 2022 - cell.com
Plants have both cell-surface and intracellular receptors to recognize diverse self-and non-
self molecules. Cell-surface pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) recognize extracellular …

Fungicide resistance management: Maximizing the effective life of plant protection products

I Corkley, B Fraaije, N Hawkins - Plant Pathology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Effective crop protection is vital to safeguard food security, but growers are reliant on a
limited toolbox in the face of diverse and evolving pathogens. New crop protection methods …

Diverse NLR immune receptors activate defence via the RPW 8‐NLR NRG 1

B Castel, PM Ngou, V Cevik, A Redkar, DS Kim… - New …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Most land plant genomes carry genes that encode RPW 8‐NLR Resistance (R) proteins.
Angiosperms carry two RPW 8‐NLR subclasses: ADR 1 and NRG 1. ADR 1s act as …

Genetic engineering for disease resistance in plants: recent progress and future perspectives

OX Dong, PC Ronald - Plant physiology, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Genetic Engineering for Disease Resistance in Plants: Recent Progress and Future
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Plant genome engineering for targeted improvement of crop traits

KEM Sedeek, A Mahas, M Mahfouz - Frontiers in plant science, 2019 - frontiersin.org
To improve food security, plant biology research aims to improve crop yield and tolerance to
biotic and abiotic stress, as well as increasing the nutrient contents of food. Conventional …

A critical review: recent advancements in the use of CRISPR/Cas9 technology to enhance crops and alleviate global food crises

A Rasheed, RA Gill, MU Hassan, A Mahmood… - Current Issues in …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Genome editing (GE) has revolutionized the biological sciences by creating a novel
approach for manipulating the genomes of living organisms. Many tools have been …

Late blight resistance genes in potato breeding

P Paluchowska, J Śliwka, Z Yin - Planta, 2022 - Springer
Main conclusion Using late blight resistance genes targeting conservative effectors of
Phytophthora infestans and the constructing gene pyramids may lead to durable, broad …

Accelerated cloning of a potato late blight–resistance gene using RenSeq and SMRT sequencing

K Witek, F Jupe, AI Witek, D Baker, MD Clark… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Global yields of potato and tomato crops have fallen owing to potato late blight disease,
which is caused by Phytophthora infestans. Although most commercial potato varieties are …

Application of CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing technology for the improvement of crops cultivated in tropical climates: recent progress, prospects, and challenges

E Haque, H Taniguchi, MM Hassan… - Frontiers in plant …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
The world population is expected to increase from 7.3 to 9.7 billion by 2050. Pest outbreak
and increased abiotic stresses due to climate change pose a high risk to tropical crop …

Stacking three late blight resistance genes from wild species directly into African highland potato varieties confers complete field resistance to local blight races

M Ghislain, AA Byarugaba, E Magembe… - Plant Biotechnology …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Considered responsible for one million deaths in Ireland and widespread famine in the
European continent during the 1840s, late blight, caused by Phytophthora infestans …