OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Molecular Plant Pathology is 12. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

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Phospholipase C: Diverse functions in plant biotic stress resistance and fungal pathogenicity	73
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Genomic Surveillance and Molecular Evolution of Fungicide Resistance in European Populations of Wheat Powdery Mildew	59
“Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus” Infection Induces Citric Acid Accumulation and Immune Responses Mediated by the Transcription Factor CitPH4	54
Genome‐wide association analysis reveals genes controlling an antagonistic effect of biotic and osmotic stress on Arabidopsis thaliana growth	52
A 20‐kb lineage‐specific genomic region tames virulence in pathogenic amphidiploid Verticillium longisporum	47
Cotton RLP6 Interacts With NDR1/HIN6 to Enhance Verticillium Wilt Resistance via Altering ROS and SA	43
Progress in pathogenesis research of Ustilago maydis, and the metabolites involved along with their biosynthesis	43
The neighbouring genes AvrLm10A and AvrLm10B are part of a large multigene family of cooperating effector genes conserved in Dothideomycetes and Sordariomycetes	43
Plant nitrate supply regulates Erwinia amylovora virulence gene expression in Arabidopsis	43
Calcineurin B‐like interacting protein kinase 31 confers resistance to sheath blight via modulation of ROS homeostasis in rice	43
MdWRKY71 promotes the susceptibility of apple to Glomerella leaf spot by controlling salicylic acid degradation	41
The potato StMKK5‐StSIPK module enhances resistance to Phytophthora pathogens through activating the salicylic acid and ethylene signalling pathways	38
Natural variation in the pattern‐triggered immunity response in plants: Investigations, implications and applications	36
Development of a multiplex RT‐RPA assay for simultaneous detection of three viruses in cucurbits	36
Xanthomonas oryzae Orphan Response Regulator EmvR Is Involved in Virulence, Extracellular Polysaccharide Production and Cell Motility	36
A role of flowering genes in the tolerance of Arabidopsis thaliana to cucumber mosaic virus	36
The identification of a transposon affecting the asexual reproduction of the wheat pathogen Zymoseptoria tritici	35
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Mining oomycete proteomes for phosphatome leads to the identification of specific expanded phosphatases in oomycetes	33
Beet mosaic virus expression of a betalain transcription factor allows visual virus tracking in Beta vulgaris	32
The secreted feruloyl esterase of Verticillium dahliae modulates host immunity via degradation of GhDFR	31

Novel insights into the role of complex subcellular bodies regulating host–pathogen interactions	31
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Rootstock‐induced scion resistance against tobacco mosaic virus is associated with the induction of defence‐related transcripts and graft‐transmissible mRNAs	30
A natural substitution of a conserved amino acid in eIF4E confers resistance against multiple potyviruses	30
The pathogenicity‐associated regulators participating in the regulatory cascade for RaxSTAB and RaxX in Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae	29
A MYB‐related transcription factor regulates effector gene expression in an oomycete pathogen	28
Identification and Application of the Heptad Repeat Domain in the CPR5 Protein for Enhancing Plant Immunity	28
Exogenous application of pectin triggers stomatal closure and immunity in Arabidopsis	28
Remarkable recent changes in the genetic diversity of the avirulence gene AvrStb6 in global populations of the wheat pathogen Zymoseptoria tritici	27
The NLRomes of Zea mays NAM founder lines and Zea luxurians display presence–absence variation, integrated domain diversity, and mobility	27
Verticillium dahliae secreted protein Vd424Y is required for full virulence, targets the nucleus of plant cells, and induces cell death	27
The amino acid permease (AAP) genes CsAAP2A and SlAAP5A/B are required for oomycete susceptibility in cucumber and tomato	27
The secreted ribonuclease T2 protein FoRnt2 contributes to Fusarium oxysporum virulence	27
A novel xylanase from a myxobacterium triggers a plant immune response in Nicotiana benthamiana	27
β‐1,4‐Cellobiohydrolase is involved in full expression of phcA, contributing to the feedback loop in quorum sensing of Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum strain OE1‐1	26
The interaction of two Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici effectors modulates high‐temperature seedling‐plant resistance in wheat	26
Papain‐Like Cysteine Proteases Contribute to Functional Cleavage of Begomoviral V2 Effector Required for Relevant Virulences	26
Reticulons 3 and 6 interact with viral movement proteins	26
The apple FERONIA receptor‐like kinase MdMRLK2 negatively regulates Valsa canker resistance by suppressing defence responses and hypersensitive reaction	25
The evolutionary and molecular features of the broad‐host‐range plant pathogen Sclerotinia sclerotiorum	25
Ascochyta rabiei: A threat to global chickpea production	25
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ZmmiR398b negatively regulates maize resistance to sugarcane mosaic virus infection by targeting ZmCSD2/4/9	25
Genome comparisons reveal accessory genes crucial for the evolution of apple Glomerella leaf spot pathogenicity in Colletotrichum fungi	24
Pexophagy is critical for fungal development, stress response, and virulence in Alternaria alternata	24
The Ras GTPase‐activating protein UvGap1 orchestrates conidiogenesis and pathogenesis in the rice false smut fungus Ustilaginoidea virens	23
Live‐cell imaging elaborating epidermal invasion and vascular proliferation/colonization strategy of Verticillium dahliae in host plants	23
Gummy stem blight: One disease, three pathogens	23
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Soybean MKK2 establishes intricate signalling pathways to regulate soybean response to cyst nematode infection	23
The PcMYB44‐mediated miR397‐PcLACs module regulates defence‐induced lignification in pear resistance to fungal disease	23
SstF, a novel sulforaphane‐sensing transcription factor of Xanthomonas campestris, is required for sulforaphane tolerance and virulence	23
Nitrate‐inducible MdBT2 acts as a restriction factor to limit apple necrotic mosaic virus genome replication in Malus domestica	22
The EIN3 transcription factor GmEIL1 improves soybean resistance to Phytophthora sojae	22
Ralstonia solanacearum Alters Root Developmental Programmes in Auxin‐Dependent and ‐Independent Manners	22
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Expression of putative effectors of different Xylella fastidiosa strains triggers cell death‐like responses in various Nicotiana model plants	22
The Bursaphelenchus xylophilus candidate effector BxLip‐3 targets the class I chitinases to suppress immunity in pine	22
Molecular characterization reveals no functional evidence for naturally occurring cross‐kingdom RNA interference in the early stages of Botrytis cinerea–tomato interaction	21
A Necrotrophic Phytopathogen‐Derived GPI‐Anchored Protein Functions as an Elicitor to Activate Plant Immunity and Enhance Resistance	21
Knockout of SlTOM1 and SlTOM3 results in differential resistance to tobamovirus in tomato	21
Different epitopes of Ralstonia solanacearum effector RipAW are recognized by two Nicotiana species and trigger immune responses	21
Tomato brown rugose fruit virus: An emerging and rapidly spreading plant RNA virus that threatens tomato production worldwide	21
The STRIPAK complex orchestrates cell wall integrity signalling to govern the fungal development and virulence of Fusarium graminearum	21
The glycoside hydrolase 28 member VdEPG1 is a virulence factor of Verticillium dahliae and interacts with the jasmonic acid pathway‐related gene GhOPR9	21
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The transcription factors VaERF16 and VaMYB306 interact to enhance resistance of grapevine to Botrytis cinerea infection	20

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Mucin Msb2 cooperates with the transmembrane protein Sho1 in various plant surface signal sensing and pathogenic processes in the poplar anthracnose fungus Colletotrichum gloeosporioides	20
Characterization of two infection‐induced transcription factors of Magnaporthe oryzae reveals their roles in regulating early infection and effector expression	20
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A novel protein elicitor (PeSy1) from Saccharothrix yanglingensis induces plant resistance and interacts with a receptor‐like cytoplasmic kinase in Nicotiana benthamiana	19
GWAS reveals a rapidly evolving candidate avirulence effector in the Cercospora leaf spot pathogen	19
A non‐JA producing oxophytodienoate reductase functions in salicylic acid‐mediated antagonism with jasmonic acid during pathogen attack	19
Comparison of the impact of two key fungal signalling pathways on Zymoseptoria tritici infection reveals divergent contribution to invasive growth through distinct regulation of infection‐assoc	19
Binding between elongation factor 1A and the 3ʹ‐UTR of Chinese wheat mosaic virus is crucial for virus infection	19
Reprogrammed Plant Metabolism During Viral Infections: Mechanisms, Pathways and Implications	19
Suppression of citrus canker disease mediated by flagellin perception	18
Positive roles of the Ca²⁺ sensors GbCML45 and GbCML50 in improving cotton Verticillium wilt resistance	18
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Correction to Cassava molecular genetics and genomics for enhanced resistance to diseases and pests	18
The nanovirus U2 protein suppresses RNA silencing via three conserved cysteine residues	17
Tomato chlorosis virus p22 interacts with NbBAG5 to inhibit autophagy and regulate virus infection	17
Dehydroascorbate induces plant resistance in rice against root‐knot nematode Meloidogyne graminicola	17
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Functional characterization of extracellular and intracellular catalase‐peroxidases involved in virulence of the fungal wheat pathogen Zymoseptoria tritici	17
Predicting symptom severity in PSTVd‐infected tomato plants using the PSTVd genome sequence	17
Cotton GhSSI2 isoforms from the stearoyl acyl carrier protein fatty acid desaturase family regulate Verticillium wilt resistance	17
Bacterial ring rot of potato caused by Clavibacter sepedonicus: A successful example of defeating the enemy under international regulations	16
Lipid transfer proteins involved in plant–pathogen interactions and their molecular mechanisms	16
The Potato StNAC2‐StSABP2 Module Enhanced Resistance to Phytophthora infestans Through Activating the Salicylic Acid Pathway	16
Homeostasis of cell wall integrity pathway phosphorylation is required for the growth and pathogenicity of Magnaporthe oryzae	16
Exogenous double‐stranded RNA inhibits the infection physiology of rust fungi to reduce symptoms in planta	15
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Pathogens pulling the strings: Effectors manipulating salicylic acid and phenylpropanoid biosynthesis in plants	15
Protein kinase A participates in hyphal and appressorial development by targeting Efg1‐mediated transcription of a Rab GTPase in Setosphaeria turcica	15
Insight into the biochemical and cell biological function of an intrinsically unstructured heat shock protein, Hsp12 of Ustilago maydis	15
Comparative acetylomic analysis reveals differentially acetylated proteins regulating fungal metabolism in hypovirus‐infected chestnut blight fungus	15
Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato infection of tomato plants is mediated by GABA and l‐Pro chemoperception	15
Modification of the N‐terminal FWKG−αH1 element of potyviral HC‐Pro affects its multiple functions and generates effective attenuated mutants for cross‐protection	15
Adaptive substitutions at two amino acids of HCPro modify its functional properties to separately increase the virulence of a potyviral chimera	15
Spray‐induced gene silencing to identify powdery mildew gene targets and processes for powdery mildew control	15
γ‐Aminobutyric acid plays a key role in alleviating Glomerella leaf spot in apples	14
AtHVA22a, a plant‐specific homologue of Reep/DP1/Yop1 family proteins is involved in turnip mosaic virus propagation	14
Correction to “A novel MAP kinase‐interacting protein MoSmi1 regulates development and pathogenicity in Magnaporthe oryzae”	14
PhcQ mainly contributes to the regulation of quorum sensing‐dependent genes, in which PhcR is partially involved, in Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum strain OE1‐1	14
A plant reovirus hijacks the DNAJB12–Hsc70 chaperone complex to promote viral spread in its planthopper vector	14
New persistent plant RNA virus carries mutations to weaken viral suppression of antiviral RNA interference	14
FKBP‐type peptidyl‐prolyl cis‐trans isomerase interacts with the movement protein of tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus and impacts viral replication in Nicotiana benthamiana	14
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Two independent approaches converge to the cloning of a new Leptosphaeria maculans avirulence effector gene, AvrLmS‐Lep2	14
The cap‐snatching frequency of a plant bunyavirus from nonsense mRNAs is low but is increased by silencing of UPF1 or SMG7	14
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Alpha‐momorcharin preserves catalase activity to inhibit viral infection by disrupting the 2b–CAT interaction in Solanum lycopersicum	13
AlkB RNA demethylase homologues and N⁶‐methyladenosine are involved in Potyvirus infection	13
Alternative splicing as a key player in the fine‐tuning of the immunity response in Arabidopsis	13
Organic acid, a virulence factor for pathogenic fungi, causing postharvest decay in fruits	13
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Rice ubiquitin‐conjugating enzyme OsUBC26 is essential for immunity to the blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae	13
Transcription Activator FgDDT Interacts With FgISW1 to Regulate Fungal Development and Pathogenicity in the Global Pathogen Fusarium graminearum	13
Reversion of a resistance‐breaking mutation shows reversion costs and high virus diversity at necrotic local lesions	13
Tn‐seq identifies Ralstonia solanacearum genes required for tolerance of plant immunity induced by exogenous salicylic acid	13
Pathogen effectors: What do they do at plasmodesmata?	13
Immunity functions of Arabidopsis pathogenesis‐related 1 are coupled but not confined to its C‐terminus processing and trafficking	13
A broadly conserved fungal alcohol oxidase (AOX) facilitates fungal invasion of plants	13
Constructing a Novel Disease Resistance Mechanism Model for Cruciferous Crops: An Example From Black Rot	12
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HopAZ1, a type III effector of Pseudomonas amygdali pv. tabaci, induces a hypersensitive response in tobacco wildfire‐resistant Nicotiana tabacum ‘N509’	12
Alfin‐like transcription factor VqAL4 regulates a stilbene synthase to enhance powdery mildew resistance in grapevine	12
Glycoside Hydrolase Family 16 Enzyme RsEG146 From Rhizoctonia solaniAG1 IA Induces Cell Death and Triggers Defence Response in Nicotiana tabacum	12
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Rootstock influences the effect of grapevine leafroll‐associated viruses on berry development and metabolism via abscisic acid signalling	12
The essential role of fungal peroxisomes in plant infection	12
Integrative transcriptome and proteome analysis reveals maize responses to Fusarium verticillioides infection inside the stalks	12
Novel factors contributing to fungal pathogenicity at early stages of Setosphaeria turcica infection	12
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Novel Regulators and Their Epistatic Networks in Arabidopsis' Defence Responses to Alternaria alternata Infection	12
Regulation of Stomatal Responses to Pathogen and Drought Stress by the F‐Box Protein AtSKIP5	12
Soybean gene co‐expression network analysis identifies two co‐regulated gene modules associated with nodule formation and development	12