Botryosphaeriaceae as endophytes and latent pathogens of woody plants: diversity, ecology and impact

B Slippers, MJ Wingfield - Fungal biology reviews, 2007 - Elsevier
In many respects, the ecology of members of the Botryosphaeriaceae compare to general
patterns observed for the collective of endophytes of woody plants. These include high …

Taxonomy, phylogeny and identification of Botryosphaeriaceae associated with pome and stone fruit trees in South Africa and other regions of the world

B Slippers, WA Smit, PW Crous, TA Coutinho… - Plant …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Species of Botryosphaeria are well‐recognized pathogens of pome and stone fruit trees.
The taxonomy of these fungi, however, has been confused in the past. Recent taxonomic …

R2R3-MYB Transcription Factor MdMYB73 Confers Increased Resistance to the Fungal Pathogen Botryosphaeria dothidea in Apples via the Salicylic Acid Pathway

KD Gu, QY Zhang, JQ Yu, JH Wang… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2020 - ACS Publications
MYB transcription factors (TFs) participate in many biological processes. However, the
molecular mechanisms by which MYB TFs affect plant resistance to apple ring rot remain …

MdPRX34L, a class III peroxidase gene, activates the immune response in apple to the fungal pathogen Botryosphaeria dothidea

YW Zhao, WK Li, CK Wang, Q Sun, WY Wang… - Planta, 2024 - Springer
Main conclusion MdPRX34L enhanced resistance to Botryosphaeria dothidea by increasing
salicylic acid (SA) and abscisic acid (ABA) content as well as the expression of related …

Biological and Molecular Characterization of Four Botryosphaeria Species Isolated from Pear Plants Showing Stem Wart and Stem Canker in China

L Zhai, M Zhang, G Lv, X Chen, N Jia, N Hong… - Plant …, 2014 - Am Phytopath Society
Pear stem wart and pear stem canker, which have been considered as two different fungal
diseases caused by pathogens belonging to Botryosphaeria spp., commonly occur and …

Cankers and other diseases caused by the Botryosphaeriaceae.

JWM Mehl, B Slippers, J Roux… - Infectious forest …, 2013 - cabidigitallibrary.org
Species of the ascomycete family Botryosphaeriaceae are important pathogens of trees and
other woody plants. This chapter focuses on the epidemiology and management of cankers …

Exogenous Calcium Improved Resistance to Botryosphaeria dothidea by Increasing Autophagy Activity and Salicylic Acid Level in Pear

X Sun, B Pan, Y Wang, W Xu… - Molecular Plant-Microbe …, 2020 - Am Phytopath Society
Pear ring rot, caused by Botryosphaeria dothidea, is one of the most serious diseases in
pear. Calcium (Ca2+) was reported to play a key role in the plant defense response. Here …

Diversity of Botryosphaeriaceae and Diaporthe Species Associated with Postharvest Apple Fruit Decay in Serbia

N Vučković, I Vico, B Duduk, N Duduk - Phytopathology®, 2022 - Am Phytopath Society
Family Botryosphaeriaceae and the genus Diaporthe (family Diaporthaceae) represent
diverse groups of plant pathogens, which include causal agents of leaf spot, shoot blight …

BTB-BACK Domain E3 Ligase MdPOB1 Suppresses Plant Pathogen Defense against Botryosphaeria dothidea by Ubiquitinating and Degrading MdPUB29 Protein in …

PL Han, CK Wang, XJ Liu, YH Dong… - Plant and Cell …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Apple ring rot is a severe disease that affects the yield and quality of apple fruits worldwide.
However, the underlying molecular mechanism that involved in this process still remains …

Ultrastructure of spined conidia and hyphae of the rice false smut fungus Ustilaginoidea virens

KW Kim, EW Park - Micron, 2007 - Elsevier
Spined conidia and hyphae of Ustilaginoidea virens were examined by light and electron
microscopy. Bright-field light microscopy showed that conidia were round to elliptical and …