Nikolaos Minadakis

Population genomics and molecular epidemiology of wheat powdery mildew in Europe

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.

Genomic surveillance and molecular evolution of fungicide resistance in European populations of wheat powderymildew

In 415 European and Mediterranean wheat powdery mildew genomes, fungicide-resistance mutations rose over time with regional patterns; demethylation-inhibitor resistance at cyp51 emerged at least twice independently and spread.

Transposition of HOPPLA in siRNA-deficient plants suggests a limited effect of the environment on retrotransposon mobility in Brachypodium distachyon

The paper investigates the factors influencing LTR-RT mobility in Brachypodium distachyon, finding that environmental stress has limited effects while RNA polymerase IV loss significantly increases transposon activity.