Fungal Plant Pathogen Control

Monitoring fungicide resistance frequencies -- a case study of barley net blotch

The paper quantifies fungicide resistance allele frequencies in Pyrenophora teres populations causing barley net blotch using droplet digital PCR.

Cultivar-specific fungicide resistance emerges during a growing season in field populations of Zymoseptoria tritici

The paper measures fungicide resistance in Zymoseptoria tritici field populations across wheat cultivars and growing seasons, finding high diversity and cultivar-specific resistance patterns.

ABCG transporter gene PstABCG2 contributes to multidrug resistance in Puccinia striiformis

This study identifies PstABCG2 as a key ABC transporter mediating multidrug resistance in Puccinia striiformis, revealing its role in fungicide efflux and resistance mechanisms.

A large European diversity panel reveals complex azole fungicide resistance gains of a major wheat pathogen

This study analyzes a large European diversity panel of Zymoseptoria tritici to uncover genetic mechanisms underlying azole fungicide resistance across space and time.

Unveiling novel mechanisms of strobilurin resistance in the cacao pathogen Moniliophthora perniciosa

This study identifies molecular mechanisms of strobilurin resistance in Moniliophthora perniciosa, revealing metabolic and genetic changes that enable tolerance to these fungicides.

Optimizing fungicide deployment in a connected crop landscape while balancing epidemic control and environmental sustainability

This study evaluates fungicide deployment strategies in a national-scale agriculture landscape to balance epidemic control and environmental sustainability by maximizing harvest revenue.

Action mechanism of a novel agrichemical quinofumelin against Fusarium graminearum

This study identifies the antifungal mechanism of quinofumelin by showing it targets FgDHODHII in the pyrimidine biosynthesis pathway, inhibiting mycelial growth in Fusarium species.

Assessing the potential antifungal resistance risk from dual use of a mode of action in agriculture and medical treatment of human pathogens.

The paper models the risk of antifungal resistance emergence from agricultural fungicide use and its potential impact on human pathogens.

Inhibitor of cardiolipin biosynthesis-related enzyme MoGep4 confers broad-spectrum anti-fungal activity

The paper identifies MoGep4 as a key enzyme in cardiolipin biosynthesis in M. oryzae, showing that its inhibitor AXD has broad-spectrum antifungal activity against plant pathogens.

Molecular biological methods to assess different Botrytis cinerea strains on grapes

The paper develops methods to detect and differentiate Botrytis cinerea strains using SSR markers and qPCR for early infection detection in grapes.

Fungicide resistance characterised across seven modes of action in a Botrytis cinerea isolated from Australian vineyards

The paper characterizes fungicide resistance in Botrytis cinerea isolates from Australian vineyards across seven fungicide modes of action, finding resistance frequencies and identifying associated genotypes and gene expression patterns.

When time really is money: in situ quantification of the strobilurin resistance mutation G143A in the wheat pathogen Blumeria graminis f. sp. tritici

The paper develops an in-field ASqPCR assay to quantify the strobilurin resistance mutation G143A in Blumeria graminis f. sp. tritici, achieving 1.67% detection sensitivity within 90 minutes.

The genetic architecture of emerging fungicide resistance in populations of a global wheat pathogen

This study uses whole-genome sequencing and association mapping to identify the genetic basis of fungicide resistance in a global panel of Parastagonospora nodorum isolates, revealing multiple resistance alleles and no fitness trade-offs.