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Cassava Witches’ Broom Disease in Southeast Asia: A Review of Its Distribution and Associated Symptoms [PDF]

Plants, 2023
Cassava witches’ broom disease (CWBD) is one of the main diseases of cassava in Southeast Asia (SEA). Affected cassava plants show reduced internodal length and proliferation of leaves (phyllody) in the middle and top part of the plant, which results in ...
Juan M. Pardo, Khonesavanh Chittarath, Pinkham Vongphachanh, Le Thi Hang, Samoul Oeurn, Warren Arinaitwe, Rafael Rodriguez, Sok Sophearith, Al Imran Malik, Wilmer J. Cuellar   +9 more
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Comparative genome analysis of jujube witches’-broom Phytoplasma, an obligate pathogen that causes jujube witches’-broom disease [PDF]

BMC Genomics, 2018
Background JWB phytoplasma is a kind of insect-transmitted and uncultivable bacterial plant pathogen causeing a destructive Jujube disease. To date, no genome information about JWB phytoplasma has been published, which hindered its characterization at ...
Jie Wang, Laiqing Song, Qiqing Jiao, Shuke Yang, Rui Gao, Xingbo Lu, Guangfang Zhou   +6 more
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Ceratobasidium sp. is associated with cassava witches' broom disease, a re-emerging threat to cassava cultivation in Southeast Asia. [PDF]

Sci Rep, 2023
Cassava witches' broom disease (CWBD) is a devastating disease of cassava in Southeast Asia (SEA), of unknown etiology. Affected plants show reduced internodal length, proliferation of leaves and weakening of stems.
Leiva AM, Pardo JM, Arinaitwe W, Newby J, Vongphachanh P, Chittarath K, Oeurn S, Thi Hang L, Gil-Ordóñez A, Rodriguez R, Cuellar WJ.   +10 more
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State of the Art of the Molecular Biology of the Interaction between Cocoa and Witches' Broom Disease: A Systematic Review. [PDF]

Int J Mol Sci, 2023
Significant scientific advances to elucidate the Moniliophthora perniciosa pathosystem have been achieved in recent years, but the molecular biology of this pathogen-host interaction is still a field with many unanswered questions.
Santos AS, Mora-Ocampo IY, de Novais DPS, Aguiar ERGR, Pirovani CP.   +4 more
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Genome-Wide Identification and Characterization of the TLP Gene Family in Phyllostachys edulis and Association with Witches' Broom Disease Resistance in Bamboo. [PDF]

Int J Mol Sci, 2023
Thaumatin-like proteins (TLPs) are pathogenesis-related proteins with pivotal roles in plant defense mechanisms. In this study, various bioinformatics and RNA-seq methods were used to analyze the biotic and abiotic stress responses of the TLP family in ...
Gu Y, Yu H, He S, Zhang P, Ma X.
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The pathogen Moniliophthora perniciosa promotes differential proteomic modulation of cacao genotypes with contrasting resistance to witches´ broom disease [PDF]

BMC Plant Biology, 2020
Background: Witches' broom disease (WBD) of cacao (Theobroma cacao L.), caused by Moniliophthora perniciosa, is the most important limiting factor for the cacao production in Brazil.
Correa, Stephany Cristiane, Cruz dos Santos, Everton, Gramacho, Karina Peres, Micheli, Fabienne, Pirovani, Carlos Priminho   +4 more
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Mechanism of zju-miR156c-mediated network in regulating witches' broom symptom of Chinese jujube. [PDF]

Mol Plant Pathol
Jujube witches' broom, caused by phytoplasma, is a destructive disease of Chinese jujube. Studies have shown that zju‐miR156s play an important role in phytoplasma infection in jujube, but the regulatory mechanism between zju‐miR156c and witches' broom ...
Wang Y, Luo Z, Zhao X, Sun H, Liu J, Zhang D, Cao H, Ai C, Wang L, Dai L, Liu M, Wang L, Liu Z.   +12 more
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Combined transcriptome and metabolome analysis of Nerium indicum L. elaborates the key pathways that are activated in response to witches' broom disease. [PDF]

BMC Plant Biol, 2022
Nerium indicum Mill. is an ornamental plant that is found in parks, riversides, lakesides, and scenic areas in China and other parts of the world. Our recent survey indicated the prevalence of witches’ broom disease (WBD) in Guangdong, China. To find out
Wang S, Wang S, Li M, Su Y, Sun Z, Ma H.
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Moniliophthora perniciosa, the Causal Agent of Cacao Witches' Broom Disease Is Killed in vitro by Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Wickerhamomyces anomalus Yeasts. [PDF]

Front Microbiol, 2021
Cacao plantations from South America have been afflicted with the severe fungal disease known as Witches’ Broom Disease (WBD), caused by the basidiomycete Moniliophthora perniciosa.
Ferraz P, Brandão RL, Cássio F, Lucas C.   +3 more
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Cacao clones modulate pod tolerance to witches’ broom and nutritional imbalances, enhancing cocoa production in the Amazon [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Cacao cultivation in the Brazilian Amazon is constrained by nutritional imbalances and a high incidence of witches’ broom disease. Understanding how nutrient status influences disease tolerance and yield is essential for improving productivity.
Edilaine Istéfani Franklin Traspadini, Renato de Mello Prado, Paulo Guilherme Salvador Wadt, Priscila Lupino Gratão, Sylviane Beck Ribeiro, Douglas Marcelo Pinheiro da Silva   +5 more
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