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Tea leaf spot caused by Didymella segeticola has been discovered in tea plantations in Southwest China. Youli Ma et al. found that wuyiencin, a nucleotide antimicrobial, inhibited the mycelial growth of D. segeticola in vitro. Learn more: doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-…

Can gene suppression offer a sustainable solution to pine wilt disease? Wei Zhang et al. use double-stranded RNA and engineered fungi to target lethal genes in Bursaphelenchus xylophilus. 🌲🪱 Read the Vol. 115, No. 3, Editor’s Pick to learn more: doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-…

Hui Yang et al. use host-induced gene silencing to target Plasmodiophora brassicae virulence genes, reducing root gall formation in Brassica rapa. A promising step toward durable clubroot disease resistance. Learn more: doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-…

Evaluating 192 potato accessions, Lilian A. Okiro et al. identified 24 with high resistance to bacterial wilt. Genome-wide analysis revealed 6 key single-nucleotide polymorphisms, advancing marker-assisted breeding. 🥔 Paola Gaiero Learn more: doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-…

Thiamin foliar application can be effective in controlling various diseases, but its effect on potato pathogens is less studied. Trent Berrian et al. tested it on Alternaria solani, identifying related gene expression and metabolite changes. Learn more: doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-…

New risk maps developed by mondal sandip et al. help soybean farmers spot charcoal rot before it strikes​​. 🫛 Learn more in the latest press release: apsnet.org/about/newsroom… Read the original article in #Phytopathology—open access for a limited time: doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-…

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Rhizopus stolonifer, typically a saprophyte, behaves more like a necrotroph in postharvest soft rot. Saskia Mesquida Pesci et al. identified infection-related genes and strategies for host tissue breakdown across multiple fruits. Dario Cantù Blanco Lab Learn more: doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-…

Othmane Taibi et al. set up a new #qPCR protocol that quantifies Erysiphe necator chasmothecia in grapevine bark, linking inoculum levels to powdery mildew severity and ascocarp production. doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-…

Spatial analysis of M. phaseolina in 297 #soybean fields across Paraguay reveals key soil factors—pH, clay %, and cation exchange capacity—linked to charcoal rot risk, aiding precision management. Emile Gluck-Thaler Read the article by Sandip Mondal et al.: doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-…

Qi Xiao et al. identified an NmrA homolog in Verticillium dahliae and reported its functions in nitrogen utilization, growth and development, and pathogenesis. Learn more: doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-…

Poplar Cytospora canker is one of the most destructive poplar diseases worldwide, especially in northern China. Siying Xu et al. show that trehalose biosynthetic genes play important roles in the development and virulence of #Cytospora chrysosperma. doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-…

Juan Diego Astacio et al. reveal differences in infection behavior among #Monilinia species, with M. fructicola infection accelerated by red light. Key genes, including CAZymes and necrosis factor nep2, play a role in disease development. Silvia Rodríguez-Pires doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-…

Editor’s Pick! Sahar Abdelrazek, Lina Rodriguez Salamanca, and Boris A. Vinatzer used long-read metagenomics to ID pathogens directly from tomato stems to the strain level, with resistance data and global context—all in just 2 days. Boris Vinatzer doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-…

Pink instead of yellow? Malihe Haghverdi et al. report a surprising pink-pigmented variant of Clavibacter michiganensis behind tomato bacterial canker in Iran. Learn more: doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-…

Sorghum’s secret weapon against anthracnose: Saddie Vela et al. uncover how gene Sobic.005G182400, similar to Arabidopsis BAK1/SERK4, activates immunity and cell death to combat fungal infection: doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-… Saddie Vela

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Nabil Killiny and Alberto Fereres discuss the potential of the electrical penetration graph to study and understand the tritrophic interactions that secure a successful transmission from plant to plant in the latest Review: doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-…

Pine wilt disease has caused significant damage to China's ecological and financial resources. Hongwei Zhou et al. indicate that pine wilt disease will spread to the northeastern and southern regions of the country. doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-…

A new disease called buffalo grass yellows has become a problem on turf farms in Australia. Nga T. Tran et al. shed light on the etiology of the BGY disease syndrome and invasion history of panicum mosaic virus and sugarcane mosaic virus. doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-…