Phytopathogenic fungal species can cause enormous losses in quantity and quality of crop
yields and this is a major economic issue in the global agricultural sector. Precise and rapid …

Early diagnosis of seedborne fungal pathogens is particularly important, as often, infected
seeds appear symptomless; seed diagnosis can avoid uncontrolled propagation of …

Acidovorax citrulli is the causal agent of bacterial fruit blotch (BFB) of cucurbit plants. In
recent years, the disease has spread to many parts of the world, mainly via the inadvertent …

The need for the development of techniques based on the characteristics of the viral proteins
and genomic nucleic acids was realized in order to detect, identify, differentiate and quantify …

Gummy stem blight (GSB) is a major disease of cucurbits worldwide. It is caused by three
fungal species that are morphologically identical and have overlap** geographic and host …

Food security, a critical concern amid global population growth, faces challenges in
sustainable agricultural production due to significant yield losses caused by plant diseases …

Food losses due to crop infections caused by different pathogens such as bacteria, viruses
and fungi are persistent issues in agriculture for centuries across the globe. The timely …

The ability of seed-borne bacterial pathogens (Acidovorax citrulli, Clavibacter michiganensis
subsp. michiganensis, Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato, Xanthomonas euvesicatoria, and …

Bacterial fruit blotch (BFB), caused by the seedborne, gram-negative bacterium Acidovorax
citrulli, is a serious threat to cucurbit seed and fruit production worldwide. Because of the …

Verticillium dahliae is a soilborne fungus that causes Verticillium wilt on multiple crops in
central coastal California. Although spinach crops grown in this region for fresh and …