OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Phytopathology Research is 7. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Soil-dwelling Bacillus velezensis SS-38.4 efficiently colonizes sugar beet phyllosphere and controls phytopathogenic Pseudomonas syringae	74
The MAP4 kinase NbM4K3 regulates immune responses in Nicotiana benthamiana	68
Chitin synthases containing myosin motor-like domain are required for cell wall integrity and virulence of vascular wilt pathogen Verticillium dahliae	58
Molecular characterization of a novel Conyza canadensis-infecting begomovirus in China	39
Cryphonectria hypovirus 1 infection suppresses the pathogenicity but increases the mycotoxin deoxynivalenol production of Fusarium graminearum	39
Pathogenic function of the natural variation of CP in WYMV and CWMV	39
An increase in the number of peroxisomes is coupled to the initial infection stage and stress response of Botrytis cinerea	37
Oryzae pathotype of Magnaporthe oryzae can cause typical blast disease symptoms on both leaves and spikes of wheat under a growth room condition	32
Colletotrichum species pathogenic to strawberry: discovery history, global diversity, prevalence in China, and the host range of top two species	30
Function of ZmBT2a gene in resistance to pathogen infection in maize	26
Molecular characterization of internal transcribed spacer (ITS) of ribosomal RNA gene, haplotypes and pathogenicity of potato rot nematode Ditylenchus destructor in China	26
Virulence and genetic characterization of Puccinia striiformis f.sp. tritici populations on different wheat cultivars	25
A three-component signaling system plays multiple roles in the pathogenicity of Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri	25
Molecular diagnosis of the Seville root-knot nematode Meloidogyne hispanica based on SCAR marker	24
Different requirement of immunity pathway components by oomycete effectors-induced cell death	24
Functional analysis of all succinate dehydrogenase subunits in Fusarium fujikuroi	23
PUB40 attenuates Phytophthora capsici resistance by destabilizing the MEK2-SIPK/WIPK cascade in Nicotiana benthamiana	23
Bacterial communication mediated by T4SS effectors	22
Diversity and horizontal gene transfer of mycoviruses in Exserohilum turcicum population from northern corn leaf blight of maize	20
TALE-induced immunity against the bacterial blight pathogen Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae in rice	19
Molecular evidences for population differentiation and the migration from south to north of Puccinia triticina in eastern China	19
Two 3′ proximal hairpins play a key role in the replication of wheat yellow mosaic virus	18
Grasses are able to harbor the oversummering of urediospores and the overwintering of teliospores of Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici in China	17
Rice stripe mosaic virus encoded phosphoprotein forms viral factory-like granules and is crucial for viral replication	17
Identification of new banana endogenous virus sequences highlights the hallmark gene encoded by retroviruses integrated in banana genomes	16

β-Glucosidase VmGlu1 is required for toxin production and pathogenicity of Valsa mali	16
Early molecular events in the interaction between Magnaporthe oryzae and rice	16
Systemic screening of Fusarium oxysporum candidate effectors reveals FoSSP17 that suppresses plant immunity and contributes to virulence	16
ARGONAUTE 1: a node coordinating plant disease resistance with growth and development	15
The Gα subunit gene SsGpa1 regulates virulence and mycovirus horizontal transmission in Sclerotinia sclerotiorum	15
The diverse functions of Pseudomonas syringae syringae van Hall effectors in regulating the plant immune response	14
Selective autophagy limits ‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’ infection by ATG8 mediated targeting of a virulence effector	14
Calonectria species associated with diseased leaves and soils in southern China Eucalyptus plantations	14
Identification of critical interaction sites in the coat protein of Areca palm velarivirus 1 (APV1) and its pathogenicity	13
Strawberry vein banding virus-based vector for transient overexpression in strawberry plants	13
Elicitation of native bio protective microbial agents associated systemic defense responses and plant growth promotion against bacterial stalk rot pathogen in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor)	12
Unraveling the mystery of dieback in Dalbergia sissoo: a review	12
A casein kinase TaCK2α interacts with TaCK2β and contributes to wheat resistance to Puccinia triticina	12
Multiomic approaches reveal novel lineage-specific effectors in the potato and tomato early blight pathogen Alternaria solani	11
Botanical extracts control the fungal pathogen Colletotrichum boninense in smallholder production of common bean	11
High-throughput sequencing in plant disease management: a comprehensive review of benefits, challenges, and future perspectives	11
Occurrence, distribution, and management of tomato yellow leaf curl virus in China	10
Biocontrol ability of Arcopilus aureus YZXR against Fusarium fujikuroi causing leaf spot on Polygonatum odoratum	10
Plant immunity research in China	10
Deubiquitylases MoUbp12 and MoUbp14 modulated by transcription factor MoMsn2 are critical for mitochondrial fusion/fission balance and infectious growth of the rice blast fungus	10
Inter-row cropping and rootstock genotype selection in a UK cider orchard to combat apple replant disease	10
Identification and fine mapping of blast resistance gene Rpg3(t) in foxtail millet (Setaria italica L.)	10
Fabrication of a plasmonic-nose sensor for rapid identification of plant pathogenic bacteria based on optoelectronic analysis	9
Cap-snatching inhibitors of influenza virus are inhibitory to the in vitro transcription of rice stripe virus	9
Epidemiological evaluation and identification of the insect vector of soybean stay-green associated virus	9
A field survey of eight common potato pathogens in China based on integrated-loop-mediated isothermal amplification assays	9
A virus-derived small RNA targets the rice transcription factor ROC1 to induce disease-like symptom	9
The autophagy protein BcAtg2 regulates growth, development and pathogenicity in the gray mold fungus Botrytis cinerea	8
Reverse transcription-recombinase-aided amplification and CRISPR/Cas12a-based visual detection of maize chlorotic mottle virus	8
A glycoside hydrolase 12 protein from Cytospora chrysosperma triggers plant immunity but is not essential to virulence	8
MoSey1 regulates the unfolded protein response, appressorium development, and pathogenicity of Magnaporthe oryzae	8
Application of fungi as biological control strategies for nematode management in horticultural crops	8
Trans-kingdom sRNA silencing in the prevention and control of crop Fusarium wilt disease	8
Complete genome sequencing of nematode Aphelenchoides besseyi, an economically important pest causing rice white-tip disease	8
Effector translocation in soil beneficial bacteria	8
Candidatus Phytoplasma ziziphi encodes non-classically secreted proteins that suppress hypersensitive cell death response in Nicotiana benthamiana	8
Identification of Fusarium proliferatum chrysovirus 1 and its biocontrol activity of phytopathogenic Fusarium species	8
Use of a real-time PCR method to quantify the primary infection of Plasmopara viticola in commercial vineyards	8
3-Ketoacyl-ACP synthase III FabH1 is essential for branched-chain DSF family signals in Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae	8
Synthetic modulation of ROS scavenging during host—Sclerotinia sclerotiorum interaction: a new strategy for the development of highly resistant plants	7
Autophagy-related protein UvAtg14 contributes to mycelial growth, asexual reproduction, virulence and cell stress response in rice false smut fungus Ustilaginoidea virens	7
FgMsn2 negatively regulates general stress responses and autophagy in Fusarium graminearum	7
A pair of soybean malectin-like domain-containing receptor-like kinases jointly regulate pattern-triggered immunity by forming hetero-oligomers	7
Sphingolipids in plant immunity	7
Banana bunchy top virus movement protein induces resistance in banana against Fusarium wilt	7
Genomic and epigenomic insights into Trichoderma–plant interactions	7
Development and application of a self-assembling split-fluorescent protein toolkit to monitor geminiviral movement and infection in plant	7
Re-delimiting oversummering regions of Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici in China	7
Identification and characterization of two novel RNA viruses in the pine wood nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus	7
Bacillus safensis NI2B displays strong antagonistic activities against rice blast pathogen Pyricularia oryzae through the production of volatile compounds	7

The small GTPase BcSec4 is involved in conidiophore development, membrane integrity, and autophagy in Botrytis cinerea	7
Woronin body protein UvHex1 is essential for pathogenesis, and contributes to conidiation, cell stress response, lipid metabolism, and mycotoxins production in rice false smut fungus Ustilaginoidea vi	7
Contribution of two-component response regulator OmpR to virulence, motility, exopolysaccharide production, and osmotic stress in Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae	7