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Diversity and horizontal gene transfer of mycoviruses in Exserohilum turcicum population from northern corn leaf blight of maize

Phytopathology Research
Northern corn leaf blight, caused by Exserohilum turcicum, severely affects maize yields globally. Some mycoviruses induce host hypovirulence in phytopathogenic fungi, offering the potential for fungal biocontrol.
Jichun Jia, Lihong Cheng, Jinye Wang, Xu Chen, Jinsheng Xia, Xiaojun Zhao, Baojun Zhang, Fan Mu   +7 more
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Colletotrichum fructicola co-opts cytotoxic ribonucleases that antagonize host competitive microorganisms to promote infection

mBio
Phytopathogens secrete numerous molecules into the environment to establish a microbial niche and facilitate host infection. The phytopathogenic fungus Colletotrichum fructicola, which causes pear anthracnose, can colonize different plant tissues like ...
Chunhao Wang, Mengqing Han, Yanyan Min, Jiayi Hu, Yuemin Pan, Lili Huang, Jiajun Nie   +6 more
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How labour organization may affect technology adoption: an analytical framework analysing the case of integrated pest management [PDF]

, 2003
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is an important component of sustainable agriculture. Farmers who switch from a more capital-intensive pesticide-based pest management strategy to IPM have to substitute capital with labour.
Wesseler, J.H.H., Beckmann, V., Beckmann, Volker, Wesseler, Justus   +3 more
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Chromosome-level genome assembly of hawthorn spider mite, Amphitetranychus viennensis (Acari: Tetranychidae)

Scientific Data
The hawthorn spider mite, Amphitetranychus viennensis, is a major pest of orchards and ornamentals in the Palaearctic region, with adaptability and acaricide resistance.
Meifeng Ren, Yuying Zhang, Yifei Wang, Yuanpeng Duan, Yue Gao, Zhongfang Liu, Pengjiu Zhang, Lifei He, Renjun Fan, Xuguo Zhou, Jing Yang   +10 more
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Individual and combined impact of nuclear polyhedrosis virus and spinosad to control the tropical armyworm, Spodoptera litura (Fabricius) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), in cotton in Pakistan

Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control, 2019
The tropical armyworm, Spodoptera litura Fabricius (Noctuidae; Lepidoptera), is among the most harmful pests causing economic loss in the quality and production of a variety of crops, particularly cotton.
Muhammad Bilal Ayyub, Ahmad Nawaz, Muhammad Jalal Arif, Luqman Amrao   +3 more
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Bacterial microbiota protect an invasive bark beetle from a pine defensive compound

Microbiome, 2018
Background There is growing evidence that some devastating biotic invasions are facilitated by microbial symbionts. The red turpentine beetle (RTB), an innocuous secondary insect attacking weakened trees in North America, has formed an invasive complex ...
Chihang Cheng, Jacob D Wickham, Li Chen, Dandan Xu, Min Lu, Jianghua Sun   +5 more
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Role of the sigma factor AlgU in regulating growth, virulence, motility, exopolysaccharide production, and environmental stress adaptation of Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae QSY6

Phytopathology Research
The extracytoplasmic function (ECF) sigma factor AlgU is involved in the regulation of various virulence-related pathways in Pseudomonas syringae, especially alginate biosynthesis and motility, and the role of AlgU differs among P.
Yiju Zhang, Min Fu, Qian Wang, Lei Zhang, Xiaoxi Chang, Lixin Zhang   +5 more
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Establishment of recombinase polymerase amplification detection method for Dactylobotrys graminicola

Scientific Reports
Hulless barley sheath rot is a spike disease caused by Dactylobotrys graminicola. In recent years, it has generally occurred in hulless barley growing areas in China, resulting in reduced hulless barley yields.
Haiqing Zhang, Liyifan Chen, Ruifang Dong, Haowen Zheng, Lu Hou, Qiang Yao   +5 more
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Pest Management & Crop Development [PDF]

, 2004
The Bulletin provides timely information about pests and crops throughout Illinois. Our objective is to keep you informed about pest problems and crop development issues and to keep you current regarding the most effective, economic, and environmentally ...
Integrated Pest Management, Cook, Kelly, Steffey, Kevin   +2 more
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Convergent subgenome dominance but with lineage-specific functional divergence of homoeologs during cave adaptation: insights from full-length transcriptomes of Sinocyclocheilus species

Frontiers in Zoology
Allopolyploidy creates duplicated genomes that drives evolutionary innovation and adaptive diversification under extreme environmental pressures. Although subgenomic architecture is recognized as pivotal in post-polyploid evolution, the mechanisms by ...
Shaohua Xu, Mingming Zhang, Fanwei Meng, Chongnv Wang, Xinxin Li, Baocheng Guo   +5 more
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