In agro-ecosystem, plant pathogens hamper food quality, crop yield, and global food
security. Manipulation of naturally occurring defense mechanisms in host plants is an …

Sclerotinia sclerotiorum is a pathogenic fungus that infects hundreds of plant species,
including many of the world's most important crops. Key features of S. sclerotiorum include …

Mycoviruses are viruses that infect fungi, and hypovirulence-associated mycoviruses have
the potential to control fungal diseases. However, it is unclear how mycovirus-mediated …

The microbiome plays an important role in shaping plant growth and immunity, but few plant
genes and pathways impacting plant microbiome composition have been reported. In …

Phytopathogenic members of the Sclerotinia genus cause widespread disease across a
broad range of economically important crops. In particular, Sclerotinia sclerotiorum is …

Plants are rich repository of a large number of chemical compounds collectively referred to
as specialized metabolites. These compounds are of importance for adaptive processes …

Plants heavily rely on chemical defense systems against a variety of stressors. The
glucosinolates in the Brassicaceae and some allies are the core molecules of one of the …

Beauveria bassiana is a soil fungus that parasitizes a large number of arthropod species,
including numerous crop pests, causing white muscardine disease and is therefore used as …

Plants use programmed cell death as a potent defense response against biotrophic
pathogens that require living host cells to thrive. However, cell death can promote infection …

While fungal biotrophs are dependent on successfully suppressing/subverting host defenses
during their interaction with live cells, necrotrophs, due to their lifestyle are often confronted …