Ascochyta rabiei: A threat to global chickpea production

R Singh, K Kumar, S Purayannur… - Molecular Plant …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
The necrotrophic fungus Ascochyta rabiei causes Ascochyta blight (AB) disease in chickpea.
A. rabiei infects all aerial parts of the plant, which results in severe yield loss. At present, AB …

Genomic biosurveillance of forest invasive alien enemies: A story written in code

RC Hamelin, AD Roe - Evolutionary Applications, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
The world's forests face unprecedented threats from invasive insects and pathogens that can
cause large irreversible damage to the ecosystems. This threatens the world's capacity to …

Nonrandom distribution of azole resistance across the global population of Aspergillus fumigatus

TR Sewell, J Zhu, J Rhodes, F Hagen, JF Meis… - MBio, 2019‏ - journals.asm.org
The emergence of azole resistance in the pathogenic fungus Aspergillus fumigatus has
continued to increase, with the dominant resistance mechanisms, consisting of a 34 …

Practical considerations will ensure the continued success of pre-harvest biocontrol using non-aflatoxigenic Aspergillus flavus strains

GG Moore - Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 2022‏ - Taylor & Francis
There is an important reason for the accelerated use of non-aflatoxigenic Aspergillus flavus
to mitigate pre-harvest aflatoxin contamination… it effectively addresses the imperative need …

Global invasion history of the emerging plant pathogen Phytophthora multivora

T Tsykun, S Prospero, CN Schoebel, A Rea, TI Burgess - BMC genomics, 2022‏ - Springer
Background global trade in living plants and plant material has significantly increased the
geographic distribution of many plant pathogens. As a consequence, several pathogens …

Inconsistent estimates of hybridization frequency in newts revealed by SNPs and microsatellites

A Miralles, J Secondi, M Pabijan, W Babik… - Conservation …, 2024‏ - Springer
Hybridization between the European smooth and palmate newts has recurrently been
mentioned in the literature. The only two studies that attempted to quantify the frequency of …

Genetic diversity and gene flow amongst admixed populations of Ganoderma boninense, causal agent of basal stem rot in African oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) …

WC Wong, HJ Tung, MN Fadhilah, F Midot, SYL Lau… - Mycologia, 2021‏ - Taylor & Francis
In 1911 and 1917, the first commercial plantings of African oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.)
were made in Indonesia and Malaysia in Southeast Asia. In less than 15 years, basal stem …

Global Analysis of Hemileia vastatrix Populations Shows Clonal Reproduction for the Coffee Leaf Rust Pathogen Throughout Most of Its Range

LA Ramírez-Camejo, A Eamvijarn… - …, 2022‏ - Am Phytopath Society
Hemileia vastatrix is the most important fungal pathogen of coffee and the causal agent of
recurrent disease epidemics that have invaded nearly every coffee growing region in the …

Diversity in the invasive cacao pathogen Moniliophthora roreri is shaped by agriculture

JR Díaz‐Valderrama, R Zambrano… - Plant …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Frosty pod rot disease of cacao (FPR), caused by the fungus Moniliophthora roreri, has
severely impacted the production of cocoa in Latin America since its discovery. Prior to the …

Current population structure and pathogenicity patterns of Ascochyta rabiei in Australia

I Bar, PT Sambasivam, J Davidson… - Microbial …, 2021‏ - microbiologyresearch.org
Ascochyta blight disease, caused by the necrotrophic fungus Ascochyta rabiei, is a major
biotic constraint to chickpea production in Australia and worldwide. Detailed knowledge of …