Soil microbiome: a key player for conservation of soil health under changing climate

A Dubey, MA Malla, F Khan, K Chowdhary… - Biodiversity and …, 2019 - Springer
Maintenance of soil health is central to agricultural sustainability and a key factor that reflects
the productivity of agro ecosystems. However, at present the soil resources are under severe …

Life on a leaf: the epiphyte to pathogen continuum and interplay in the phyllosphere

G Thomas, WT Kay, HN Fones - BMC biology, 2024 - Springer
Epiphytic microbes are those that live for some or all of their life cycle on the surface of plant
leaves. Leaf surfaces are a topologically complex, physicochemically heterogeneous habitat …

The ash dieback invasion of Europe was founded by two genetically divergent individuals

M McMullan, M Rafiqi, G Kaithakottil… - Nature Ecology & …, 2018 - nature.com
Accelerating international trade and climate change make pathogen spread an increasing
concern. Hymenoscyphus fraxineus, the causal agent of ash dieback, is a fungal pathogen …

Silvicultural strategies for Fraxinus excelsior in response to dieback caused by Hymenoscyphus fraxineus

JP Skovsgaard, GJ Wilhelm, IM Thomsen… - … Journal of Forest …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Ash dieback caused by the invasive alien fungal pathogen Hymenoscyphus fraxineus often
has devastating consequences for the survival, growth and wood quality of Fraxinus …

Emerging fungal threats to plants and animals challenge agriculture and ecosystem resilience

HN Fones, MC Fisher, SJ Gurr - The fungal kingdom, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
While fungi can make positive contributions to ecosystems and agro‐ecosystems, for
example, in mycorrhizal associations, they can also have devastating impacts as pathogens …

Ash dieback: from Asia to Europe

D Carroll, E Boa - Plant Pathology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Ash dieback is a disease caused by the fungal pathogen Hymenoscyphus fraxineus. Since
its emergence in the 1990s, this pandemic disease has spread throughout much of the …

Colonization by dark septate endophytes improves the growth of Hedysarum scoparium under multiple inoculum levels

Y Zuo, F Su, X He, M Li - Symbiosis, 2020 - Springer
Despite the abundance of studies on the interactions between dark septate endophytes
(DSEs) and host plants, little is known about the effects elicited by different DSE species and …

Do higher summer temperatures restrict the dissemination of Hymenoscyphus fraxineus in France?

M Grosdidier, R Ioos, B Marçais - Forest Pathology, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Hymenoscyphus fraxineus is an invasive pathogen that severely affects European ashes,
jeopardizing the use of this species in forestry. However, even aggressive invasive …

NOXious gases and the unpredictability of emerging plant pathogens under climate change

HN Fones, SJ Gurr - BMC biology, 2017 - Springer
Emerging pathogens of crops threaten food security and are increasingly problematic due to
intensive agriculture and high volumes of trade and transport in plants and plant products …

Ultrastructure and Physiological Characterization of Morchella Mitospores and Their Relevance in the Understanding of the Morel Life Cycle

W Liu, P He, J Zhang, L Wu, L Er, X Shi, Z Gu, F Yu… - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Morels, which belong to the Ascomycete genus Morchella, are highly valued edible fungi
treasured by gourmet chefs worldwide. Some species are saprotrophic and others are able …