OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Molecular Plant Pathology is 11. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

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NbHDR, A Host Protein Involved in the MEP Pathway, Interacts With Bamboo Mosaic Virus Replicase and Enhances Viral Accumulation	68
“Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus” Infection Induces Citric Acid Accumulation and Immune Responses Mediated by the Transcription Factor CitPH4	58
Genomic Surveillance and Molecular Evolution of Fungicide Resistance in European Populations of Wheat Powdery Mildew	57
MdWRKY71 promotes the susceptibility of apple to Glomerella leaf spot by controlling salicylic acid degradation	55
Xanthomonas oryzae Orphan Response Regulator EmvR Is Involved in Virulence, Extracellular Polysaccharide Production and Cell Motility	50
The neighbouring genes AvrLm10A and AvrLm10B are part of a large multigene family of cooperating effector genes conserved in Dothideomycetes and Sordariomycetes	50
Calcineurin B‐like interacting protein kinase 31 confers resistance to sheath blight via modulation of ROS homeostasis in rice	47
The potato StMKK5‐StSIPK module enhances resistance to Phytophthora pathogens through activating the salicylic acid and ethylene signalling pathways	45
Genome‐wide association analysis reveals genes controlling an antagonistic effect of biotic and osmotic stress on Arabidopsis thaliana growth	43
The Pea Inner Nuclear Membrane SUN Domain Protein Modulates Plant (a)biotic Stress Responses by Regulating Nuclear Dynamics	43
Development of a multiplex RT‐RPA assay for simultaneous detection of three viruses in cucurbits	42
Progress in pathogenesis research of Ustilago maydis, and the metabolites involved along with their biosynthesis	39
Cotton RLP6 Interacts With NDR1/HIN6 to Enhance Verticillium Wilt Resistance via Altering ROS and SA	39
Phospholipase C: Diverse functions in plant biotic stress resistance and fungal pathogenicity	38
Natural variation in the pattern‐triggered immunity response in plants: Investigations, implications and applications	37
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The pathogenicity‐associated regulators participating in the regulatory cascade for RaxSTAB and RaxX in Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae	32
Rootstock‐induced scion resistance against tobacco mosaic virus is associated with the induction of defence‐related transcripts and graft‐transmissible mRNAs	32
A MYB‐related transcription factor regulates effector gene expression in an oomycete pathogen	32
Beet mosaic virus expression of a betalain transcription factor allows visual virus tracking in Beta vulgaris	31
Novel insights into the role of complex subcellular bodies regulating host–pathogen interactions	30

Identification and Application of the Heptad Repeat Domain in the CPR5 Protein for Enhancing Plant Immunity	30
Woody Host‐Specific Type III Effector HopBL2 Is Essential for Pseudomonas savastanoi Virulence and Associates With Plasmodesmata	30
A natural substitution of a conserved amino acid in eIF4E confers resistance against multiple potyviruses	29
The secreted feruloyl esterase of Verticillium dahliae modulates host immunity via degradation of GhDFR	27
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The NLRomes of Zea mays NAM founder lines and Zea luxurians display presence–absence variation, integrated domain diversity, and mobility	26
The secreted ribonuclease T2 protein FoRnt2 contributes to Fusarium oxysporum virulence	26
Genome comparisons reveal accessory genes crucial for the evolution of apple Glomerella leaf spot pathogenicity in Colletotrichum fungi	26
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Mining oomycete proteomes for phosphatome leads to the identification of specific expanded phosphatases in oomycetes	26
Papain‐Like Cysteine Proteases Contribute to Functional Cleavage of Begomoviral V2 Effector Required for Relevant Virulences	26
Exogenous application of pectin triggers stomatal closure and immunity in Arabidopsis	26
The Harpin‐Induced Hypersensitive Reaction in Nicotiana tabacum Requires Wall‐Associated Kinase 2	25
Reticulons 3 and 6 interact with viral movement proteins	25
The Ras GTPase‐activating protein UvGap1 orchestrates conidiogenesis and pathogenesis in the rice false smut fungus Ustilaginoidea virens	24
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 Immunity	24
Soybean MKK2 establishes intricate signalling pathways to regulate soybean response to cyst nematode infection	24
A novel xylanase from a myxobacterium triggers a plant immune response in Nicotiana benthamiana	24
The PcMYB44‐mediated miR397‐PcLACs module regulates defence‐induced lignification in pear resistance to fungal disease	24
Mitochondrial Complex Member VdNuo1 Recruits Superoxide Dismutases VdSOD2/4 to Maintain Superoxide Anion Homeostasis During Pathogenesis in Verticillium dahliae	24
A Sucrose‐Utilisation Gene Cluster Contributes to Colonisation of Horse Chestnut by Pseudomonas syringae pv. aesculi	24
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	23
Maize Diterpenoid Sensing via the Ste3 A‐Pheromone Receptor Guide Oval Conidia of Colletotrichum graminicola to Host Roots	23
Antimicrobial Peptides as Part of the Arsenal of Constitutive and Inducible Seed Defences in Tomato Seed Exudates Against Pathogens	22
The evolutionary and molecular features of the broad‐host‐range plant pathogen Sclerotinia sclerotiorum	22
The apple FERONIA receptor‐like kinase MdMRLK2 negatively regulates Valsa canker resistance by suppressing defence responses and hypersensitive reaction	22
Ascochyta rabiei: A threat to global chickpea production	22
Live‐cell imaging elaborating epidermal invasion and vascular proliferation/colonization strategy of Verticillium dahliae in host plants	22
ZmmiR398b negatively regulates maize resistance to sugarcane mosaic virus infection by targeting ZmCSD2/4/9	22
The interaction of two Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici effectors modulates high‐temperature seedling‐plant resistance in wheat	22
Gummy stem blight: One disease, three pathogens	21
Ralstonia solanacearum Alters Root Developmental Programmes in Auxin‐Dependent and ‐Independent Manners	21
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Pexophagy is critical for fungal development, stress response, and virulence in Alternaria alternata	21
A Necrotrophic Phytopathogen‐Derived GPI‐Anchored Protein Functions as an Elicitor to Activate Plant Immunity and Enhance Resistance	20
The EIN3 transcription factor GmEIL1 improves soybean resistance to Phytophthora sojae	20
Nitrate‐inducible MdBT2 acts as a restriction factor to limit apple necrotic mosaic virus genome replication in Malus domestica	20
Engineered Biomolecular Condensates Limit Tobacco Mosaic Virus Accumulation and Symptom Development	20
The Bursaphelenchus xylophilus candidate effector BxLip‐3 targets the class I chitinases to suppress immunity in pine	20
6‐Hydroxynicotinic Acid From Cucumis melo Inhibits Prehaustorium Formation in Phelipanche aegyptiaca via Disruption of Auxin Signalling Pathway	20
SstF, a novel sulforaphane‐sensing transcription factor of Xanthomonas campestris, is required for sulforaphane tolerance and virulence	20
Tomato brown rugose fruit virus: An emerging and rapidly spreading plant RNA virus that threatens tomato production worldwide	19
Molecular characterization reveals no functional evidence for naturally occurring cross‐kingdom RNA interference in the early stages of Botrytis cinerea–tomato interaction	19
The transcription factors VaERF16 and VaMYB306 interact to enhance resistance of grapevine to Botrytis cinerea infection	19
Knockout of SlTOM1 and SlTOM3 results in differential resistance to tobamovirus in tomato	19
The STRIPAK complex orchestrates cell wall integrity signalling to govern the fungal development and virulence of Fusarium graminearum	19
The glycoside hydrolase 28 member VdEPG1 is a virulence factor of Verticillium dahliae and interacts with the jasmonic acid pathway‐related gene GhOPR9	19
Population Genomics Reveals Distinct Lineage of the Asian Soybean Rust Fungus Phakopsora pachyrhizi in the United States of America Unrelated to Brazilian Populations	18
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A non‐JA producing oxophytodienoate reductase functions in salicylic acid‐mediated antagonism with jasmonic acid during pathogen attack	17
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	17
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Reprogrammed Plant Metabolism During Viral Infections: Mechanisms, Pathways and Implications	17
Characterization of two infection‐induced transcription factors of Magnaporthe oryzae reveals their roles in regulating early infection and effector expression	17
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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	17
GWAS reveals a rapidly evolving candidate avirulence effector in the Cercospora leaf spot pathogen	17
Regulation of Oomycete Autophagy, Lipid Droplet Accumulation and Pathogenesis by Three Rab GTPases	16
Correction to ‘Cytokinesis‐Defective 1 (CYT1) Positively Regulates Plant Antiviral Immunity by Promoting Callose Deposition and Ascorbic Acid Biosynthesis’	16
Golgin Protein MoCoy1 Mediates Retrograde Trafficking From the Golgi to the ER, Regulating Fungal Development and Pathogenicity in Magnaporthe oryzae	16
The Potato StNAC2‐StSABP2 Module Enhanced Resistance to Phytophthora infestans Through Activating the Salicylic Acid Pathway	16
Bacterial ring rot of potato caused by Clavibacter sepedonicus: A successful example of defeating the enemy under international regulations	16
Positive roles of the Ca²⁺ sensors GbCML45 and GbCML50 in improving cotton Verticillium wilt resistance	16
GATA8‐Mediated Antiviral Defence Is Countered by Tomato Chlorosis Virus‐Encoded Pathogenicity Protein p27	16
Suppression of citrus canker disease mediated by flagellin perception	16
The nanovirus U2 protein suppresses RNA silencing via three conserved cysteine residues	16
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Functional characterization of extracellular and intracellular catalase‐peroxidases involved in virulence of the fungal wheat pathogen Zymoseptoria tritici	15
Betulinic Acid Delays Turnip Mosaic Virus Infection by Activating the Phytosulfokine Signalling Pathway in Nicotiana benthamiana	15
Dehydroascorbate induces plant resistance in rice against root‐knot nematode Meloidogyne graminicola	15
Tomato chlorosis virus p22 interacts with NbBAG5 to inhibit autophagy and regulate virus infection	15
Predicting symptom severity in PSTVd‐infected tomato plants using the PSTVd genome sequence	15
Biosurveillance of Invasive Southern Corn Rust: Insights Into Recent Migration Patterns and Virulence Variation	15
Lipid transfer proteins involved in plant–pathogen interactions and their molecular mechanisms	15
Correction to Cassava molecular genetics and genomics for enhanced resistance to diseases and pests	15
H ₂ S ‐Mediated GH3 .1 Persulfidation Regulates	15
Homeostasis of cell wall integrity pathway phosphorylation is required for the growth and pathogenicity of Magnaporthe oryzae	15
Protein kinase A participates in hyphal and appressorial development by targeting Efg1‐mediated transcription of a Rab GTPase in Setosphaeria turcica	14
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γ‐Aminobutyric acid plays a key role in alleviating Glomerella leaf spot in apples	14
The cap‐snatching frequency of a plant bunyavirus from nonsense mRNAs is low but is increased by silencing of UPF1 or SMG7	14
Insight into the biochemical and cell biological function of an intrinsically unstructured heat shock protein, Hsp12 of Ustilago maydis	14
Structural Insights Into the Role of RxLR Effectors in the Arms Race Between Oomycetes and Plants	14
Spray‐induced gene silencing to identify powdery mildew gene targets and processes for powdery mildew control	14
Are Fungal Disease Outbreaks Instigated by Starship Transposons?	14
New persistent plant RNA virus carries mutations to weaken viral suppression of antiviral RNA interference	14
Adaptive substitutions at two amino acids of HCPro modify its functional properties to separately increase the virulence of a potyviral chimera	14
Comparative acetylomic analysis reveals differentially acetylated proteins regulating fungal metabolism in hypovirus‐infected chestnut blight fungus	14
Exogenous double‐stranded RNA inhibits the infection physiology of rust fungi to reduce symptoms in planta	14
Modification of the N‐terminal FWKG−αH1 element of potyviral HC‐Pro affects its multiple functions and generates effective attenuated mutants for cross‐protection	14
Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato infection of tomato plants is mediated by GABA and l‐Pro chemoperception	14
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Melatonin Enhances Panax vietnamensis Resistance to Leaf Blight Pathogen Neofusicoccum ribis via the PvWRKY40–PvCOMT2 Module‐Driven Lignin Biosynthesis	13
AtHVA22a, a plant‐specific homologue of Reep/DP1/Yop1 family proteins is involved in turnip mosaic virus propagation	13
Correction to “A novel MAP kinase‐interacting protein MoSmi1 regulates development and pathogenicity in Magnaporthe oryzae”	13
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	13
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Alternative splicing as a key player in the fine‐tuning of the immunity response in Arabidopsis	12
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Tn‐seq identifies Ralstonia solanacearum genes required for tolerance of plant immunity induced by exogenous salicylic acid	12
Organic acid, a virulence factor for pathogenic fungi, causing postharvest decay in fruits	12
Two independent approaches converge to the cloning of a new Leptosphaeria maculans avirulence effector gene, AvrLmS‐Lep2	12
AlkB RNA demethylase homologues and N⁶‐methyladenosine are involved in Potyvirus infection	12
A broadly conserved fungal alcohol oxidase (AOX) facilitates fungal invasion of plants	11
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Transcription Activator FgDDT Interacts With FgISW1 to Regulate Fungal Development and Pathogenicity in the Global Pathogen Fusarium graminearum	11
Regulation of Stomatal Responses to Pathogen and Drought Stress by the F‐Box Protein AtSKIP5	11
Glycoside Hydrolase Family 16 Enzyme RsEG146 From Rhizoctonia solaniAG1 IA Induces Cell Death and Triggers Defence Response in Nicotiana tabacum	11
Alpha‐momorcharin preserves catalase activity to inhibit viral infection by disrupting the 2b–CAT interaction in Solanum lycopersicum	11
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Zymoseptoria tritici Effectors Structurally Related to Killer Proteins UmV‐KP4 and UmV‐KP6 Inhibit Fungal Growth, and Define Extended Protein Familie	11
Soybean gene co‐expression network analysis identifies two co‐regulated gene modules associated with nodule formation and development	11
Novel Regulators and Their Epistatic Networks in Arabidopsis' Defence Responses to Alternaria alternata Infection	11
Reversion of a resistance‐breaking mutation shows reversion costs and high virus diversity at necrotic local lesions	11
Immunity functions of Arabidopsis pathogenesis‐related 1 are coupled but not confined to its C‐terminus processing and trafficking	11
Constructing a Novel Disease Resistance Mechanism Model for Cruciferous Crops: An Example From Black Rot	11
Alfin‐like transcription factor VqAL4 regulates a stilbene synthase to enhance powdery mildew resistance in grapevine	11
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