Sclerotinia sclerotiorum is a pathogenic fungus that infects hundreds of plant species,
including many of the world's most important crops. Key features of S. sclerotiorum include …

In plants, growth and defence are controlled by many molecular pathways that are
antagonistic to one another. This results in a 'growth‐defence trade‐off', where plants …

Plant pathogens cause yield losses in crops worldwide. Breeding for improved disease
resistance and management by precision agriculture are two approaches to limit such yield …

Plants are continuously exposed to beneficial and pathogenic microbes, but how plants
recognize and respond to friends versus foes remains poorly understood. Here, we …

Sclerotinia sclerotiorum is a broad host range necrotrophic fungal pathogen, which causes
disease on many economically important crop species. S. sclerotiorum has been shown to …

SUMMARY A major challenge in global crop production is mitigating yield loss due to plant
diseases. One of the best strategies to control these losses is through breeding for disease …

Medicago truncatula, model legume and alfalfa relative, has served as an essential resource
for advancing our understanding of legume physiology, functional genetics, and crop …

Sclerotinia sclerotiorum causes white mold or stem rot in a wide range of economically
important plants, bringing significant yield losses worldwide. Control of this pathogen is …

Quantitative disease resistance (QDR) remains the most prevalent form of plant resistance in
crop fields and wild habitats. Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have proved to be …

Background Early blight and brown leaf spot are often cited as the most problematic
pathogens of tomato in many agricultural regions. Their causal agents are Alternaria spp., a …