Cotton is widely grown in many countries around the world due to the huge economic value
of the total natural fiber. Verticillium wilt, caused by the soil-borne pathogen Verticillium …

Fungi have evolved unique metabolic regulation mechanisms for adapting to the changing
environments. One of the key features of fungal adaptation is the production of secondary …

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) produced by microorganisms are considered promising
environmental-safety fumigants for controlling soil-borne diseases. Verticillium dahliae, a …

Endophytes play important roles in promoting plant growth and controlling plant diseases.
Verticillium wilt is a vascular wilt disease caused by Verticillium dahliae, a widely distributed …

Fungal spores, germlings, and mycelia adhere to substrates, including host tissues. The
adhesive forces depend on the substrate and on the adhesins, the fungal cell surface …

Phytopathogenic Verticillia cause Verticillium wilt on numerous economically important
crops. Plant infection begins at the roots, where the fungus is confronted with rhizosphere …

All life forms have evolved to respond appropriately to various environmental and internal
cues. In the animal kingdom, the prototypical regulator class of such cellular responses is …

Verticillium dahliae causes economic losses to a wide range of crops as a vascular fungal
pathogen. This filamentous ascomycete spends long periods of its life cycle in the plant …

Rice false smut, caused by Ustilaginoidea virens, is a serious disease of rice worldwide,
severely reducing the quantity and quality of rice production. The conserved fungal velvet …

Differentiation, growth, and virulence of the vascular plant pathogen Verticillium dahliae
depend on a network of interconnected cellular signaling cascades. The transcription factor …