Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (Lib.) de Bary: Insights into the Pathogenomic Features of a Global Pathogen

MM Hossain, F Sultana, W Li, LSP Tran, MG Mostofa - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (Lib.) de Bary is a broad host-range fungus that infects an inclusive
array of plant species and afflicts significant yield losses globally. Despite being a notorious …

Sclerotinia stem rot resistance in rapeseed: recent progress and future prospects

LN Ding, T Li, XJ Guo, M Li, XY Liu… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Sclerotinia stem rot (SSR) of rapeseed (Brassica napus), caused by the soil-borne fungus
Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, is one of the main diseases seriously affecting the yield and oil …

Identification and application of exogenous dsRNA confers plant protection against Sclerotinia sclerotiorum and Botrytis cinerea

AG McLoughlin, N Wytinck, PL Walker, IJ Girard… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, the causal agent of white stem rot, is responsible for significant
losses in crop yields around the globe. While our understanding of S. sclerotiorum infection …

Overexpression of the brassinosteroid biosynthetic gene DWF4 in Brassica napus simultaneously increases seed yield and stress tolerance

S Sahni, BD Prasad, Q Liu, V Grbic, A Sharpe… - Scientific Reports, 2016 - nature.com
As a resource allocation strategy, plant growth and defense responses are generally
mutually antagonistic. Brassinosteroid (BR) regulates many aspects of plant development …

[HTML][HTML] Pathogenic attributes of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum: switching from a biotrophic to necrotrophic lifestyle

M Kabbage, O Yarden, MB Dickman - Plant science, 2015 - Elsevier
Plants and fungi have had many years of friendly and not-so friendly competition for
resources and quality of life. As a result, diverse pathosystems evolved numerous strategies …

Genome‐wide association analysis and differential expression analysis of resistance to Sclerotinia stem rot in Brassica napus

L Wei, H Jian, K Lu, F Filardo, N Yin… - Plant Biotechnology …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Brassica napus is one of the most important oil crops in the world, and stem rot caused by
the fungus Sclerotinia sclerotiorum results in major losses in yield and quality. To elucidate …

The control of sclerotinia stem rot on oilseed rape (Brassica napus): current practices and future opportunities

MC Derbyshire, M Denton‐Giles - Plant Pathology, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Sclerotinia stem rot (SSR) caused by the phytopathogenic fungus Sclerotinia sclerotiorum is
a major disease of oilseed rape (Brassica napus). During infection, large, white/grey lesions …

Current Status and Challenges in Identifying Disease Resistance Genes in Brassica napus

TX Neik, MJ Barbetti, J Batley - Frontiers in plant science, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Brassica napus is an economically important crop across different continents including
temperate and subtropical regions in Europe, Canada, South Asia, China and Australia. Its …

RNA sequencing of Brassica napus reveals cellular redox control of Sclerotinia infection

IJ Girard, C Tong, MG Becker, X Mao… - Journal of …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Brassica napus is one of the world's most valuable oilseeds and is under constant pressure
by the necrotrophic fungal pathogen, Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, the causal agent of white stem …

Infection cushions of Fusarium graminearum are fungal arsenals for wheat infection

M Mentges, A Glasenapp, M Boenisch… - Molecular Plant …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Fusarium graminearum is one of the most destructive plant pathogens worldwide, causing
fusarium head blight (FHB) on cereals. F. graminearum colonizes wheat plant surfaces with …