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Newest firstKnown to infect more than 600 plant species worldwide, Sclerotinia sclerotiorum is a necrotrophic fungal pathogen, and the causative agent of white mold. With recent infection reports documented across North America, Cannabis sativa is known to be susceptible to Sclerotinia infection. Resulting from legal constraints associated with C. sativa, little is known about the Cannabis-Sclerotinia pathosystem, particularl…
Open article record in new tab ↗Coffee berry disease (CBD), caused by Colletotrichum kahawae, significantly threatens global Coffee arabica production, leading to major yield losses. Traditional detection methods are often subjective and inefficient, particularly in resource-limited settings. While deep learning has advanced plant disease detection, most existing research targets leaf diseases, with limited focus on berry-specific infections lik…
Open article record in new tab ↗We report the presence of the emerging plant pathogen 'Xanthomonas cannabis' in Australia through a comprehensive analysis of five historical isolates and all publicly available genomes of the species. Using comparative genomics, we characterized four isolates collected from Zinnia spp. and one from Cucurbita pepo. Our findings show that the Zinnia isolates form a distinct phylogroup with the pathotype strain of '…
Coffee berry disease (CBD), which is widespread in Africa, has been responsible for massive yield losses of Coffea arabica. In Cameroon, C. arabica is mainly planted in agroforestry systems on smallholder farms, where low incomes hinder the use of chemicals to manage the disease. Novel agroecological strategies for controlling CBD are expected to be implemented and even increase in the current context of global ch…
Open article record in new tab ↗Background Expression of a gene encoding the family 1 cellulose binding domain protein CBD1, identified in the cellulosic cell wall of the potato late blight pathogen Phytophthora infestans, was tested in transgenic potato to determine if it had an influence on plant cell walls and resistance to late blight. Results Multiple regenerants of potato (cv. Bintje) were developed and selected for high expression of CBD…
Open article record in new tab ↗Background The RNA silencing pathway is an important anti-viral defense mechanism in plants. As a counter defense, some members of the viral family Luteoviridae are able to evade host immunity by encoding the P0 RNA silencing suppressor protein. Here we explored the functional diversity of P0 proteins among eight cotton leafroll dwarf virus (CLRDV) isolates, a virus associated with a worldwide cotton disease known…