Plants, being sessile in nature, are inept to escape biotic stress that adversely impact their
growth, development, and productivity. Rather, plants employ a variety of processes at the …

Crop plants have evolved an array of mechanisms to counter biotic and abiotic stresses.
Many pathogenesis-related proteins are expressed by plants during the attack of pathogens …

Black Sigatoka or black leaf streak disease, caused by the Dothideomycete fungus
Pseudocercospora fijiensis (previously: Mycosphaerella fijiensis), is the most significant …

Bananas are an important staple food crop in tropical and subtropical regions in Asia, sub-
Saharan Africa, and Central and South America. The plant is affected by numerous …

Fungal pathogens continue to pose a significant threat to crop production and food supply.
The early stages of plant–fungus interactions are mostly mediated by microbe‐associated …

Banana and plantain (Musa spp.) are important food crops in tropical and subtropical
regions of the world where they generate millions of dollars annually to both subsistence …

Banana (Musa spp.), which is one of the world's most popular and most traded fruits, is
highly susceptible to pests and diseases. Pseudocercospora musae, responsible for …

Bananas are the main fruits responsible for feeding more than 500 million people in tropical
and subtropical countries. Black Sigatoka, caused by the fungus Pseudocercospora fijiensis …

Phenylphenalenones, polycyclic aromatic natural products from some monocotyledonous
plants, are known as phytoalexins in banana (Musa spp.). In this study, 1H nuclear magnetic …

Black Sigatoka, caused by P. fijiensis, is the most important banana disease in Latin
America as increasing applications of chemical fungicides used for its management result in …