Genes in Wheat Scab Fungus Fusarium graminearum
A special issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Microbe Interactions".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2022) | Viewed by 2620
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Interests: Fusarium graminearum; phytopathogens; fungal sensing; signaling pathways; histone modification; plant-fungus interactions; plant immunity; mycotoxin
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Interests: Fusarium graminearum; phytopathogens; fungal biology; vesicle sorting and transport; mycotoxin; cell biology; plant–fungus interactions
Interests: fungal biology; fungal-host interaction; rice blast fungus
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to invite you to contribute papers for publication in our upcoming issue “Genes in Wheat Scab Fungus Fusarium graminearum”. Fusarium graminearum is a causal agent of Fusarium head blight (FHB), which is one of the most important diseases of wheat and barley worldwide. In addition to causing severe yield losses, F. graminearum is a producer of the trichothecene mycotoxin deoxynivalenol (DON), which is harmful to human and animal health. Currently, global warming, climate change and changes in cropping systems have made FHB epidemics more frequent and severe. Novel sustainable management strategies for crop protection must be developed.
This Special Issue aims to attract studies that contribute to enhance our understanding on pathogen biology, host–pathogen interactions, host resistance to diseases, and disease management related to FHB. In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following: 1) biology of F. graminearum towards gaining greater insight into the infection process and the weak spots in the disease cycles; 2) biosynthesis and regulation of trichothecene mycotoxins in F. graminearum; 3) interaction between F. graminearum and its hosts, and plant immunity against F. graminearum; 4) new strategies towards the control of FHB and trichothecene mycotoxins production; 5) population diversity and adaptive evolution of F. graminearum revealed by genomics and population genomics.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Prof. Dr. Cong Jiang
Prof. Dr. Wenhui Zheng
Prof. Dr. Haifeng Zhang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Fusarium graminearum
- Fusarium head blight
- mycotoxin
- pathogenesis
- plant–fungus interactions
- disease cycle
- fungal biology
- plant immunity
- fungal omics
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