Over 170 years after the infamous Irish Potato Famine, potato late blight (PLB) caused by
Phytophthora infestans remains the single most devastating disease of global potato …

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 …

Infectious disease is both a major force of selection in nature and a prime cause of yield loss
in agriculture. In plants, disease resistance is often conferred by nucleotide-binding leucine …

Soil health and fertility issues are constantly addressed in the agricultural industry. Through
the continuous and prolonged use of chemical heavy agricultural systems, most agricultural …

Plants are resistant to most microbial species due to nonhost resistance (NHR), providing
broad-spectrum and durable immunity. However, the molecular components contributing to …

Plants are functional macrobes living in a close association with diverse communities of
microbes and viruses as complex systems that continuously interact with the surrounding …

Physiological races of the oomycete Albugo candida are biotrophic pathogens of diverse
plant species, primarily the Brassicaceae, and cause infections that suppress host immunity …

Nonhost resistance (NHR) is a plant immune response that prevents many microorganisms
in the plant's environment from pathogenicity against the plant. Since successful pathogens …

Plants can be infected by multiple pathogens concurrently in natural systems. However,
pathogen–pathogen interactions have rarely been studied. In addition to the oomycete …

The oomycete Albugo candida causes white blister rust, an important disease of Brassica
crops. Distinct races of A. candida are defined by their capacity to infect different host plant …