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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Combatting Fusarium head blight: advances in molecular interactions between Fusarium graminearum and wheat	26
Fungal species associated with apple Valsa canker in East Asia	23
Fighting wheat rusts in China: a look back and into the future	22
Global distribution and management of peach diseases	21
Comprehensive genomic analysis of Bacillus subtilis 9407 reveals its biocontrol potential against bacterial fruit blotch	21
Rust effector PNPi interacting with wheat TaPR1a attenuates plant defense response	20
Colletotrichum species pathogenic to strawberry: discovery history, global diversity, prevalence in China, and the host range of top two species	20
Rapid and simple detection of Phytophthora cactorum in strawberry using a coupled recombinase polymerase amplification–lateral flow strip assay	20
Reverse transcription-recombinase-aided amplification and CRISPR/Cas12a-based visual detection of maize chlorotic mottle virus	19
Southern corn rust caused by Puccinia polysora Underw: a review	17
Ubiquitination in the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae: from development and pathogenicity to stress responses	16
Deciphering the genome of Simplicillium aogashimaense to understand its mechanisms against the wheat powdery mildew fungus Blumeria graminis f. sp. tritici	16
Analysis and simulation of plant disease progress curves in R: introducing the epifitter package	16
α-Terpineol fumigation alleviates negative plant-soil feedbacks of Panax notoginseng via suppressing Ascomycota and enriching antagonistic bacteria	15
Organization, evolution and function of fengycin biosynthesis gene clusters in the Bacillus amyloliquefaciens group	15
Evaluation of the control effect of SAR inducers against citrus Huanglongbing applied by foliar spray, soil drench or trunk injection	14
Biological and molecular characterizations of fluxapyroxad-resistant isolates of Botrytis cinerea	14
Soybean cyst nematodes: a destructive threat to soybean production in China	14
Advances in understanding the soil-borne viruses of wheat: from the laboratory bench to strategies for disease control in the field	13
Biosynthesized silver nanoparticles inhibit Pseudomonas syringae pv. tabaci by directly destroying bacteria and inducing plant resistance in Nicotiana benthamiana	13
Molecular characterization and pathogenicity of an infectious cDNA clone of tomato brown rugose fruit virus	13
The barley powdery mildew effectors CSEP0139 and CSEP0182 suppress cell death and promote B. graminis fungal virulence in plants	13
Tracking the dissemination of Erwinia amylovora in the Eurasian continent using a PCR targeted on the duplication of a single CRISPR spacer	12
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	12
The cyclase-associated protein UvCap1 is required for mycelial growth and pathogenicity in the rice false smut fungus	11

The bZIP transcription factor PsBZP32 is involved in cyst germination, oxidative stress response, and pathogenicity of Phytophthora sojae	10
Insights into genomic evolution from the chromosomal and mitochondrial genomes of Ustilaginoidea virens	10
Occurrence, distribution, and management of tomato yellow leaf curl virus in China	10
The histone deacetylase HOS2 controls pathogenicity through regulation of melanin biosynthesis and appressorium formation in Colletotrichum gloeosporioides	10
Transcription factor UvMsn2 is important for vegetative growth, conidiogenesis, stress response, mitochondrial morphology and pathogenicity in the rice false smut fungus Ustilaginoidea virens	10
Advances in research on maize lethal necrosis, a devastating viral disease	10
Species and genetic variability of sweet potato viruses in China	10
High-throughput sequencing in plant disease management: a comprehensive review of benefits, challenges, and future perspectives	9
Apple Valsa canker: insights into pathogenesis and disease control	9
Nanoparticle carriers enhance RNA stability and uptake efficiency and prolong the protection against Rhizoctonia solani	9
The hypervariable N-terminal of soybean mosaic virus P1 protein influences its pathogenicity and host defense responses	9
The Pseudomonas syringae effector AvrPtoB targets abscisic acid signaling pathway to promote its virulence in Arabidopsis	9
A clade of telosma mosaic virus from Thailand is undergoing geographical expansion and genetic differentiation in passionfruit of Vietnam and China	9
Biocontrol and molecular characterization of Bacillus velezensis D against tobacco bacterial wilt	8
TALE-induced immunity against the bacterial blight pathogen Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae in rice	8
Multiomic approaches reveal novel lineage-specific effectors in the potato and tomato early blight pathogen Alternaria solani	8
Molecular mechanisms of Ustilaginoidea virens pathogenicity and their utilization in disease control	8
Sphingolipids in plant immunity	8
Biochemical and molecular characterization of Alternaria alternata isolates highly resistant to procymidone from broccoli and cabbage	7
Multiple aromatic amino acids are involved in potyvirus movement by forming π-stackings to maintain coat protein accumulation	7
Development of a recombinase polymerase amplification combined with lateral flow dipstick assay for rapid and sensitive detection of bean common mosaic virus	7
Identification of a novel C6 protein encoded by tomato leaf curl China virus	7
Fomitiporia punicata and Phaeoacremonium minimum associated with Esca complex of grapevine in China	7
Maize catalases localized in peroxisomes support the replication of maize chlorotic mottle virus	6
Three highly sensitive monoclonal antibody-based serological assays for the detection of tomato mottle mosaic virus	6
Different requirement of immunity pathway components by oomycete effectors-induced cell death	6
Oryzae pathotype of Magnaporthe oryzae can cause typical blast disease symptoms on both leaves and spikes of wheat under a growth room condition	6
Home-made enzymatic premix and Illumina sequencing allow for one-step Gibson assembly and verification of virus infectious clones	6
Candidatus Phytoplasma ziziphi encodes non-classically secreted proteins that suppress hypersensitive cell death response in Nicotiana benthamiana	6
A virus-derived small RNA targets the rice transcription factor ROC1 to induce disease-like symptom	6
Resistance to biotic and abiotic stress in potato: the origin of the genes and corresponding molecular markers	6
A potential biocontrol agent Streptomyces tauricus XF for managing wheat stripe rust	5
Complete genome sequencing of nematode Aphelenchoides besseyi, an economically important pest causing rice white-tip disease	5
Targeted isolation of biocontrol agents from plants through phytopathogen co-culture and pathogen enrichment	5
The role of different innate and environmental factors in Tm-22-mediated resistance to tomato mottle mosaic virus	5
The Zn(II)2Cys6 transcription factor BcDIC affects the asexual reproduction of Botrytis cinerea by regulating pectinesterase genes	5
Enhancing tomato resistance by exploring early defense events against Fusarium wilt disease	5
The bZIP transcription factor UvbZIP6 mediates fungal growth, stress response, and false smut formation in Ustilaginoidea virens	5
Extra-large G proteins regulate disease resistance by directly coupling to immune receptors in Nicotiana benthamiana	4
Exploring a rhizobium to fix nitrogen in non-leguminous plants by using a tumor-formation root pathogen	4
The effector Fg62 contributes to Fusarium graminearum virulence and induces plant cell death	4
Plant immunity research in China	4
Sterol demethylation inhibitor fungicide resistance in Colletotrichum siamense from chili is caused by mutations in CYP51A and CYP51B	4
Crystal structure of rice APIP6 reveals a new dimerization mode of RING-type E3 ligases that facilities the construction of its working model	4
Editing of the rice importin gene IMPα1b results in sequestration of TAL effectors from plant cell nuclei	4
A G-type lectin receptor-like kinase in Nicotiana benthamiana enhances resistance to the fungal pathogen Sclerotinia sclerotiorum by complexing with CERK1/LYK4	4
Identification of two distinct begomoviruses infecting Malvastrum coromandelianum	3
Autophagy-related protein UvAtg14 contributes to mycelial growth, asexual reproduction, virulence and cell stress response in rice false smut fungus Ustilaginoidea virens	3
The phytopathogen Xanthomonas campestris scavenges hydroxycinnamic acids in planta via the hca cluster to increase virulence on its host plant	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

Epidemiological evaluation and identification of the insect vector of soybean stay-green associated virus	3
Evaluation of potato virus X resistance in potato cultivars and identification of an innate immunity-independent resistance phenotype	3
The conserved GOLD domain in the Plasmodiophora brassicae effector Pb257 is required for triggering cell death and root swelling	3
Early molecular events in the interaction between Magnaporthe oryzae and rice	3
Population genetics of the cereal cyst nematode Heterodera avenae reveal geographical segregation and host adaptation	3
FpCzf14 is a putative C2H2 transcription factor regulating conidiation in Fusarium pseudograminearum	3
An increase in the number of peroxisomes is coupled to the initial infection stage and stress response of Botrytis cinerea	3
Inter-row cropping and rootstock genotype selection in a UK cider orchard to combat apple replant disease	3
Calonectria species associated with diseased leaves and soils in southern China Eucalyptus plantations	3
Identification and characterization of a stem canker and twig dieback disease of pear caused by Neofusicoccum parvum in Chinese mainland	3
Detection and characterization of difenoconazole resistance in Stagonosporopsis citrulli from watermelon and muskmelon in Zhejiang Province of China	3
Treatment with succinate dehydrogenase inhibitor Y12196 protects strawberries from boscalid-resistant Botrytis cinerea with the H272R mutation in SDH B	3
Molecular characterization of internal transcribed spacer (ITS) of ribosomal RNA gene, haplotypes and pathogenicity of potato rot nematode Ditylenchus destructor in China	3
Chitin synthases containing myosin motor-like domain are required for cell wall integrity and virulence of vascular wilt pathogen Verticillium dahliae	3
A new potyvirus isolated from Pennisetum alopecuroides with the potential to infect cereal crops	3
The sucrose non-fermenting-1 kinase Snf1 is involved in fludioxonil resistance via interacting with the high osmolarity glycerol MAPK kinase Hog1 in Fusarium	2
Leafhopper transmits soybean stay-green associated virus to leguminous plants	2
The autophagy protein BcAtg2 regulates growth, development and pathogenicity in the gray mold fungus Botrytis cinerea	2
Identification of the blast resistance genes in three elite restorer lines of hybrid rice	2
Elicitation of native bio protective microbial agents associated systemic defense responses and plant growth promotion against bacterial stalk rot pathogen in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor)	2
ARGONAUTE 1: a node coordinating plant disease resistance with growth and development	2
Multi-genotype varieties reduce rice diseases through enhanced genetic diversity and show stability and adaptability in the field	2
The E2 ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme CfRad6 regulates the autophagy and pathogenicity of Colletotrichum fructicola on Camellia oleifera	2
Evaluation of adjuvants for reducing the risk of phytotoxicity in low-volume spray of propiconazole	2
The tug-of-war on iron between plant and pathogen	2
Use of a real-time PCR method to quantify the primary infection of Plasmopara viticola in commercial vineyards	2
XrvB regulates the type III secretion system by directly repressing hrpG transcription in Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzicola	2
The histone deacetylase Cfhos2 is a key epigenetic factor regulating appressorium development and pathogenesis in apple Glomerella leaf spot fungus Colletotrichum fructicola	2
Characterization of mating type, spore killing, and pathogenicity of Fusarium verticillioides populations from maize in China	2
Engineering of the complementary mutation site in tobacco mosaic virus p126 to develop a stable attenuated mutant for cross-protection	2
The regulatory subunit MoB56 of PP2A phosphatase regulates pathogenicity, growth and development in a protein complex with the atypical catalytic subunit Ppg1 in the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryz	2
GmPAO-mediated polyamine catabolism enhances soybean Phytophthora resistance without growth penalty	2
Cap-snatching inhibitors of influenza virus are inhibitory to the in vitro transcription of rice stripe virus	2
Molecular characterization of a novel Conyza canadensis-infecting begomovirus in China	2
The identification, characterization, and management of Rotylenchulus reniformis on Cucumis melo in China	2
Septins regulate virulence in Verticillium dahliae and differentially contribute to microsclerotial formation and stress responses	2
Detection and characterization of rice orange leaf phytoplasma infection in rice and Recilia dorsalis	2
Grasses are able to harbor the oversummering of urediospores and the overwintering of teliospores of Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici in China	2
Scopoletin negatively regulates the HOG pathway and exerts antifungal activity against Botrytis cinerea by interfering with infection structures, cell wall, and cell membrane formation	2