Biyun Yang et al. systematically investigated the anatomical characteristics and infrared spectral properties of different microstructures in the midribs of healthy and #Huanglongbing-infected citrus leaves: https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-10-25-0334-R
Jill C. Check et al. collected on-site weather data to generate new binomial logistic regression and supervised machine learning models for irrigated soybean, dry bean, and potato fields to improve #Sclerotinia sclerotiorum apothecia prediction: https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-04-25-0126-R
“Genomic and Transcriptomic Analyses Reveal Mechanisms Associated with Pathogenesis of Fusarium annulatum and F. commune in Nursery-Grown Conifer Seedlings,” by John T. Dobbs et al. Read now—open access in #Phytopathology: https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-07-25-0229-R #Fusarium
Findings from Liubov Govta et al. provide the first detailed temporal map of tandem kinase protein-mediated defense in wheat and underscore the robustness of WTK1 across pathogen pressures. Learn more: https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-09-25-0315-R
Deadline approaching: Submit to the forthcoming Phytopathology focus issue, “Seedborne Pathogens: Risks, Research, and Resilience,” by June 15, 2026! Learn more: https://apsjournals.apsnet.org/seedbornepathogens
Findings from Cheng-Yu Tsai and Chih-Li Wang indicate that the SGE1 homolog of #Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. rapae is a pathogenicity factor and required for full stress resistance of chlamydospores. Learn more: https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-08-25-0279-R
Sweet potato witches’ broom disease caused by phytoplasmas threatens crop productivity in Fujian, China. Huawei Li et al. conducted a comparative genomic analysis of the obligate pathogen ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma australasiaticum’ SPWBPT2024. Learn more: https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-04-25-0144-R
Editor’s Pick: Li Zhang et al. designed the Trichoderma Gene Prediction Web server (TGP-WEB) for accurate gene prediction in genomes of #Trichoderma species, biological control agents, and plant-beneficial microorganisms. Learn more: https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-12-25-0399-R
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Mingxia Zhou et al. uncovered a sophisticated and precise effector-target module in #Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae pathogenesis, revealing how redundant virulence functions are directed at a key regulator of host immunity, DRT100. Learn more: https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-12-25-0379-R
Ross J. Hatlen, J. Alejandro Rojas, and Timothy D. Miles present the first population genetics analysis of #Diaporthe humulicola, a recently described pathogen causing halo blight of hop: https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-07-25-0260-R
