#Xylella fastidiosa has been detected in Europe and other countries of the Mediterranean basin since 2013. Amandine Cunty et al. traced the origin of X. fastidiosa subspecies pauca ST53 strains in France: https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-04-25-0124-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
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
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
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
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
“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
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
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
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
