Molecular Plant Pathology

Papers
(The median citation count of Molecular Plant Pathology is 3. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)
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Xanthomonas oryzae Orphan Response Regulator EmvR Is Involved in Vi142
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NbHDR , A Host Protein Involved in the MEP Pathway, Interacts With Bamboo Mosaic Virus 91
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Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus” Infection Induces Citric Acid Accumulation and Immune Responses Mediated by the Transcription Factor CitPH463
The Pea Inner Nuclear Membrane SUN Domain Protein Modulates Plant (a)biotic Stress Responses by Regulating Nuclear Dynamics55
Cotton RLP6 Interacts With NDR1 / HIN6 to Enhan52
Development of a multiplex RT‐RPA assay for simultaneous detection of three viruses in cucurbits47
The neighbouring genes AvrLm10A and AvrLm10B are part of a large multigene family of cooperating effector 47
The potato StMKK5‐StSIPK module enhances resistance to Phytophthora pathogens through activating the salicylic acid and ethylene signalling pathways46
Genome‐wide association analysis reveals genes controlling an antagonistic effect of biotic and osmotic stress on Arabidopsis thaliana growth43
Calcineurin B‐like interacting protein kinase 31 confers resistance to sheath blight via modulation of ROS homeostasis in rice41
Progress in pathogenesis research of Ustilago maydis , and the metabolites involved along with their biosynthesis40
Phospholipase C: Diverse functions in plant biotic stress resistance and fungal pathogenicity39
Natural variation in the pattern‐triggered immunity response in plants: Investigations, implications and applications38
MdWRKY71 promotes the susceptibility of apple to Glomerella leaf spot by controlling salicylic acid degradation35
Genomic Surveillance and Molecular Evolution of Fungicide Resistance in European Populations of Wheat Powdery Mildew34
The NLRomes of Zea mays   NAM founder lines and 33
Beet mosaic virus expression of a betalain transcription factor allows visual virus tracking in Beta vulgaris33
Phytophthora infestans RxLR Effector PiAvr3b Targets NADP 32
The pathogenicity‐associated regulators participating in the regulatory cascade for RaxSTAB and RaxX in Xanthomonas oryzae pv. ory31
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Mining oomycete proteomes for phosphatome leads to the identification of specific expanded phosphatases in oomycetes31
Rootstock‐induced scion resistance against tobacco mosaic virus is associated with the induction of defence‐related transcripts and graft‐transmissible mRNAs30
Woody Host‐Specific Type III Effector HopBL2 Is Essential for Pseudomonas savastanoi Virulence and Associates With Plasmodesmata30
A MYB ‐related transcription factor regulates effector gene expression in an oomycete pathogen29
Novel insights into the role of complex subcellular bodies regulating host–pathogen interactions29
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The secreted ribonuclease T2 protein FoRnt2 contributes to Fusarium oxyspor28
A natural substitution of a conserved amino acid in eIF4E confers resistance against multiple potyviruses27
Exogenous application of pectin triggers stomatal closure and immunity in Arabidopsis27
Identification and Application of the Heptad Repeat Domain in the CPR5 Protein for Enhancing Plant Immunity27
The secreted feruloyl esterase of Verticillium dahliae modulates host immunity via degradation of GhDFR26
Genome comparisons reveal accessory genes crucial for the evolution of apple Glomerella leaf spot pathogenicity in Colletotric26
A Sucrose‐Utilisation Gene Cluster Contributes to Colonisation of Horse Chestnut by Pseudomonas syringae pv. aesculi26
Antimicrobial Peptides as Part of the Arsenal of Constitutive and Inducible Seed Defences in Tomato Seed Exudates Against Pathogens26
Pexophagy is critical for fungal development, stress response, and virulence in Alternaria alternata26
Mitochondrial Complex Member VdNuo1 Recruits Superoxide Dismutases VdSOD2 /4 to Maintain Superoxid25
The Harpin‐Induced Hypersensitive Reaction in Nicotiana tabacum Requires Wall‐Associated Kinase 225
The Ras GTPase ‐activating protein UvGap1 orchestrates conidiogenesis and pathogenesis in the rice25
β‐1,4‐Cellobiohydrolase is involved in full expression of phcA , contributing to the feedback loop in quorum sensing of Ralstonia 25
A novel xylanase from a myxobacterium triggers a plant immune response in Nicotiana benthamiana25
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Reticulons 3 and 6 interact with viral movement proteins23
A Secretory Protein Laccase lac8 From Pathogenic Fungi Activates Plant Protein 14‐3‐3 and Leucine‐Rich Repeat Receptor‐Like Protein LRR‐RLP1 to Trigger Mango Immunity23
Papain‐Like Cysteine Proteases Contribute to Functional Cleavage of Begomoviral V2 Effector Required for Relevant Virulences23
Maize Diterpenoid Sensing via the Ste3 A‐Pheromone Receptor Guide Oval Conidia of Colletotrichum graminicola to Host Roots23
The apple FERONIA receptor‐like kinase MdMRLK2 negatively regulates Valsa canker resistance by suppressing defence responses and hypersensitive reaction23
The PcMYB44 ‐mediated miR397‐ PcLACs module regulates defence‐induced l23
ZmmiR398b negatively regulates maize resistance to sugarcane mosaic virus infection by targeting ZmCSD2/4/923
The evolutionary and molecular features of the broad‐host‐range plant pathogen Sclerotinia sclerotiorum23
The interaction of two Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici effectors modulates high‐temperature seedling‐p22
Gummy stem blight: One disease, three pathogens22
Soybean MKK2 establishes intricate signalling pathways to regulate soybean response to cyst nematode infection22
6‐Hydroxynicotinic Acid From Cucumis melo Inhibits Prehaustorium Formation in Phelipanche aegyptiaca via D21
Live‐cell imaging elaborating epidermal invasion and vascular proliferation/colonization strategy of Verticillium dahliae in host plants21
Ascochyta rabiei : A threat to global chickpea production21
A Necrotrophic Phytopathogen‐Derived GPI ‐Anchored Protein Functions as an Elicitor to Activate Plant Immunity and Enhance Resistance20
SstF, a novel sulforaphane‐sensing transcription factor of Xanthomonas campestris , is required for sulforaphane tolerance and virulence20
Ralstonia solanacearum Alters Root Developmental Programmes in Auxin‐Dependent and ‐Independent Manners20
Engineered Biomolecular Condensates Limit Tobacco Mosaic Virus Accumulation and Symptom Development20
Knockout of SlTOM1 and SlTOM3 results in differential resistance to tobamovirus in tomato19
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The Bursaphelenchus xylophilus candidate effector BxLip‐3 targets the class I chitinases to suppress immunity in pine19
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The STRIPAK complex orchestrates cell wall integrity signalling to govern the fungal development and virulence of Fusarium graminearum19
The EIN3 transcription factor GmEIL1 improves soybean resistance to Phytophthor19
RING ‐Type E3 Ligase OsRFPH2 ‐6 Ubiquitinates Nuclear Factor Y Subu18
Population Genomics Reveals Distinct Lineage of the Asian Soybean Rust Fungus Phakopsora pachyrhizi in the United States of America Unrelated to Brazilia18
Tomato brown rugose fruit virus : An emerging and rapidly spreading plant RNA virus that threatens tomato production world18
The transcription factors VaERF16 and VaMYB306 interact to enhance resistance of grapevine to 18
The glycoside hydrolase 28 member VdEPG1 is a virulence factor of Verticillium dahliae and interacts with the jasmonic acid pathway‐related gene 18
Molecular characterization reveals no functional evidence for naturally occurring cross‐kingdom RNA interference in the early stages of Botrytis cinerea 18
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A novel protein elicitor ( PeSy1 ) from Saccharothrix yanglingensis induces plant resistance and inter17
Correction to Extra‐Large G‐Proteins Influence Plant Response to Sclerotinia sclerotiorum by Regulating Glucosinolate Metabolism in <17
Comparison of the impact of two key fungal signalling pathways on Zymoseptoria tritici infection reveals divergent contribution to invasive growth throug17
FgNdk1 Promotes Effector Secretion to Scavenge ROS During Fusarium graminearum 17
GWAS reveals a rapidly evolving candidate avirulence effector in the Cercospora leaf spot pathogen17
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Characterization of two infection‐induced transcription factors of Magnaporthe oryzae reveals their roles in regulating early infection and effector expr17
Reprogrammed Plant Metabolism During Viral Infections: Mechanisms, Pathways and Implications17
A non‐JA producing oxophytodienoate reductase functions in salicylic acid‐mediated antagonism with jasmonic acid during pathogen attack17
Interfering Transposable Elements: IS Xoo 15 Transposase as a First‐in‐Class Antibacterial 17
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H 2 S ‐Mediated GH3 .1 Persulfidation Regulates 16
Correction to Cassava molecular genetics and genomics for enhanced resistance to diseases and pests16
Golgin Protein MoCoy1 Mediates Retrograde Trafficking From the Golgi to the ER , Regulating Fungal16
The nanovirus U2 protein suppresses RNA silencing via three conserved cysteine residues16
Predicting symptom severity in PSTVd ‐infected tomato plants using the PSTVd genome sequence16
Regulation of Oomycete Autophagy, Lipid Droplet Accumulation and Pathogenesis by Three Rab GTPases15
Functional characterization of extracellular and intracellular catalase‐peroxidases involved in virulence of the fungal wheat pathogen Zymoseptoria tritici15
Tomato chlorosis virus p22 interacts with NbBAG5 to inhibit autophagy and regulate virus infection15
GATA8 ‐Mediated Antiviral Defence Is Countered by Tomato Chlorosis Virus‐Encoded Pathogenicity Protein p2715
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Dehydroascorbate induces plant resistance in rice against root‐knot nematode Meloidogyne graminicola15
Betulinic Acid Delays Turnip Mosaic Virus Infection by Activating the Phytosulfokine Signalling Pathway in Nicotiana benthamiana15
Correction to ‘Cytokinesis‐Defective 1 ( CYT1 ) Positively Regulates Plant Antiviral Immunity by Promoting Callose Deposition and Ascorbic Acid Biosy15
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Concanamycins Are Key Contributors to the Virulence of the Potato Common Scab Pathogen Streptomyces scabiei 15
Homeostasis of cell wall integrity pathway phosphorylation is required for the growth and pathogenicity of Magnaporthe oryzae15
Lipid transfer proteins involved in plant–pathogen interactions and their molecular mechanisms14
Positive roles of the Ca 2+ sensors GbCML45 and GbCML50 14
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Biosurveillance of Invasive Southern Corn Rust: Insights Into Recent Migration Patterns and Virulence Variation14
Bacterial ring rot of potato caused by Clavibacter sepedonicus : A successful example of defeating the enemy under international regulations14
The Potato StNAC2‐StSABP2 Module Enhanced Resistance to Phytophthora infestans Through Activating 14
Suppression of citrus canker disease mediated by flagellin perception14
Adaptive substitutions at two amino acids of HCPro modify its functional properties to separately increase the virulence of a potyviral chimera14
Insight into the biochemical and cell biological function of an intrinsically unstructured heat shock protein, Hsp12 of Ustilago maydis13
Are Fungal Disease Outbreaks Instigated by Starship Transposons?13
Spray‐induced gene silencing to identify powdery mildew gene targets and processes for powdery mildew control13
Comparative acetylomic analysis reveals differentially acetylated proteins regulating fungal metabolism in hypovirus‐infected chestnut blight fungus13
Virus‐Inducible Activation of Hypersensitive Response Confers Broad‐Spectrum Resistance to Diverse Viruses in Plants12
Negative Immune Regulator CAD7 Functions as a Small‐Molecule Aldehyde Reductase and Increases Histamine Accumulation in Arabidopsis12
Exogenous double‐stranded RNA inhibits the infection physiology of rust fungi to reduce symptoms in planta12
Broadening Virus Resistance Through Gene Pyramiding of eIF4E Family Members12
Protein kinase A participates in hyphal and appressorial development by targeting Efg1‐mediated transcription of a Rab GTPase in 12
Structural Insights Into the Role of RxLR Effectors in the Arms Race Between Oomycetes and Plants12
AtHVA22a , a plant‐specific homologue of Reep/ DP1 /Yop1 family proteins is involved in turnip mosaic virus propagatio12
γ‐Aminobutyric acid plays a key role in alleviating Glomerella leaf spot in apples12
Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato infection of tomato plants is mediated by GABA and l 12
Modification of the N‐terminal FWKG−αH1 element of potyviral HC‐Pro affects its multiple functions and generates effective attenuated mutants for cross‐protection12
Melatonin Enhances Panax vietnamensis Resistance to Leaf Blight Pathogen Neofusicoccum ribis via the 11
Two independent approaches converge to the cloning of a new Leptosphaeria maculans avirulence effector gene, AvrLmS‐Lep211
Tn‐seq identifies Ralstonia solanacearum genes required for tolerance of plant immunity induced by exogenous salicylic acid11
New persistent plant RNA virus carries mutations to weaken viral suppression of antiviral RNA inte11
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Alternative splicing as a key player in the fine‐tuning of the immunity response in Arabidopsis11
FKBP‐type peptidyl‐prolyl cis‐trans isomerase interacts with the movement protein of tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus and impacts viral replication in 11
Correction to “A novel MAP kinase‐interacting protein MoSmi1 regulates development and pathogenicity in Magnaporthe oryzae11
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AlkB RNA demethylase homologues and N 6 10
Immunity functions of Arabidopsis pathogenesis‐related 1 are coupled but not confined to its C‐terminus processing and trafficking10
HrpW Modulates Paracidovorax citrulli Virulence and Plant Immunity via ClRAR1 10
Soybean gene co‐expression network analysis identifies two co‐regulated gene modules associated with nodule formation and development10
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Reversion of a resistance‐breaking mutation shows reversion costs and high virus diversity at necrotic local lesions10
Transcription Activator FgDDT Interacts With FgISW1 to Regulate Fungal Development and Pathogenici10
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Zymoseptoria tritici Effectors Structurally Related to Killer Proteins UmVKP4 10
Alpha‐momorcharin preserves catalase activity to inhibit viral infection by disrupting the 2b–CAT interaction in Solanum lycopersicum10
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A broadly conserved fungal alcohol oxidase ( AOX ) facilitates fungal invasion of plants10
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HopAZ1, a type III effector of Pseudomonas amygdali pv. tabaci , induces a hypersensitive response in toba10
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Alfin‐like transcription factor VqAL4 regulates a stilbene synthase to enhance powdery mildew resistance in grapevine9
Constructing a Novel Disease Resistance Mechanism Model for Cruciferous Crops: An Example From Black Rot9
Tetraspanin SfCD9 as a Key Membrane Binding Factor of SRBSDV P10 Facilitates Viral Entry Into 9
Development of a telomere vector‐based approach to overcome limitations caused by lethal phenotypes in the study of essential genes in Magnaporthe oryzae9
Systemic and Phloem‐Specific Protein Targeting by High Affinity Nanobodies Expressed From a Plant RNA Virus Vector9
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Comparative Genomic Analysis Identifies FleQ and GcbB as Virulence‐Associated Factors in 9
Integrative transcriptome and proteome analysis reveals maize responses to Fusarium verticillioides infection inside the stalks9
Regulation of Stomatal Responses to Pathogen and Drought Stress by the F‐Box Protein AtSKIP59
Novel Regulators and Their Epistatic Networks in Arabidopsis ' Defence Responses to Alternaria alternata I9
The essential role of fungal peroxisomes in plant infection9
A Novel miRNA tae‐ miR1714 Targeting the Chitin Receptor TaLYK5 9
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F‐actin dynamics in midgut cells enables virus persistence in vector insects9
UvHOS3 ‐mediated histone deacetylation is essential for virulence and negatively regulates ustilaginoidin biosynthesis in Ustilaginoidea virens9
Glycoside Hydrolase Family 16 Enzyme RsEG146 From Rhizoctonia solani AG1 IA 9
Editing of the MeSWEET10a promoter yields bacterial blight resistance in cassava cultivar SC89
ZmSIZ1a and ZmSIZ1b play an indispensable role in resistance against Fusarium ear rot in maize9
Importin α2 participates in RNA interference against bamboo mosaic virus accumulation in Nicotiana benthamiana 9
A bacterial type III effector targets plant vesicle‐associated membrane proteins9
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ATP ‐binding cassette transporter TaABCG2 contributes to Fusarium head blight resistance by mediating salicylic acid t8
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Histone (de)acetylation in epigenetic regulation of Phytophthora pathobiology8
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Evasion of wheat resistance gene Lr15 recognition by the leaf rust fungus is attributed to the coi8
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Wheat Small GTPase Gene TaRABH1bL Is Involved in High‐Temperature All‐Stage Resistance to Puccinia striiformis 8
A novel strategy for improving watermelon resistance to cucumber green mottle mosaic virus by exogenous boron application8
Potato Type I Protease Inhibitor Mediates Host Defence Against Potato Virus X Infection by Interacting With a Viral RNA Silencing Suppressor8
Foxtail mosaic virus: A tool for gene function analysis in maize and other monocots8
Nuclear effectors of plant pathogens: Distinct strategies to be one step ahead8
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The Wheat NLR Protein PM3b Localises to Endoplasmic Reticulum–Plasma Membrane Contact Sites and Interacts With AVRPM3 b2/c2 Through Its LRR Domain8
The Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum effector RipE1 is recognized at the plasma membrane by 8
Interaction between cucumber green mottle mosaic virus MP and CP promotes virus systemic infection8
Selective Degradation of Cucumber Mosaic Virus RNA3 by Nonsense‐Mediated Decay Benefits Viral Early Infection8
Integrated Analysis of GCMS ‐Based Metabolomics and Proteomics Reveals the Importance of Volati8
Turnip mosaic virus NIb weakens the function of eukaryotic translation initiation factor 6 facilitating viral infection in Nic8
Knockout of SlDCL2b attenuates the resistance of tomato to potato spindle tuber viroid infection7
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Genomic Islands of Pseudomonas syringae pv. tabaci 6605: Identification of Pta 7
ClBeclin1 Positively Regulates Citrus Defence Against Citrus Yellow Vein Clearing Virus Through Mediating Autophagy‐Dependent Degradation of ClA7
Polyamine oxidation enzymes regulate sexual mating/filamentation and pathogenicity in Sporisorium scitamineum7
Phosphatidylethanolamines link ferroptosis and autophagy during appressorium formation of rice blast fungus7
The integration host factor regulates multiple virulence pathways in bacterial pathogen Dickeya zeae MS27
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Mutations in the SWEET15 Sugar Transporter Gene Affect Response of Citrus to Huanglongbing Disease7
Verticillium dahliae Secretory Aspartyl Protease VdSAP Targets Cotton GhARP 7
The devastating oomycete phytopathogen Phytophthora cactorum : Insights into its biology and molecular features7
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Molecular Characterisation of the Peroxidase Gene Family in Botrytis cinerea and the Role of BcPRD7 in Virulence7
Immune recognition of the secreted serine protease ChpG restricts the host range of Clavibacter michiganensis from eggplant varieties7
Genomics Research on the Road of Studying Biology and Virulence of Cereal Rust Fungi7
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Induction of aphid resistance in tobacco by the cucumber mosaic virus CMV∆2b mutant is jasmonate‐dependent6
Infection‐specific transcriptional patterns of the maize pathogen Cochliobolus heterostrophus unravel genes involved in asexual development and virulence6
Efficient multiple gene knockout in Colletotrichum higginsianum via CRISPR/C as9 ribonucleoprotein and6
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CRISPR /Cas‐based tools for the targeted control of plant viruses6
Loss of Pathogenicity and Evidence of Horizontal Gene Transfer in Colletotrichum gloeosporioides From a Medicinal Plant6
Accessory Chromosome Contributes to Virulence of Banana Infecting Fusarium oxysporum Tropical Race 46
Genomic Biosurveillance of the Kiwifruit Pathogen Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae Biovar 3 Reveals Ada6
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Root‐knot nematodes exploit the catalase‐like effector to manipulate plant reactive oxygen species levels by directly degrading H 2 O 6
Harnessing RNA interference for the control of Fusarium species: A critical review6
The Negative Regulators of the Basal Defence WRKY7, WRKY11 and WRKY17 Modulate the Jasmonic Acid Pathway and an Alternative Splicing Regulatory Network in Response to Pseudomona6
Foliar Pine Pathogens From Different Kingdoms Share Defence‐Eliciting Effector Proteins6
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A chitin deacetylase Ps CDA2 from Puccinia striiformis f. sp. 6
The Role of a C‐Terminal Seven‐Amino Acid Motif in TbCSV C3 Protein and Its Interaction With NbPOLA2 6
The Aquaporin MdPIP2 ;2 Regulates Glomerella Leaf Spot Resistance in Apple6
ChnagG Plays the Role of 5‐Salicylate Hydroxylase in the Gentisic Acid Pathway of Salicylic Acid Metabolism in Cochliobolus heterostrophus6
GmMEKK2 Disrupts the MKK1 /2– MPK4 Cascade to Amplify Immune Signal6
OsGLP3‐7 positively regulates rice immune response by activating hydrogen peroxide, jasmonic acid, and phytoalexin metabolic pathways6
The novel avirulence effector AlAvr1 from Ascochyta lentis mediates host cultivar specificity of ascochyta blight in lentil5
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The F‐box protein OsFBX156 positively regulates rice defence against the blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae 5
Putative transcription antiterminator RfaH contributes to Erwinia amylovora virulence5
Advances in understanding the mechanism of resistance to anthracnose and induced defence response in tea plants5
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DNA Ligase I Circularises Potato Spindle Tuber Viroid RNA in a Biomolecular Condensate5
The Tetracycline‐Inducible/CRISPR‐Cas9 System is an Efficient Tool for Studying Gene Function in Phytophthora sojae5
The interaction between the lemon ribosomal protein ClRPS9 ‐2 and citrus yellow vein clearing virus coat protein affects viral infection and gene sil5
A Toxin of Valsa mali Determines Virulence and Host Preference5
A Cotton Laccase Confers Disease Resistance Against Verticillium dahliae by Promoting Cell Wall Lignification5
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The schizotrophic lifestyle of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum5
Two distinct SNARE complexes mediate vesicle fusion with the plasma membrane to ensure effective development and pathogenesis of 5
MoAti1 mediates mitophagy by facilitating recruitment of MoAtg8 to promote invasive growth in M5
Decoding Plant–Pathogen Interactions: A Comprehensive Exploration of Effector–Plant Transcription Factor Dynamics5
Two plant membrane‐shaping reticulon‐like proteins play contrasting complex roles in turnip mosaic virus infection5
Glutathione contributes to plant defence against parasitic cyst nematodes5
Chloroplast clustering around the nucleus induced by OMP24 overexpression unexpectedly promoted PSTVd 4
Identification of the Matrix Protein as a Conserved and Central Determinant of Superinfection Exclusion in Plant Rhabdoviruses4
The type VI secretion system of Stenotrophomonas rhizophila CFBP13503 l4
A novel MAP kinase‐interacting protein MoSmi1 regulates development and pathogenicity in 4
Characterization of the Arn lipopolysaccharide modification system essential for zeamine resistance unveils its new roles in Dickeya oryzae physiology an4
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