The current trajectory for crop yields is insufficient to nourish the world's population by 2050.
Greater and more consistent crop production must be achieved against a backdrop of …

The fungal kingdom comprises some of the most devastating plant pathogens. Sequencing
the genomes of fungal pathogens has shown a remarkable variability in genome size and …

Studies in diverse biological systems have indicated that host–parasite co-evolution is
responsible for the extraordinary genetic diversity seen in some genomic regions, such as …

Contents Summary 70 I. Introduction 70 II. Ancient associations between plants and
microbes 72 III. Evolutionary dynamics of plant–pathogen interactions 74 IV. Evolutionary …

What is the nature of the genetic changes underlying phenotypic evolution? We have
catalogued 1008 alleles described in the literature that cause phenotypic differences among …

In spite of the long‐term interest in the process of balancing selection, its frequency in
genomes and evolutionary significance remain unclear due to challenges related to its …

Upon host penetration, fungal pathogens secrete a plethora of effectors to promote disease,
including proteases that degrade plant antimicrobial proteins, and protease inhibitors (PIs) …

Plants deploy a sophisticated immune system to cope with different microbial pathogens and
other invaders. Recent research provides an increasing body of evidence for papain‐like …

Wheat yellow mosaic virus (WYMV), a soil-borne pathogen, poses a serious threat to global
wheat production. Here, we identify a WYMV resistance gene, TaRD21A, that belongs to the …

Studies on resistance gene function and evolution lie at the confluence of structural and
molecular biology, genetics, and plant breeding. However, knowledge from these disparate …