This article is part of the Top 10 Unanswered Questions in MPMI invited review series. The
past few decades have seen major discoveries in the field of molecular plant-microbe …

Broad-spectrum resistance has great values for crop breeding. However, its mechanisms
are largely unknown. Here, we report the cloning of a maize NLR gene, RppK, for resistance …

Phytopathogenic oomycetes are known to successfully infect their hosts due to their ability to
secrete effector proteins. Of interest to many researchers are effectors with the N-terminal …

Phytophthora cinnamomi is a hemibiotrophic oomycete causing Phytophthora root rot in
over 5,000 plant species, threatening natural ecosystems, forestry, and agriculture. Genomic …

Background Pathogens of the genus Phytophthora are the etiological agents of many
devastating diseases in several high-value crops and forestry species such as potato …

Results Map-based cloning of RppK K22 is a maize inbred line with durable and complete
resistance against SCR in China over the last 30 years (Fig. 1 a and Supplementary Fig. 1a) …

Phytophthora species' overall economic damage to crops in the United States is estimated to
be in the tens of billions of dollars, including the costs of control measures (Kamoun et al …

Challenges by pathogens and pests have presented major problems for crop production,
posing major constraints to meeting the food requirements for the increasing global …

Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris (Xcc) causes black rot disease on Brassicaceae
species including cabbages, radish, mustard and the model species Arabidopsis thaliana …

La gota o el tizón causado por Phytophthora infestans (Mont.) De Bary, es una enfermedad
de gran importancia en la producción de papa y el tomate de mesa, por ser devastadora y …