Author summary Viruses that infect bacteria, known as phages, are part of microbial communities and influence the abundance, diversity, and traits of their hosts. In an agriculture-related context, th...

West Africa has faced a rapid expansion of rice cultivation with importation of rice varieties mostly from Asia, and rice now constitutes 37% of the cereal consumed in the region. The bacterial pathog...

Citrus canker, caused by Xanthomonas citri pv. citri, is one of the most devastating bacterial diseases of citrus species. The global population of Xanthomonas citri pv. citri includes three lineages ...

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Wheat varietal mixtures modulate the mean and variance of Septoria tritici blotch disease symptoms through specific plant–plant interactions, with mixtures

À l’approche de la récolte des clémentines, le lycée agricole de Borgo organise une formation auprès de ses élèves pour les sensibiliser aux maladies et ravageurs des agrumes. En partenariat avec le C...

The ratio of predator-to-prey biomass density is not constant along ecological gradients: denser ecosystems tend to have fewer predators per prey, following a scaling relation known as the ‘predator–....

Phages are typically known for having a limited host range, targeting particular strains within a bacterial species, but accurately measuring their specificity remains challenging. Factors like the g...

Nature Ecology & Evolution - The bacterial plant pathogen genus Xanthomonas uses two distinct secretion systems for antibacterial competition. Here the authors show that some Xanthomonas...

Papaya (Carica papaya L.) is susceptible to attacks by root-knot nematodes (RKN), which lead to significant production losses. Understanding the life cycle of RKN in papaya is essential for developing...

Laura Mathieu, from France, a postdoctoral researcher at the French National Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE), based at the Plant Health Institute of Montpellier (PHIM).

Background Faced with the recrudescence of viral CRESS-DNA plant diseases, the availability of efficient and cost-effective tools for routine diagnosis and genomic characterisation is vital. As these ...

Swollen Shoot is a viral disease affecting cocoa trees, transmitted by several species of mealybugs (Insecta, Hemiptera, Sternorrhyncha, Pseudococcidae). These insects maintain trophobiotic relationsh...