Plant pathogens and resistance mechanisms

Acclimation to high daily thermal amplitude converts a defense response regulator into susceptibility factor

This study shows that acclimation to high daily temperature fluctuations in Arabidopsis thaliana reduces disease resistance to Sclerotinia sclerotiorum by altering gene expression and immune regulatory networks.

Pathogenic and genetic diversity of Sclerotium rolfsii, the causal agent of Southern blight of common bean in Uganda

This study characterizes the pathogenic and genetic diversity of Sclerotium rolfsii strains from Uganda, revealing five genetic groups and significant variation in morphology and pathogenicity.

A mathematical model informs optimal fungicide use against Sclerotinia stem rot to maximize profits in soybean production

This study develops a mathematical model to determine optimal fungicide application rates for soybean crops to maximize profits while managing Sclerotinia stem rot.

Genomic loci for sclerotinia stem rot resistance and chlorophyll stability in Brassica napus: integrating GWAS with microbiome insights

This study identifies SNPs associated with sclerotinia stem rot resistance and chlorophyll stability in Brassica napus and links microbiome composition to resistance.

Temporal Shifts in Gene Expression Drive Quantitative Resistance to a Necrotrophic Fungus in a Tomato Crop Wild Relative

This study identifies genotype-specific gene expression patterns in Solanum pennellii that correlate with resistance to Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, highlighting early defense gene activation and a WRKY6-centered regulatory network.

Identifying and quantifying the disease responses of different pennycress accessions to Alternaria japonica and Sclerotinia sclerotiorum

The paper develops a DNA-based qPCR assay to quantify disease responses of two pennycress accessions to Alternaria japonica and Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, showing accession 2032 is more susceptible than MN106.

Fungal susceptibility and early flowering in pennycress (Thlaspi arvense) are conferred by naturally occurring mutations in histone demethylase Jumonji 14

Cryptic recombination and transposition drive structural variation to shape genomic plasticity and life history traits in a host generalist fungal plant pathogen

The paper analyzes structural variation in Sclerotinia sclerotiorum genomes to show distinct contributions of recombination and transposons to SV diversity and phenotypic variability.

High-resolution disease phenotyping reveals distinct resistance strategies of wild tomato crop wild relatives against Sclerotinia sclerotiorum

This study uses low-cost phenotyping to analyze QDR strategies in wild tomato species against Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, revealing diverse resistance mechanisms and their genetic dependence.

Genome-wide analysis and characterization of theLRR-RLK gene family provides insights intoanthracnose resistance in common bean

This study identifies and characterizes 230 LRR-RLK genes in common bean, linking their expression patterns to anthracnose resistance.

Transcriptional response to host chemical cues underpins expansion of host range in a fungal plant pathogen lineage

The paper identifies host-specific transcriptional programs in a fungal plant pathogen and shows cis-regulatory variation contributes to host range expansion.

Genome-wide alternative splicing profiling in the fungal plant pathogen Sclerotinia sclerotiorum during the colonization of diverse host families

This study identifies alternative splicing events in Sclerotinia sclerotiorum during host colonization, revealing host-specific transcript variation and potential functional diversity in secreted proteins.

Selective sweeps in populations of the broad host range plant pathogenic fungus Sclerotinia sclerotiorum

This study identifies four population clusters and detects selective sweeps in S. sclerotiorum isolates from different continents, with sweeps overlapping transcriptional regulation genes.

Fine mapping of Ur-3, a historically important rust resistance locus in common bean

This paper fine maps the Ur-3 rust resistance locus in common bean to a 46.5 Kb region and develops a highly accurate KASP marker, SS68, for marker-assisted selection.