Emerging fungal and oomycete pathogens infect staple calorie crops and economically
important commodity crops, thereby posing a significant risk to global food security. Our …

Models are extensively used to describe the coevolution of plants and microbial attackers.
Such models distinguish between different classes of plant immune responses, based on …

Plants respond to biotic stress by inducing a variety of responses, which not only protect
against the immediate diseases but also provide immunity from future infections. One …

Given the large yield losses attributed to plant-parasitic nematodes and the limited
availability of sustainable control strategies, new plant-parasitic nematode control strategies …

The diamondback moth (DBM), Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) is a very
destructive crucifer-specialized pest that has resulted in significant crop losses worldwide …

Plants have evolved complex defence mechanisms to avoid invasion of potential pathogens.
Despite this, adapted pathogens deploy effector proteins to manipulate host susceptibility …

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 …

The interaction of fungal pathogens with their host requires a novel invading mechanism
and the presence of various virulence-associated components responsible for promoting the …

Plants deploy extracellular and intracellular immune receptors to sense and restrict
pathogen attacks. Rapidly evolving pathogen effectors play crucial roles in suppressing …

In contrast to most autotrophic plants, which produce carbohydrates from carbon dioxide
using photosynthesis, parasitic plants obtain water and nutrients by parasitizing host plants …