Biodiversity loss from disturbances caused by human activities means that species are
disappearing at an ever increasing rate. The high number of species that have yet to be …

The devastating wheat blast disease first emerged in Brazil in 1985. The disease was
restricted to South America until 2016, when a series of grain imports from Brazil led to a …

Most plant pathogens exhibit host specificity but when former barriers to infection break
down, new diseases can rapidly emerge. For a number of fungal diseases, there is …

Understanding the origins of variation in agricultural pathogens is of fundamental interest
and practical importance, especially for diseases that threaten food security. Fusarium …

Many species of fungal plant pathogens coexist as multiple lineages on the same host, but
the factors underlying the origin and maintenance of population structure remain largely …

Newly emerged wheat blast disease is a serious threat to global wheat production. Wheat
blast is caused by a distinct, exceptionally diverse lineage of the fungus causing rice blast …

Plant nucleotide-binding leucine-rich repeat (NLRs) immune receptors directly or indirectly
recognize pathogen-secreted effector molecules to initiate plant defense. Recognition of …

This article is part of the Top 10 Unanswered Questions in MPMI invited review series.
Nonhost resistance is typically considered the ability of a plant species to repel all attempts …

Genomic data has opened new possibilities to understand how organisms change over
time, and could enable the discovery of previously undescribed species. Although taxonomy …

A diversity of plant-associated organisms secrete effectors—proteins and metabolites that
modulate plant physiology to favor host infection and colonization. However, effectors can …