The enhancement of plant disease resistance using CRISPR/Cas9 technology

VMG Borrelli, V Brambilla, P Rogowsky… - Frontiers in plant …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Genome editing technologies have progressed rapidly and become one of the most
important genetic tools in the implementation of pathogen resistance in plants. Recent years …

Combatting Fusarium head blight: advances in molecular interactions between Fusarium graminearum and wheat

M Xu, Q Wang, G Wang, X Zhang, H Liu… - Phytopathology …, 2022 - Springer
Fusarium head blight (FHB), mainly caused by Fusarium graminearum, is one of the most
devastating diseases in wheat and barley worldwide. In addition to causing severe yield …

Transgenerational CRISPR-Cas9 activity facilitates multiplex gene editing in allopolyploid wheat

W Wang, Q Pan, F He, A Akhunova, S Chao… - The CRISPR …, 2018 - liebertpub.com
The CRISPR-Cas9-based multiplexed gene editing (MGE) provides a powerful method to
modify multiple genomic regions simultaneously controlling different agronomic traits in …

Genetic modification for wheat improvement: from transgenesis to genome editing

N Borisjuk, O Kishchenko, S Eliby… - BioMed Research …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
To feed the growing human population, global wheat yields should increase to
approximately 5 tonnes per ha from the current 3.3 tonnes by 2050. To reach this goal …

Transcriptome dynamics associated with resistance and susceptibility against fusarium head blight in four wheat genotypes

Y Pan, Z Liu, H Rocheleau, F Fauteux, Y Wang… - BMC genomics, 2018 - Springer
Background Fusarium head blight (FHB) of wheat in North America is caused mostly by the
fungal pathogen Fusarium graminearum (Fg). Upon exposure to Fg, wheat initiates a series …

Climate change impacts on the ecology of Fusarium graminearum species complex and susceptibility of wheat to Fusarium head blight: a review

M Vaughan, D Backhouse… - World Mycotoxin …, 2016 - wageningenacademic.com
Fusarium head blight (FHB) of wheat, caused mainly by a few members of the Fusarium
graminearum species complex (FGSC), is a major threat to agricultural grain production …

Validation of barley 2OGO gene as a functional orthologue of Arabidopsis DMR6 gene in Fusarium head blight susceptibility

YC Low, MA Lawton, R Di - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Fusarium head blight (FHB) caused by Fusarium graminearum (Fg) is a devastating disease
of crops, especially wheat and barley, resulting in significant yield loss and reduced grain …

Engineering Smut Resistance in Maize by Site-Directed Mutagenesis of LIPOXYGENASE 3

KM Pathi, P Rink, N Budhagatapalli, R Betz… - Frontiers in plant …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Biotic stresses caused by microbial pathogens impair crop yield and quality if not restricted
by expensive and often ecologically problematic pesticides. For a sustainable agriculture of …

Molecular breeding technologies and strategies for rust resistance in wheat (Triticum aestivum) for sustained food security

S Savadi, P Prasad, PL Kashyap… - Plant pathology, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Wheat is an important cereal food crop providing key nutrients to humankind. Rusts are the
most destructive pathogens of cereal crops, with the exception of rice, across the world and …

Jasmonate-dependent plant defenses mediate soybean thrips and soybean aphid performance on soybean

P Selig, S Keough, VJ Nalam, P Nachappa - Arthropod-Plant Interactions, 2016 - Springer
Insect herbivores from different feeding guilds induce different signaling pathways in plants.
In this study, we examined the effects of salicylic acid (SA)-and jasmonic acid (JA)-mediated …