OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Phytopathology Research is 2. 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 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)

Article	Citations
From visual estimates to fully automated sensor-based measurements of plant disease severity: status and challenges for improving accuracy	118
Wheat blast: a new threat to food security	48
Applications of CRISPR technology in studying plant-pathogen interactions: overview and perspective	20
Rust effector PNPi interacting with wheat TaPR1a attenuates plant defense response	18
Reverse genetics systems of plant negative-strand RNA viruses are difficult to be developed but powerful for virus-host interaction studies and virus-based vector applications	18
Comprehensive genomic analysis of Bacillus subtilis 9407 reveals its biocontrol potential against bacterial fruit blotch	18
Fungal species associated with apple Valsa canker in East Asia	16
Rapid and simple detection of Phytophthora cactorum in strawberry using a coupled recombinase polymerase amplification–lateral flow strip assay	15
Characterization of tebuconazole resistance in Botrytis cinerea from tomato plants in China	15
Southern corn rust caused by Puccinia polysora Underw: a review	14
A Xanthomonas oryzae type III effector XopL causes cell death through mediating ferredoxin degradation in Nicotiana benthamiana	14
α-Terpineol fumigation alleviates negative plant-soil feedbacks of Panax notoginseng via suppressing Ascomycota and enriching antagonistic bacteria	13
Reverse transcription-recombinase-aided amplification and CRISPR/Cas12a-based visual detection of maize chlorotic mottle virus	13
Suitable methods for isolation, culture, storage and identification of wheat blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae Triticum pathotype	12
Fighting wheat rusts in China: a look back and into the future	12
Molecular characterization and pathogenicity of an infectious cDNA clone of tomato brown rugose fruit virus	12
Colletotrichum species pathogenic to strawberry: discovery history, global diversity, prevalence in China, and the host range of top two species	12
Organization, evolution and function of fengycin biosynthesis gene clusters in the Bacillus amyloliquefaciens group	12
Global distribution and management of peach diseases	12
Ubiquitination in the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae: from development and pathogenicity to stress responses	11
Combatting Fusarium head blight: advances in molecular interactions between Fusarium graminearum and wheat	11
Evaluation of the control effect of SAR inducers against citrus Huanglongbing applied by foliar spray, soil drench or trunk injection	11
Soybean cyst nematodes: a destructive threat to soybean production in China	11
Advances in understanding the soil-borne viruses of wheat: from the laboratory bench to strategies for disease control in the field	10
The histone deacetylase HOS2 controls pathogenicity through regulation of melanin biosynthesis and appressorium formation in Colletotrichum gloeosporioides	10

Deciphering the genome of Simplicillium aogashimaense to understand its mechanisms against the wheat powdery mildew fungus Blumeria graminis f. sp. tritici	10
The cyclase-associated protein UvCap1 is required for mycelial growth and pathogenicity in the rice false smut fungus	9
A clade of telosma mosaic virus from Thailand is undergoing geographical expansion and genetic differentiation in passionfruit of Vietnam and China	9
Mapping quantitative trait loci for disease resistance to false smut of rice	9
Tracking the dissemination of Erwinia amylovora in the Eurasian continent using a PCR targeted on the duplication of a single CRISPR spacer	9
Insights into genomic evolution from the chromosomal and mitochondrial genomes of Ustilaginoidea virens	9
Biosynthesized silver nanoparticles inhibit Pseudomonas syringae pv. tabaci by directly destroying bacteria and inducing plant resistance in Nicotiana benthamiana	9
Analysis and simulation of plant disease progress curves in R: introducing the epifitter package	9
The barley powdery mildew effectors CSEP0139 and CSEP0182 suppress cell death and promote B. graminis fungal virulence in plants	8
Silicon modulates multi-layered defense against powdery mildew in Arabidopsis	8
Species and genetic variability of sweet potato viruses in China	8
Transcription factor UvMsn2 is important for vegetative growth, conidiogenesis, stress response, mitochondrial morphology and pathogenicity in the rice false smut fungus Ustilaginoidea virens	8
Comparative genomics of Xanthomonas fragariae and Xanthomonas arboricola pv. fragariae reveals intra- and interspecies variations	8
Integrated single-molecule long-read sequencing and Illumina sequencing reveal the resistance mechanism of Psathyrostachys huashanica in response to barley yellow dwarf virus-GAV	8
The bZIP transcription factor PsBZP32 is involved in cyst germination, oxidative stress response, and pathogenicity of Phytophthora sojae	7
The hypervariable N-terminal of soybean mosaic virus P1 protein influences its pathogenicity and host defense responses	7
Biological and molecular characterizations of fluxapyroxad-resistant isolates of Botrytis cinerea	7
CRISPR/Cas9-targeted mutagenesis of a representative member of a novel PR10/Bet v1-like protein subfamily significantly reduces rice plant height and defense against Meloidogyne graminicola	7
Biochemical and molecular characterization of Alternaria alternata isolates highly resistant to procymidone from broccoli and cabbage	6
Advances in research on maize lethal necrosis, a devastating viral disease	6
Maize catalases localized in peroxisomes support the replication of maize chlorotic mottle virus	6
Multiomic approaches reveal novel lineage-specific effectors in the potato and tomato early blight pathogen Alternaria solani	6
Home-made enzymatic premix and Illumina sequencing allow for one-step Gibson assembly and verification of virus infectious clones	6
Surveillance and distribution of the emergent Sri Lankan cassava mosaic virus in China	6
Nanoparticle carriers enhance RNA stability and uptake efficiency and prolong the protection against Rhizoctonia solani	6
The Pseudomonas syringae effector AvrPtoB targets abscisic acid signaling pathway to promote its virulence in Arabidopsis	6
Sphingolipids in plant immunity	6
Wheat root transcriptional responses against Gaeumannomyces graminis var. tritici	5
TALE-induced immunity against the bacterial blight pathogen Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae in rice	5
Candidatus Phytoplasma ziziphi encodes non-classically secreted proteins that suppress hypersensitive cell death response in Nicotiana benthamiana	5
A virus-derived small RNA targets the rice transcription factor ROC1 to induce disease-like symptom	5
Systematic characterization of the ubiquitin-specific proteases in Magnaporthe oryzae	5
Multiple aromatic amino acids are involved in potyvirus movement by forming π-stackings to maintain coat protein accumulation	5
The bZIP transcription factor UvbZIP6 mediates fungal growth, stress response, and false smut formation in Ustilaginoidea virens	5
Occurrence, distribution, and management of tomato yellow leaf curl virus in China	5
Baseline sensitivity and resistance risk assessment of Valsa mali to pyraclostrobin	5
Identification of FERONIA-like receptor genes involved in rice-Magnaporthe oryzae interaction	5
Identification of a novel C6 protein encoded by tomato leaf curl China virus	5
Three highly sensitive monoclonal antibody-based serological assays for the detection of tomato mottle mosaic virus	4
Development of a recombinase polymerase amplification combined with lateral flow dipstick assay for rapid and sensitive detection of bean common mosaic virus	4
Genetic diversity and genome recombination in Yam mild mosaic virus isolates	4
Monitoring and analysis of rice pathogen Ustilaginoidea virens isolates with resistance to sterol demethylation inhibitors in China	4
Targeted isolation of biocontrol agents from plants through phytopathogen co-culture and pathogen enrichment	4
Fomitiporia punicata and Phaeoacremonium minimum associated with Esca complex of grapevine in China	4
Small RNA derived from Tobacco mosaic virus targets a host C2-domain abscisic acid-related (CAR) 7-like protein gene	4
Oryzae pathotype of Magnaporthe oryzae can cause typical blast disease symptoms on both leaves and spikes of wheat under a growth room condition	4
Sterol demethylation inhibitor fungicide resistance in Colletotrichum siamense from chili is caused by mutations in CYP51A and CYP51B	4
The effector Fg62 contributes to Fusarium graminearum virulence and induces plant cell death	4
Different requirement of immunity pathway components by oomycete effectors-induced cell death	4
A new potyvirus isolated from Pennisetum alopecuroides with the potential to infect cereal crops	3

Population genetics of the cereal cyst nematode Heterodera avenae reveal geographical segregation and host adaptation	3
Viral suppressors from members of the family Closteroviridae combating antiviral RNA silencing: a tale of a sophisticated arms race in host-pathogen interactions	3
Biocontrol and molecular characterization of Bacillus velezensis D against tobacco bacterial wilt	3
A non-flagellated biocontrol bacterium employs a PilZ-PilB complex to provoke twitching motility associated with its predation behavior	3
Molecular characterization of internal transcribed spacer (ITS) of ribosomal RNA gene, haplotypes and pathogenicity of potato rot nematode Ditylenchus destructor in China	3
Apple Valsa canker: insights into pathogenesis and disease control	3
Plant immunity research in China	3
High-throughput sequencing in plant disease management: a comprehensive review of benefits, challenges, and future perspectives	3
Identification and characterization of a stem canker and twig dieback disease of pear caused by Neofusicoccum parvum in Chinese mainland	3
Complete genome sequencing of nematode Aphelenchoides besseyi, an economically important pest causing rice white-tip disease	3
A cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase required for sclerotial development in Sclerotinia sclerotiorum	3
Molecular mechanisms of Ustilaginoidea virens pathogenicity and their utilization in disease control	3
The Zn(II)2Cys6 transcription factor BcDIC affects the asexual reproduction of Botrytis cinerea by regulating pectinesterase genes	2
Septins regulate virulence in Verticillium dahliae and differentially contribute to microsclerotial formation and stress responses	2
Calonectria species associated with diseased leaves and soils in southern China Eucalyptus plantations	2
Exploring a rhizobium to fix nitrogen in non-leguminous plants by using a tumor-formation root pathogen	2
Autophagy-related protein UvAtg14 contributes to mycelial growth, asexual reproduction, virulence and cell stress response in rice false smut fungus Ustilaginoidea virens	2
Chitin synthases containing myosin motor-like domain are required for cell wall integrity and virulence of vascular wilt pathogen Verticillium dahliae	2
An increase in the number of peroxisomes is coupled to the initial infection stage and stress response of Botrytis cinerea	2
Extra-large G proteins regulate disease resistance by directly coupling to immune receptors in Nicotiana benthamiana	2
Correction to: Suitable methods for isolation, culture, storage and identification of wheat blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae Triticum pathotype	2
A G-type lectin receptor-like kinase in Nicotiana benthamiana enhances resistance to the fungal pathogen Sclerotinia sclerotiorum by complexing with CERK1/LYK4	2
Detection and characterization of difenoconazole resistance in Stagonosporopsis citrulli from watermelon and muskmelon in Zhejiang Province of China	2
FpCzf14 is a putative C2H2 transcription factor regulating conidiation in Fusarium pseudograminearum	2
The autophagy protein BcAtg2 regulates growth, development and pathogenicity in the gray mold fungus Botrytis cinerea	2
Editing of the rice importin gene IMPα1b results in sequestration of TAL effectors from plant cell nuclei	2
Evaluation of potato virus X resistance in potato cultivars and identification of an innate immunity-independent resistance phenotype	2
The histone deacetylase Cfhos2 is a key epigenetic factor regulating appressorium development and pathogenesis in apple Glomerella leaf spot fungus Colletotrichum fructicola	2
Identification of two distinct begomoviruses infecting Malvastrum coromandelianum	2
The role of different innate and environmental factors in Tm-22-mediated resistance to tomato mottle mosaic virus	2
Cap-snatching inhibitors of influenza virus are inhibitory to the in vitro transcription of rice stripe virus	2