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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
The large, diverse, and robust arsenal of Ralstonia solanacearum type III effectors and their in planta functions	85
Penicillium expansum: biology, omics, and management tools for a global postharvest pathogen causing blue mould of pome fruit	71
Tomato brown rugose fruit virus: An emerging and rapidly spreading plant RNA virus that threatens tomato production worldwide	65
Cytokinin response induces immunity and fungal pathogen resistance, and modulates trafficking of the PRR LeEIX2 in tomato	52
Transcription factor control of virulence in phytopathogenic fungi	51
Soybean anthracnose caused by Colletotrichum species: Current status and future prospects	46
A centenary for bacterial spot of tomato and pepper	46
FoEG1, a secreted glycoside hydrolase family 12 protein from Fusariumoxysporum, triggers cell death and modulates plant immunity	43
AtPME17 is a functional Arabidopsis thaliana pectin methylesterase regulated by its PRO region that triggers PME activity in the resistance to Botrytis cinerea	42
Proteinaceous effector discovery and characterization in filamentous plant pathogens	40
Cercospora beticola: The intoxicating lifestyle of the leaf spot pathogen of sugar beet	38
EffectorK, a comprehensive resource to mine for Ralstonia, Xanthomonas, and other published effector interactors in the Arabidopsis proteome	38
The evolutionary and molecular features of the broad‐host‐range plant pathogen Sclerotinia sclerotiorum	37
Infection cushions of Fusarium graminearum are fungal arsenals for wheat infection	34
Current progress on pathogenicity‐related transcription factors in Fusarium oxysporum	34
Ralstonia solanacearum promotes pathogenicity by utilizing l‐glutamic acid from host plants	34
Related mobile pathogenicity chromosomes in Fusarium oxysporum determine host range on cucurbits	33
Rice black‐streaked dwarf virus: From multiparty interactions among plant–virus–vector to intermittent epidemics	33
Potato cyst nematodes Globodera rostochiensis and G. pallida	32
A nonspecific lipid transfer protein, StLTP10, mediates resistance to Phytophthora infestans in potato	32
Targeting of SPCSV‐RNase3 via CRISPR‐Cas13 confers resistance against sweet potato virus disease	31
Verticillium dahliae secreted protein Vd424Y is required for full virulence, targets the nucleus of plant cells, and induces cell death	30
The cis‐expression of the coat protein of turnip mosaic virus is essential for viral intercellular movement in plants	30
Three LysM effectors of Zymoseptoria tritici collectively disarm chitin‐triggered plant immunity	30
The Arabidopsis thaliana gene AtERF019 negatively regulates plant resistance to Phytophthora parasitica by suppressing PAMP‐triggered immunity	29

A conserved double‐W box in the promoter of CaWRKY40 mediates autoregulation during response to pathogen attack and heat stress in pepper	28
A complex network of additive and epistatic quantitative trait loci underlies natural variation of Arabidopsis thaliana quantitative disease resistance to Ralstonia solanacearum under he	28
Pathogens pulling the strings: Effectors manipulating salicylic acid and phenylpropanoid biosynthesis in plants	27
SWEET genes and TAL effectors for disease resistance in plants: Present status and future prospects	26
At the scene of the crime: New insights into the role of weakly pathogenic members of the fusarium head blight disease complex	26
Functional variation in phyllogen, a phyllody‐inducing phytoplasma effector family, attributable to a single amino acid polymorphism	25
A CRISPR/Cas9‐mediated in situ complementation method for Phytophthora sojae mutants	24
CGTase, a novel antimicrobial protein from Bacillus cereus YUPP‐10, suppresses Verticillium dahliae and mediates plant defence responses	24
Glutathione contributes to resistance responses to TMV through a differential modulation of salicylic acid and reactive oxygen species	24
ARGONAUTE 2 increases rice susceptibility to rice black‐streaked dwarf virus infection by epigenetically regulating HEXOKINASE 1 expression	24
Pseudomonas viridiflava: An internal outsider of the Pseudomonas syringae species complex	24
Plasmopara viticola effector PvRXLR111 stabilizes VvWRKY40 to promote virulence	24
The lre‐miR159a‐LrGAMYB pathway mediates resistance to grey mould infection in Lilium regale	23
The basal transcription factor II H subunit Tfb5 is required for stress response and pathogenicity in the tangerine pathotype of Alternaria alternata	23
Interplay between abiotic (drought) and biotic (virus) stresses in tomato plants	23
Screening soybean cyst nematode effectors for their ability to suppress plant immunity	23
Extracellular vesicles: Their functions in plant–pathogen interactions	22
Transcriptome analysis and functional validation reveal a novel gene, BcCGF1, that enhances fungal virulence by promoting infection‐related development and host penetration	22
Ribosomal protein QM/RPL10 positively regulates defence and protein translation mechanisms during nonhost disease resistance	22
Mechanism of validamycin A inhibiting DON biosynthesis and synergizing with DMI fungicides against Fusarium graminearum	22
Genome‐wide alternative splicing profiling in the fungal plant pathogen Sclerotinia sclerotiorum during the colonization of diverse host families	22
Identification of genetic determinants of tomato brown rugose fruit virus that enable infection of plants harbouring the Tm‐2² resistance gene	22
The master role of siRNAs in plant immunity	22
A novel effector CfEC92 of Colletotrichum fructicola contributes to glomerella leaf spot virulence by suppressing plant defences at the early infection phase	21
The Ralstonia solanacearum effector RipI induces a defence reaction by interacting with the bHLH93 transcription factor in Nicotiana benthamiana	21
Role of the methionine cycle in the temperature‐sensitive responses of potato plants to potato virus Y	21
Xylella fastidiosa causes transcriptional shifts that precede tylose formation and starch depletion in xylem	21
The Meloidogyne javanica effector Mj2G02 interferes with jasmonic acid signalling to suppress cell death and promote parasitism in Arabidopsis	21
Alpha‐momorcharin enhances Nicotiana benthamiana resistance to tobacco mosaic virus infection through modulation of reactive oxygen species	21
Red light imaging for programmed cell death visualization and quantification in plant–pathogen interactions	21
A haustorial‐expressed lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase from the cucurbit powdery mildew pathogen Podosphaera xanthii contributes to the suppression of chitin‐triggered immunity	20
Cassava diseases caused byXanthomonas phaseolipv.manihotisandXanthomonas cassavae	20
New insights into bsr‐d1‐mediated broad‐spectrum resistance to rice blast	20
Transcriptome of Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. carotovorum PccS1 infected in calla plants in vivo highlights a spatiotemporal expression pattern of genes related to virulence, adapta	20
A Cas12a‐based gene editing system for Phytophthora infestans reveals monoallelic expression of an elicitor	20
RpoN1 and RpoN2 play different regulatory roles in virulence traits, flagellar biosynthesis, and basal metabolism in Xanthomonas campestris	20
AvrE1 and HopR1 from Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae are additively required for full virulence on kiwifruit	20
Remarkable recent changes in the genetic diversity of the avirulence gene AvrStb6 in global populations of the wheat pathogen Zymoseptoria tritici	20
Plant nitrogen supply affects the Botrytis cinerea infection process and modulates known and novel virulence factors	20
The transcription factors VaERF16 and VaMYB306 interact to enhance resistance of grapevine to Botrytis cinerea infection	20
Xanthomonas hortorum – beyond gardens: Current taxonomy, genomics, and virulence repertoires	20
Identification of Avramr1 from Phytophthora infestans using long read and cDNA pathogen‐enrichment sequencing (PenSeq)	20
Priming for enhanced ARGONAUTE2 activation accompanies induced resistance to cucumber mosaic virus in Arabidopsis thaliana	20
Type VI secretion systems of plant‐pathogenic Burkholderia glumae BGR1 play a functionally distinct role in interspecies interactions and virulence	19
The clubroot pathogen Plasmodiophora brassicae: A profile update	19
Sclerotinia sclerotiorum Thioredoxin1 (SsTrx1) is required for pathogenicity and oxidative stress tolerance	19
The MoPah1 phosphatidate phosphatase is involved in lipid metabolism, development, and pathogenesis in Magnaporthe oryzae	19
CRISPR/Cas‐based tools for the targeted control of plant viruses	19
RNA N⁶‐methyladenosine modification suppresses replication of rice black streaked dwarf virus and is associated with virus persistence in its insect vector	19
Developmentally regulated Arabidopsis thaliana susceptibility to tomato spotted wilt virus infection	19

Organic acid, a virulence factor for pathogenic fungi, causing postharvest decay in fruits	19
Rice stripe virus coat protein induces the accumulation of jasmonic acid, activating plant defence against the virus while also attracting its vector to feed	18
The function of plant PR1 and other members of the CAP protein superfamily in plant–pathogen interactions	18
Hop stunt viroid: A polyphagous pathogenic RNA that has shed light on viroid–host interactions	18
A new avirulence gene of Leptosphaeria maculans, AvrLm14, identifies a resistance source in American broccoli (Brassica oleracea) genotypes	17
Potato virus X: A global potato‐infecting virus and type member of the Potexvirus genus	17
When a knockout is an Achilles’ heel: Resistance to one potyvirus species triggers hypersusceptibility to another one in Arabidopsis thaliana	17
Functional roles of LaeA, polyketide synthase, and glucose oxidase in the regulation of ochratoxin A biosynthesis and virulence in Aspergillus carbonarius	17
Lipid transfer proteins involved in plant–pathogen interactions and their molecular mechanisms	17
Analysis of the transcriptomic, metabolomic, and gene regulatory responses to Puccinia sorghi in maize	17
MoWhi2 regulates appressorium formation and pathogenicity via the MoTor signalling pathway in Magnaporthe oryzae	17
Vm‐milR37 contributes to pathogenicity by regulating glutathione peroxidase gene VmGP in Valsa mali	17
The identification of a transposon affecting the asexual reproduction of the wheat pathogen Zymoseptoria tritici	17
Ethylene‐responsive factor ERF114 mediates fungal pathogen effector PevD1‐induced disease resistance in Arabidopsis thaliana	17
SnRK1.1‐mediated resistance of Arabidopsis thaliana to clubroot disease is inhibited by the novel Plasmodiophora brassicae effector PBZF1	17
The COMPASS‐like complex modulates fungal development and pathogenesis by regulating H3K4me3‐mediated targeted gene expression in Magnaporthe oryzae	17
Ascochyta rabiei: A threat to global chickpea production	17
Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase (VdSOD1) mediates reactive oxygen species detoxification and modulates virulence in Verticillium dahliae	17
Tomato T2 ribonuclease LE is involved in the response to pathogens	16
Xanthomonas arboricola pv. juglandis and pv. corylina: Brothers or distant relatives? Genetic clues, epidemiology, and insights for disease management	16
Endocytic protein Pal1 regulates appressorium formation and is required for full virulence of Magnaporthe oryzae	16
Effects of cotton–maize rotation on soil microbiome structure	16
BxCDP1 from the pine wood nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus is recognized as a novel molecular pattern	16
A novel pine wood nematode effector, BxSCD1, suppresses plant immunity and interacts with an ethylene‐forming enzyme in pine	16
Study of natural diversity in response to a key pathogenicity regulator of Ralstonia solanacearum reveals new susceptibility genes in Arabidopsis thaliana	16
High Plains wheat mosaic virus: An enigmatic disease of wheat and corn causing the High Plains disease	16
Manipulation of auxin signalling by plant viruses	16
Common bacterial blight of bean: a model of seed transmission and pathological convergence	16
Convergent and distinctive functions of transcription factors VdYap1, VdAtf1, and VdSkn7 in the regulation of nitrosative stress resistance, microsclerotia formation, and virulence in Verticillium	15
Immunity functions of Arabidopsis pathogenesis‐related 1 are coupled but not confined to its C‐terminus processing and trafficking	15
The plasma membrane H⁺‐ATPase FgPMA1 regulates the development, pathogenicity, and phenamacril sensitivity of Fusarium graminearum by interacting with FgMyo‐5 and FgBmh2	15
Current status and future prospects of grapevine anthracnose caused by Elsinoe ampelina: An important disease in humid grape‐growing regions	15
Cotton GhSSI2 isoforms from the stearoyl acyl carrier protein fatty acid desaturase family regulate Verticillium wilt resistance	15
The C5 protein encoded by Ageratum leaf curl Sichuan virus is a virulence factor and contributes to the virus infection	15
Identification of RipAZ1 as an avirulence determinant of Ralstonia solanacearum in Solanum americanum	14
Rootstock influences the effect of grapevine leafroll‐associated viruses on berry development and metabolism via abscisic acid signalling	14
Pattern‐triggered immunity restricts host colonization by endophytic fusaria, but does not affect endophyte‐mediated resistance	14
Identification and characterization of Cercospora beticola necrosis‐inducing effector CbNip1	14
Naringenin confers defence against Phytophthora nicotianae through antimicrobial activity and induction of pathogen resistance in tobacco	14
The essential role of fungal peroxisomes in plant infection	14
Nicotiana benthamiana asparagine synthetase associates with IP‐L and confers resistance against tobacco mosaic virus via the asparagine‐induced salicylic acid signalling pathway	14
BRASSINOSTEROID‐SIGNALLING KINASES 7 and 8 associate with the FLS2 immune receptor and are required for flg22‐induced PTI responses	14
Photosynthesis‐related genes induce resistance against soybean mosaic virus: Evidence for involvement of the RNA silencing pathway	14
Bacterial ring rot of potato caused by Clavibacter sepedonicus: A successful example of defeating the enemy under international regulations	14
Transcription factor SsFoxE3 activating SsAtg8 is critical for sclerotia, compound appressoria formation, and pathogenicity in Sclerotinia sclerotiorum	14
Strategies to combat the problem of yam anthracnose disease: Status and prospects	14
Potato StMPK7 is a downstream component of StMKK1 and promotes resistance to the oomycete pathogen Phytophthora infestans	14
Structural specificity in plant–filamentous pathogen interactions	13
A rice gene encoding glycosyl hydrolase plays contrasting roles in immunity depending on the type of pathogens	13
Flippases play specific but distinct roles in the development, pathogenicity, and secondary metabolism of Fusarium graminearum	13
RNAi‐mediated stable silencing of TaCSN5 confers broad‐spectrum resistance to Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici	13
Pm21 CC domain activity modulated by intramolecular interactions is implicated in cell death and disease resistance	13
The putative sensor histidine kinase PhcK is required for the full expression of phcA encoding the global transcriptional regulator to drive the quorum‐sensing circuit of Ralstonia solanacea	13
Alternative splicing as a key player in the fine‐tuning of the immunity response in Arabidopsis	13
PhcQ mainly contributes to the regulation of quorum sensing‐dependent genes, in which PhcR is partially involved, in Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum strain OE1‐1	13
Coordinated control of the type IV pili and c‐di‐GMP‐dependent antifungal antibiotic production in Lysobacter by the response regulator PilR	13
Molecular characterization reveals no functional evidence for naturally occurring cross‐kingdom RNA interference in the early stages of Botrytis cinerea–tomato interaction	13
A prophage‐encoded nonclassical secretory protein of “Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus” induces a strong immune response in Nicotiana benthamiana and citrus	13
Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato infection of tomato plants is mediated by GABA and l‐Pro chemoperception	13
A secreted ribonuclease effector from Verticillium dahliae localizes in the plant nucleus to modulate host immunity	12
Xanthomonas transcriptome inside cauliflower hydathodes reveals bacterial virulence strategies and physiological adaptations at early infection stages	12
Agrobacterium tumefaciens ferritins play an important role in full virulence through regulating iron homeostasis and oxidative stress survival	12
CcPmk1 is a regulator of pathogenicity in Cytospora chrysosperma and can be used as a potential target for disease control	12
Activation of the BABA‐induced priming defence through redox homeostasis and the modules of TGA1 and MAPKK5 in postharvest peach fruit	12
Functional validation of pathogenicity genes in rice sheath blight pathogen Rhizoctonia solani by a novel host‐induced gene silencing system	12
Live‐cell imaging elaborating epidermal invasion and vascular proliferation/colonization strategy of Verticillium dahliae in host plants	12
An unconventionally secreted effector from the root knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita, Mi‐ISC‐1, promotes parasitism by disrupting salicylic acid biosynthesis in host plants	12
Dehydroascorbate induces plant resistance in rice against root‐knot nematode Meloidogyne graminicola	12
Ethylene‐induced NbMYB4L is involved in resistance against tobacco mosaic virus in Nicotiana benthamiana	12
Genome‐wide shifts in histone modifications at early stage of rice infection with Meloidogyne graminicola	12