Very excited to share our new preprint on DGR-1: a nematode master regulator controlling the switch from destructive to biotrophic effectors. We show that nematodes hijack the natural compartmentalisation of plant signals to fine-tune DGR-1 expression. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
We're pleased to share that PurPest has been featured in Issue 26 of The Innovation Platform, highlighting our work to develop new approaches for protecting plant health and strengthening biosecurity across Europe.
🔗 Find out more: www.purpest.eu/news/purpest...
New episode alert! Host Matt Kasson sits down with Dr. Melanie Medina López of Penn State University to discuss phytobiomes, soybean cyst nematode research, and the role of biocontrol in agriculture.
🎧 Listen now: https://www.plantopiapodcast.org/72
#esn2026
📗 New book chapter coming out very soon! 🥳
📈 Review just hit 10 citations under 12 months: www.researchgate.net/profile/Davi...
Happy to see it’s useful and getting traction in the community.
Read the paper here: doi.org/10.3390/nitr...
📄 New paper in Microbial Ecology
Our review examines how soil microbial diversity, organic matter, and soil structure influence the survival, spread, and suppression of soilborne plant pathogens.
doi.org/10.1007/s002...
Had a great time at #esn2026 in lovely Egmond aan Zee. It’s always great to catch up with my fellow EIC, Rolo Perry and to thank Nematology authors and reviewers in person. Thanks to DeGruyter-Brill for their support and to the organizers for a great conference. #nematology
📄 New paper in Microbial Ecology
How do soil microbial diversity, organic matter, & soil structure influence soilborne plant diseases?
We review the mechanisms behind pathogen survival, spread, and suppression, and how management can foster disease-suppressive soils.
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s002...
