During the last years, a great effort has been dedicated at the development and employment
of diverse approaches for achieving more stress‐tolerant and climate‐flexible crops and …

Antisense RNA was observed to elicit plant disease resistance and post-translational gene
silencing (PTGS). The universal mechanism of RNA interference (RNAi) was shown to be …

Spray‐induced gene silencing (SIGS) is an innovative and eco‐friendly technology where
topical application of pathogen gene‐targeting RNAs to plant material can enable disease …

Plant pathogenic fungi are the largest group of disease-causing agents on crop plants and
represent a persistent and significant threat to agriculture worldwide. Conventional …

Spray‐induced gene silencing (SIGS) is an emerging tool for crop pest protection. It utilizes
exogenously applied double‐stranded RNA to specifically reduce pest target gene …

Downy mildew (DM; Plasmopara viticola) is amongst the most severe fungal diseases in
viticulture and the reason for the majority of fungicide applications. To reduce synthetic and …

Rust fungi (Pucciniales) are a diverse group of plant pathogens in natural and agricultural
systems. They pose ongoing threats to the diversity of native flora and cause annual crop …

Pathogenic fungi cause major postharvest losses. During storage and ripening, fruit
becomes highly susceptible to fungi that cause postharvest disease. Fungicides are effective …

Powdery mildew and rust fungi are major agricultural problems affecting many economically
important crops and causing significant yield losses. These fungi are obligate biotrophic …

Plant immune responses are triggered during the interaction with pathogens. The fungus
Botrytis cinerea has previously been reported to use small RNAs (sRNAs) as effector …