As vectors of numerous plant pathogens, herbivorous insects play a key role in the
epidemiology of plant disease. But how phytopathogens impact the metabolism, physiology …

Fusarium spp. comprise various species of filamentous fungi that cause severe diseases in
plant crops of both agricultural and forestry interest. These plant pathogens produce a wide …

Agricultural crop productivity relies on the application of chemical pesticides to reduce pest
and pathogen damage. However, chemical pesticides also pose a range of ecological …

Crops experience herbivory by arthropods and microbial infections. In the interaction
between plants and chewing herbivores, lepidopteran larval oral secretions (OS) and plant …

Plant disease occurs simultaneously with insect attack. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF)
modify plant biotic stress response. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and pathogens may modify …

Penicillium and Bactrocera dorsalis (oriental fruit fly, Hendel) are major pathogens and pests
of citrus fruits, as both of them can cause detrimental losses in citrus production. However …

Vascular wilt fungi are a group of hemibiotrophic phytopathogens that infect diverse crop
plants. These pathogens have adapted to thrive in the nutrient-deprived niche of the plant …

Highlights•Pathogenic fungi produce secondary metabolites (SMs) to control the host and its
environment.•Functional genomics facilitates identification of new SM effectors.•Population …

SUGARWINs are PR-4 proteins associated with sugarcane defense against
phytopathogens. Their expression is induced in response to damage by Diatraea …

BACKGROUND The whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) is a notorious
agricultural pest and the effective vector of many plant viruses worldwide. Cucurbit chlorotic …