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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)
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Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus” Infection Induces Citric Acid Accumulation and Immune Responses Mediated by the Transcription Factor CitPH4162
Phospholipase C: Diverse functions in plant biotic stress resistance and fungal pathogenicity134
Natural variation in the pattern‐triggered immunity response in plants: Investigations, implications and applications93
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NbHDR , A Host Protein Involved in the MEP Pathway, Interacts With Bamboo Mosaic Virus 67
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Genome‐wide association analysis reveals genes controlling an antagonistic effect of biotic and osmotic stress on Arabidopsis thaliana growth56
MdWRKY71 promotes the susceptibility of apple to Glomerella leaf spot by controlling salicylic acid degradation54
Progress in pathogenesis research of Ustilago maydis , and the metabolites involved along with their biosynthesis51
The neighbouring genes AvrLm10A and AvrLm10B are part of a large multigene family of cooperating effector 48
The Pea Inner Nuclear Membrane SUN Domain Protein Modulates Plant (a)biotic Stress Responses by Regulating Nuclear Dynamics47
Cotton RLP6 Interacts With NDR1 / HIN6 to Enhan45
Development of a multiplex RT‐RPA assay for simultaneous detection of three viruses in cucurbits45
The potato StMKK5‐StSIPK module enhances resistance to Phytophthora pathogens through activating the salicylic acid and ethylene signalling pathways37
Genomic Surveillance and Molecular Evolution of Fungicide Resistance in European Populations of Wheat Powdery Mildew37
Xanthomonas oryzae Orphan Response Regulator EmvR Is Involved in Vi35
Calcineurin B‐like interacting protein kinase 31 confers resistance to sheath blight via modulation of ROS homeostasis in rice34
Identification and Application of the Heptad Repeat Domain in the CPR5 Protein for Enhancing Plant Immunity34
The NLRomes of Zea mays   NAM founder lines and 33
The pathogenicity‐associated regulators participating in the regulatory cascade for RaxSTAB and RaxX in Xanthomonas oryzae pv. ory32
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Novel insights into the role of complex subcellular bodies regulating host–pathogen interactions32
Beet mosaic virus expression of a betalain transcription factor allows visual virus tracking in Beta vulgaris31
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A natural substitution of a conserved amino acid in eIF4E confers resistance against multiple potyviruses30
The secreted ribonuclease T2 protein FoRnt2 contributes to Fusarium oxyspor30
Woody Host‐Specific Type III Effector HopBL2 Is Essential for Pseudomonas savastanoi Virulence and Associates With Plasmodesmata30
C t TLP 13 Located in Extracellular Vesicles Enhances the Resistance of Safflower ( Carthamus t29
The secreted feruloyl esterase of Verticillium dahliae modulates host immunity via degradation of GhDFR28
Exogenous application of pectin triggers stomatal closure and immunity in Arabidopsis28
Rootstock‐induced scion resistance against tobacco mosaic virus is associated with the induction of defence‐related transcripts and graft‐transmissible mRNAs28
Phytophthora infestans RxLR Effector PiAvr3b Targets NADP 28
A MYB ‐related transcription factor regulates effector gene expression in an oomycete pathogen27
Mining oomycete proteomes for phosphatome leads to the identification of specific expanded phosphatases in oomycetes27
Mitochondrial Complex Member VdNuo1 Recruits Superoxide Dismutases VdSOD2 /4 to Maintain Superoxid27
A Sucrose‐Utilisation Gene Cluster Contributes to Colonisation of Horse Chestnut by Pseudomonas syringae pv. aesculi27
A novel xylanase from a myxobacterium triggers a plant immune response in Nicotiana benthamiana27
Papain‐Like Cysteine Proteases Contribute to Functional Cleavage of Begomoviral V2 Effector Required for Relevant Virulences26
ZmmiR398b negatively regulates maize resistance to sugarcane mosaic virus infection by targeting ZmCSD2/4/926
Chemically Induced Resistance to Pathogen Infection in Arabidopsis by Cytokinin ( Trans ‐Zeatin) and an Ar25
Stagonosporopsis cucurbitacearum Effector Protein ScAA9 Contributes to Virulence and Triggers Plant Immune Responses25
Maize Diterpenoid Sensing via the Ste3 A‐Pheromone Receptor Guide Oval Conidia of Colletotrichum graminicola to Host Roots25
The PcMYB44 ‐mediated miR397‐ PcLACs module regulates defence‐induced l25
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 Immunity25
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The Ras GTPase ‐activating protein UvGap1 orchestrates conidiogenesis and pathogenesis in the rice24
β‐1,4‐Cellobiohydrolase is involved in full expression of phcA , contributing to the feedback loop in quorum sensing of Ralstonia 24
Antimicrobial Peptides as Part of the Arsenal of Constitutive and Inducible Seed Defences in Tomato Seed Exudates Against Pathogens23
Glycoside Hydrolase CaGH 17‐12 Contributes to Phytophthora Blight Resistance by Activating the Production of Reactive Oxygen Species and Jasmonic Aci23
Reticulons 3 and 6 interact with viral movement proteins23
Genome comparisons reveal accessory genes crucial for the evolution of apple Glomerella leaf spot pathogenicity in Colletotric23
The interaction of two Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici effectors modulates high‐temperature seedling‐p23
Ascochyta rabiei : A threat to global chickpea production23
Gummy stem blight: One disease, three pathogens22
The Harpin‐Induced Hypersensitive Reaction in Nicotiana tabacum Requires Wall‐Associated Kinase 221
Soybean MKK2 establishes intricate signalling pathways to regulate soybean response to cyst nematode infection21
6‐Hydroxynicotinic Acid From Cucumis melo Inhibits Prehaustorium Formation in Phelipanche aegyptiaca via D20
A Necrotrophic Phytopathogen‐Derived GPI ‐Anchored Protein Functions as an Elicitor to Activate Plant Immunity and Enhance Resistance20
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Molecular characterization reveals no functional evidence for naturally occurring cross‐kingdom RNA interference in the early stages of Botrytis cinerea 20
Pexophagy is critical for fungal development, stress response, and virulence in Alternaria alternata20
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Engineered Biomolecular Condensates Limit Tobacco Mosaic Virus Accumulation and Symptom Development20
Pepino Mosaic Virus: A Globally Important Tomato Pathogen and a Rising Model in Molecular Virology19
Overexpression of Anthocyanidin Reductase Increases Flavonoids Content to Combat Fusarium Wilt in the Root Xylem of Vernicia montana19
The EIN3 transcription factor GmEIL1 improves soybean resistance to Phytophthor19
Ralstonia solanacearum Alters Root Developmental Programmes in Auxin‐Dependent and ‐Independent Manners19
SstF, a novel sulforaphane‐sensing transcription factor of Xanthomonas campestris , is required for sulforaphane tolerance and virulence19
The glycoside hydrolase 28 member VdEPG1 is a virulence factor of Verticillium dahliae and interacts with the jasmonic acid pathway‐related gene 18
RING ‐Type E3 Ligase OsRFPH2 ‐6 Ubiquitinates Nuclear Factor Y Subu18
Enterobacter Species: Opportunistic Human and Plant Pathogens With Plant‐Beneficial Traits18
Knockout of SlTOM1 and SlTOM3 results in differential resistance to tobamovirus in tomato17
Tomato brown rugose fruit virus : An emerging and rapidly spreading plant RNA virus that threatens tomato production world17
Population Genomics Reveals Distinct Lineage of the Asian Soybean Rust Fungus Phakopsora pachyrhizi in the United States of America Unrelated to Brazilia17
The STRIPAK complex orchestrates cell wall integrity signalling to govern the fungal development and virulence of Fusarium graminearum17
Comparison of the impact of two key fungal signalling pathways on Zymoseptoria tritici infection reveals divergent contribution to invasive growth throug17
The Bursaphelenchus xylophilus candidate effector BxLip‐3 targets the class I chitinases to suppress immunity in pine17
The transcription factors VaERF16 and VaMYB306 interact to enhance resistance of grapevine to 17
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A novel protein elicitor ( PeSy1 ) from Saccharothrix yanglingensis induces plant resistance and inter16
Correction to Extra‐Large G‐Proteins Influence Plant Response to Sclerotinia sclerotiorum by Regulating Glucosinolate Metabolism in <16
GWAS reveals a rapidly evolving candidate avirulence effector in the Cercospora leaf spot pathogen16
Interfering Transposable Elements: IS Xoo 15 Transposase as a First‐in‐Class Antibacterial 16
ZmWRKY92 ‐Mediated miR169s / NFYA1316
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Reprogrammed Plant Metabolism During Viral Infections: Mechanisms, Pathways and Implications15
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Golgin Protein MoCoy1 Mediates Retrograde Trafficking From the Golgi to the ER , Regulating Fungal15
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FgNdk1 Promotes Effector Secretion to Scavenge ROS During Fusarium graminearum 15
A non‐JA producing oxophytodienoate reductase functions in salicylic acid‐mediated antagonism with jasmonic acid during pathogen attack15
Biosurveillance of Invasive Southern Corn Rust: Insights Into Recent Migration Patterns and Virulence Variation14
Regulation of Oomycete Autophagy, Lipid Droplet Accumulation and Pathogenesis by Three Rab GTPases14
Functional characterization of extracellular and intracellular catalase‐peroxidases involved in virulence of the fungal wheat pathogen Zymoseptoria tritici14
The nanovirus U2 protein suppresses RNA silencing via three conserved cysteine residues14
Dehydroascorbate induces plant resistance in rice against root‐knot nematode Meloidogyne graminicola14
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Cross‐Species Transfer of the Maize NAM‐ATAF1/2‐CUC2 Transcription Factor ZmNAC2 Confers Disease Resistance in Transgenic Rice Without a Yield Penalty14
Concanamycins Are Key Contributors to the Virulence of the Potato Common Scab Pathogen Streptomyces scabiei 14
Predicting symptom severity in PSTVd ‐infected tomato plants using the PSTVd genome sequence14
GATA8 ‐Mediated Antiviral Defence Is Countered by Tomato Chlorosis Virus‐Encoded Pathogenicity Protein p2713
Betulinic Acid Delays Turnip Mosaic Virus Infection by Activating the Phytosulfokine Signalling Pathway in Nicotiana benthamiana13
Suppression of citrus canker disease mediated by flagellin perception13
Correction to ‘Cytokinesis‐Defective 1 ( CYT1 ) Positively Regulates Plant Antiviral Immunity by Promoting Callose Deposition and Ascorbic Acid Biosy13
Tomato chlorosis virus p22 interacts with NbBAG5 to inhibit autophagy and regulate virus infection13
Correction to Cassava molecular genetics and genomics for enhanced resistance to diseases and pests13
Lipid transfer proteins involved in plant–pathogen interactions and their molecular mechanisms12
The Tomato Transcription Factor RAV Affects the Systemic Infection of TYLCV by Interacting With 12
Positive roles of the Ca 2+ sensors GbCML45 and GbCML50 12
Comparative acetylomic analysis reveals differentially acetylated proteins regulating fungal metabolism in hypovirus‐infected chestnut blight fungus12
Homeostasis of cell wall integrity pathway phosphorylation is required for the growth and pathogenicity of Magnaporthe oryzae12
The Potato StNAC2‐StSABP2 Module Enhanced Resistance to Phytophthora infestans Through Activating 12
Hypovirus‐Induced Phosphorylation of CpIre1 Modulates Unfolded Protein Response and Virulence in Cryphonectria parasitica12
Exogenous double‐stranded RNA inhibits the infection physiology of rust fungi to reduce symptoms in planta12
Adaptive substitutions at two amino acids of HCPro modify its functional properties to separately increase the virulence of a potyviral chimera12
H 2 S ‐Mediated GH3 .1 Persulfidation Regulates 12
ApCtf1β ‐Interacting Target Proteins BDPH1 and BDEUL12 Regulate Pat12
Insight into the biochemical and cell biological function of an intrinsically unstructured heat shock protein, Hsp12 of Ustilago maydis12
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Are Fungal Disease Outbreaks Instigated by Starship Transposons?11
Virus‐Inducible Activation of Hypersensitive Response Confers Broad‐Spectrum Resistance to Diverse Viruses in Plants11
Spray‐induced gene silencing to identify powdery mildew gene targets and processes for powdery mildew control11
Transcription Factor PFB1 Is Required for the Botrytis cinerea Effector BcSCR11
AtHVA22a , a plant‐specific homologue of Reep/ DP1 /Yop1 family proteins is involved in turnip mosaic virus propagatio11
Broadening Virus Resistance Through Gene Pyramiding of eIF4E Family Members11
Structural Insights Into the Role of RxLR Effectors in the Arms Race Between Oomycetes and Plants11
Protein kinase A participates in hyphal and appressorial development by targeting Efg1‐mediated transcription of a Rab GTPase in 11
Molecular Mechanism Underlying Resistance Variation to the Novel Agrochemical Quinofumelin in Fusarium graminearum11
Melatonin Enhances Panax vietnamensis Resistance to Leaf Blight Pathogen Neofusicoccum ribis via the 11
New persistent plant RNA virus carries mutations to weaken viral suppression of antiviral RNA inte11
Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato infection of tomato plants is mediated by GABA and l 11
Negative Immune Regulator CAD7 Functions as a Small‐Molecule Aldehyde Reductase and Increases Histamine Accumulation in Arabidopsis11
γ‐Aminobutyric acid plays a key role in alleviating Glomerella leaf spot in apples11
The Molecular Cochaperone NbSGT1 May Function as an Endogenous Suppressor of RNA Silencing That Is11
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A Plant Virus Glycoprotein Induces Autophagy by Activating the Toll7 Immune Pathway in Its Insect Vector11
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Reversion of a resistance‐breaking mutation shows reversion costs and high virus diversity at necrotic local lesions10
Compartmentalised Function of TaHRC ‐R Orchestrates ROS Production and Nuclear Condensate Dynamics10
Correction to “A novel MAP kinase‐interacting protein MoSmi1 regulates development and pathogenicity in Magnaporthe oryzae10
Alpha‐momorcharin preserves catalase activity to inhibit viral infection by disrupting the 2b–CAT interaction in Solanum lycopersicum10
Tn‐seq identifies Ralstonia solanacearum genes required for tolerance of plant immunity induced by exogenous salicylic acid10
Alternative splicing as a key player in the fine‐tuning of the immunity response in Arabidopsis10
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Mating‐Type Loci Modulate Pathogenicity and Non‐Sexual Development Through Autocrine Pheromone Signalling in the Asexual Fungus Fusarium oxysporum10
Transcription Activator FgDDT Interacts With FgISW1 to Regulate Fungal Development and Pathogenici10
AlkB RNA demethylase homologues and N 6 10
Novel Regulators and Their Epistatic Networks in Arabidopsis ' Defence Responses to Alternaria alternata I9
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Alfin‐like transcription factor VqAL4 regulates a stilbene synthase to enhance powdery mildew resistance in grapevine9
Glycoside Hydrolase Family 16 Enzyme RsEG146 From Rhizoctonia solani AG1 IA 9
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UvHOS3 ‐mediated histone deacetylation is essential for virulence and negatively regulates ustilaginoidin biosynthesis in Ustilaginoidea virens9
Genome‐Edited Maize Expressing Two Native Genes Confers Broad‐Spectrum Resistance to Northern Corn Leaf Blight9
A broadly conserved fungal alcohol oxidase ( AOX ) facilitates fungal invasion of plants9
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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
Histone (de)acetylation in epigenetic regulation of Phytophthora pathobiology8
A bacterial type III effector targets plant vesicle‐associated membrane proteins8
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Regulation of Stomatal Responses to Pathogen and Drought Stress by the F‐Box Protein AtSKIP58
Zymoseptoria tritici Effectors Structurally Related to Killer Proteins UmVKP4 8
Soybean gene co‐expression network analysis identifies two co‐regulated gene modules associated with nodule formation and development8
Editing of the MeSWEET10a promoter yields bacterial blight resistance in cassava cultivar SC88
A novel strategy for improving watermelon resistance to cucumber green mottle mosaic virus by exogenous boron application8
Integrative transcriptome and proteome analysis reveals maize responses to Fusarium verticillioides infection inside the stalks8
Foxtail mosaic virus: A tool for gene function analysis in maize and other monocots8
Comparative Genomic Analysis Identifies FleQ and GcbB as Virulence‐Associated Factors in 8
ZmSIZ1a and ZmSIZ1b play an indispensable role in resistance against Fusarium ear rot in maize8
HrpW Modulates Paracidovorax citrulli Virulence and Plant Immunity via ClRAR1 8
The Wheat NLR Protein PM3b Localises to Endoplasmic Reticulum–Plasma Membrane Contact Sites and Interacts With AVRPM3 b2/c2 Through Its LRR Domain7
Turnip mosaic virus NIb weakens the function of eukaryotic translation initiation factor 6 facilitating viral infection in Nic7
ATP ‐binding cassette transporter TaABCG2 contributes to Fusarium head blight resistance by mediating salicylic acid t7
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Importin α2 participates in RNA interference against bamboo mosaic virus accumulation in Nicotiana benthamiana 7
A Novel miRNA tae‐ miR1714 Targeting the Chitin Receptor TaLYK5 7
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The Ralstonia solanacearum E3 Ligase Effector RipV1 Targets Plant U‐Box7
Host Preference Associated With Deoxynivalenol and Nivalenol Chemotypes in Fusarium graminearum , F. asiaticum 7
Wheat Small GTPase Gene TaRABH1bL Is Involved in High‐Temperature All‐Stage Resistance to Puccinia striiformis 7
Interaction between cucumber green mottle mosaic virus MP and CP promotes virus systemic infection7
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F‐actin dynamics in midgut cells enables virus persistence in vector insects7
Integrated Analysis of GCMS ‐Based Metabolomics and Proteomics Reveals the Importance of Volati7
Evasion of wheat resistance gene Lr15 recognition by the leaf rust fungus is attributed to the coi7
Development of a telomere vector‐based approach to overcome limitations caused by lethal phenotypes in the study of essential genes in Magnaporthe oryzae7
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Systemic and Phloem‐Specific Protein Targeting by High Affinity Nanobodies Expressed From a Plant RNA Virus Vector7
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Genomic Islands of Pseudomonas syringae pv. tabaci 6605: Identification of Pta 6
Verticillium dahliae Secretory Aspartyl Protease VdSAP Targets Cotton GhARP 6
Phosphatidylethanolamines link ferroptosis and autophagy during appressorium formation of rice blast fungus6
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Mutations in the SWEET15 Sugar Transporter Gene Affect Response of Citrus to Huanglongbing Disease6
Selective Degradation of Cucumber Mosaic Virus RNA3 by Nonsense‐Mediated Decay Benefits Viral Early Infection6
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Genomics Research on the Road of Studying Biology and Virulence of Cereal Rust Fungi6
The Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum effector RipE1 is recognized at the plasma membrane by 6
Polyamine oxidation enzymes regulate sexual mating/filamentation and pathogenicity in Sporisorium scitamineum6
Molecular Characterisation of the Peroxidase Gene Family in Botrytis cinerea and the Role of BcPRD7 in Virulence6
Regulator of G‐Protein Signalling Protein AaRgs2 Negatively Regulates Appressorium‐Like Formation of Alternaria alternata 6
Nuclear effectors of plant pathogens: Distinct strategies to be one step ahead6
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The devastating oomycete phytopathogen Phytophthora cactorum : Insights into its biology and molecular features6
The integration host factor regulates multiple virulence pathways in bacterial pathogen Dickeya zeae MS26
ClBeclin1 Positively Regulates Citrus Defence Against Citrus Yellow Vein Clearing Virus Through Mediating Autophagy‐Dependent Degradation of ClA6
Potato Type I Protease Inhibitor Mediates Host Defence Against Potato Virus X Infection by Interacting With a Viral RNA Silencing Suppressor6
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The Aquaporin MdPIP2 ;2 Regulates Glomerella Leaf Spot Resistance in Apple5
OsGLP3‐7 positively regulates rice immune response by activating hydrogen peroxide, jasmonic acid, and phytoalexin metabolic pathways5
The Role of a C‐Terminal Seven‐Amino Acid Motif in TbCSV C3 Protein and Its Interaction With NbPOLA2 5
Infection‐specific transcriptional patterns of the maize pathogen Cochliobolus heterostrophus unravel genes involved in asexual development and virulence5
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 Pseudomona5
The interaction between the lemon ribosomal protein ClRPS9 ‐2 and citrus yellow vein clearing virus coat protein affects viral infection and gene sil5
DNA Ligase I Circularises Potato Spindle Tuber Viroid RNA in a Biomolecular Condensate5
Loss of Pathogenicity and Evidence of Horizontal Gene Transfer in Colletotrichum gloeosporioides From a Medicinal Plant5
Induction of aphid resistance in tobacco by the cucumber mosaic virus CMV∆2b mutant is jasmonate‐dependent5
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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 5
A chitin deacetylase Ps CDA2 from Puccinia striiformis f. sp. 5
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GmMEKK2 Disrupts the MKK1 /2– MPK4 Cascade to Amplify Immune Signal5
Accessory Chromosome Contributes to Virulence of Banana Infecting Fusarium oxysporum Tropical Race 45
Knockout of SlDCL2b attenuates the resistance of tomato to potato spindle tuber viroid infection5
Foliar Pine Pathogens From Different Kingdoms Share Defence‐Eliciting Effector Proteins5
CRISPR /Cas‐based tools for the targeted control of plant viruses5
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Jujube Witches' Broom Phytoplasma Effectors SJP 1/2 Manipulate the ZjTCP 2‐ 5
The Tetracycline‐Inducible/CRISPR‐Cas9 System is an Efficient Tool for Studying Gene Function in Phytophthora sojae5
Genomic Biosurveillance of the Kiwifruit Pathogen Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae Biovar 3 Reveals Ada5
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The clubroot pathogen Plasmodiophora brassicae : A profile update4
Pathogenesis, Host Resistance and Integrated Management of Sugarcane Smut Caused by Sporisorium scitamineum : A Comprehensive Review4
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Transcriptome analyses unveiled differential regulation of AGO and DCL genes by pepino mosaic viru4
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Transformation‐based gene silencing and functional characterization of an ISC effector reveal how a powdery mildew fungus disturbs salicylic acid bio4
Proximity Labelling‐Based Proteomics Identifies Antiviral Host Factors Associated With the Potexvirus Replicase4
A cyclic di‐ GMP ‐binding adaptor protein interacts with a  N5 ‐glutamine methyltransferase to reg4
Harnessing RNA interference for the control of Fusarium species: A critical review4
Two TAL Effectors of Xanthomonas citri pv. malvacearum 4
Two plant membrane‐shaping reticulon‐like proteins play contrasting complex roles in turnip mosaic virus infection4
The master role of siRNAs in plant immunity4
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