The taxonomy of the genus Colletotrichum has undergone tremendous changes over the
last decade, with over 200 species being currently recognised and species complexes being …

The fungal pathogen Colletotrichum graminicola causes the anthracnose of maize (Zea
mays) and is responsible for significant yield losses worldwide. The genome of C …

The genus Colletotrichum has witnessed tremendous variations over the years in the
number of species recognized, ranging from 11 to several hundreds. Host-specific fungal …

Many fungal pathogens carry accessory regions in their genome, which are not required for
vegetative fitness. Often, although not always, these regions occur as relatively small …

Pathogens are the major limiting factors in coffee productions. Approximately 26% of the
global annual coffee production is lost due to diseases, threatening the income of nearly 125 …

Colletotrichum kahawae JM Waller & PD Bridge is a highly aggressive and specialized
fungal pathogen of coffee, causing the devastating Coffee Berry Disease (CBD), particularly …

Colletotrichum kahawae is a specialized plant pathogen of arabica coffee in Africa, able to
infect green berries. The economic impact of this pathogen means there is an urgent need to …

Plants and their pathogens are engaged in continuous evolutionary battles, with pathogens
evolving to circumvent plant defense mechanisms and plants responding through enhanced …

Advances in deep-learning-based pipelines have led to breakthroughs in a variety of
microscopy image diagnostics. However, a sufficiently big training data set is usually difficult …

Variations among the populations of Colletotrichum species from diseased coffee berries
were studied. A total of 35 Colletotrichum isolates representing 24 districts from major coffee …