Victoria Widrig

The paper identifies AvrWTK4, a pathogen effector recognised by the wheat tandem kinase receptor WTK4, and shows its interaction with the HMA-like domain of WTK4.

The paper identifies AvrPm4, a mildew effector recognised by the wheat resistance gene Pm4, and shows that virulent isolates evade resistance via SvrPm4, which suppresses AvrPm4-induced cell death.

This study shows that chitin soil amendment enhances systemic plant disease resistance through pattern-triggered immunity, independent of soil microbes.

The paper uses k-mer-based GWAS on a wheat collection to identify novel powdery mildew resistance loci, finding 27 new loci and a region for adult plant resistance.

This study analyzes the population genomics and molecular epidemiology of wheat powdery mildew in Europe, revealing population structure linked to wind patterns and identifying loci under selection, including fungicide targets and avirulence genes.

This study investigates the localization and interaction of the wheat NLR protein PM3b with its effector AVRPM3b2/c2, revealing distinct sub-cellular localization and interaction dynamics compared to other NLRs.