The introduction of high-yielding and hybrid cultivars and the opening of new markets in the
food and feed sector have steadily increased rapeseed production since the 1980s in the …

The soil-borne fungus Verticillium causes serious vascular disease in a wide variety of
annual crops and woody perennials. Verticillium wilt is notoriously difficult to control by …

Fungal pathogens are the main biotic burden of productivity for economically important
crops under field, greenhouse or postharvest conditions. The discovery and development of …

Background Although the plant microbiome is crucial for plant health, little is known about
the significance of the seed microbiome. Here, we studied indigenous bacterial communities …

Vascular wilts are one of the major threats to the growth and the productivity of crop plants.
Repeated use of chemical fungicides to manage vascular wilt diseases are raising …

Plant roots are built of concentric cell layers that are thought to respond to microbial
infections by employing specific, genetically defined programs. Yet, the functional impact of …

Key message GhMYB4 acts as a negative regulator in lignin biosynthesis, which results in
alteration of cell wall integrity and activation of cotton defense response. Abstract Verticillium …

Verticillium wilt caused by Verticillium spp. results in severe yield losses in a broad range of
crops. Verticillium outbreaks are challenging to control, and exacerbated by increases in soil …

Over the past decades, the economic benefit has prompted farmers to grow oilseed rape
(OSR). Consequently, the global OSR production increased considerably, and today the …

Increasing plant resistance to Verticillium wilt (VW), which causes massive losses of
Brassica rapa crops, is a challenge worldwide. However, few causal genes for VW …