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Genome-wide characterization of the NBLRR gene family provides evolutionary and functional insights into blast resistance in pearl millet (Cenchrus americanus (L.) Morrone)
The investigation is the first report on genome-wide identification and characterization of NBLRR genes in pearl millet. We have shown the role of gene loss and purifying selection in the divergence of NBLRRs ...
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Microbial ensemble in the hives: deciphering the intricate gut ecosystem of hive and forager bees of Apis mellifera
The gut microbiome of honey bees significantly influences vital traits and metabolic processes, including digestion, detoxification, nutrient provision, development, and immunity. However, there is a limited i...
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Fine-scale map** of the microbiome on phylloplane and spermoplane of aromatic and non-aromatic rice genotypes
Adaxial, abaxial phylloplane (leaf), and spermoplane (seed) are proximal yet contrasting habitats for a microbiota that needs to be adequately explored. Here, we proposed novel methods to decipher the adaxial/...
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Diversity of Antimicrobial Peptide Genes in Bacillus from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands: Untapped Island Microbial Diversity for Disease Management in Crop Plants
Taxonomic and functional characterization of a total of 90 bacterial isolates representing bulk and rhizosphere soils of diverse niches of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India were carried out. Twelve bacterial ...
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Fumigation by bacterial volatile 2, 5-dimethylpyrazine enhances anthracnose resistance and shelf life of mango
Anthracnose is a serious postharvest disease of mango causing significant loss in quality during ripening, storage, and trade. In the present study, we evaluated the preventive and curative effects of volatile...
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Editing Plant Genome with CRISPR/Cas: A Sustainable Strategy for Disease Management
The world’s food and nutritional security is adversely affected by the plant diseases which in turn affects the economic growth and environmental sustainability at the global level. The threat in climate chang...
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Open AccessHybrid de novo genome-reassembly reveals new insights on pathways and pathogenicity determinants in rice blast pathogen Magnaporthe oryzae RMg_Dl
Blast disease incited by Magnaporthe oryzae is a major threat to sustain rice production in all rice growing nations. The pathogen is widely distributed in all rice paddies and displays rapid aerial transmissions...
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Tracking and assessment of Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici colonization on rice phyllosphere by integrated fluorescence imaging and qPCR for nonhost resistance phenoty**
Fluorescence microscopy and qPCR-based pathogen tracking tools were developed to elucidate the growth and development of Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici on leaves of nonhost plant (rice: Oryza sativa L.). Stem r...
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Rice Blast Lesions: an Unexplored Phyllosphere Microhabitat for Novel Antagonistic Bacterial Species Against Magnaporthe oryzae
Dark brown necrotic lesions caused by Magnaporthe oryzae on rice foliage is a contrasting microhabitat for leaf-colonizing microbiome as compared with the surrounding healthy chlorophyll-rich tissues. We explored...
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Antifungal and defense elicitor activities of pyrazines identified in endophytic Pseudomonas putida BP25 against fungal blast incited by Magnaporthe oryzae in rice
Black pepper-associated endophytic Pseudomonas putida BP25 displayed volatile-mediated antagonism against rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae 1637. The major chemical fraction identified in the volatiles of Pseu...
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Microconidia: Understanding Its Role in the Fungus Magnaporthe oryzae Inciting Rice Blast Disease
Adaptation and survival are the key fundamentals for any microorganism. The rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae is not exceptional for that and it is the model pathogen for host-pathogen interaction studies. As ...
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Methods of Assessments of Microbial Diversity and Their Functional Role in Soil Fertility and Crop Productivity
In the last couple of decades, advancement in the genomic sciences coupled with computational framework has robustly accelerated the deeper understanding of the microbial diversity. The arrival of next-generat...
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First report of Curvularia hominis inciting fruit rot of ridge gourd (Luffa acutangula) in Tamil Nadu, India
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First report of Colletotrichum siamense from Andaman and Nicobar Islands causing anthracnose in chilli
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Development and utilization of gyrA and gyrB gene-based diagnostics for the phytoplasma classified under 16Sr I group in plants and insects
In the present study, a new set of primers of gyrA and gyrB genes of the phytoplasma genome were designed and validated for the successful detection and taxonomic classification of the previously identified phyto...
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Interactive effects of Magnaporthe inoculation and nitrogen doses on the plant enzyme machinery and phyllosphere microbiome of resistant and susceptible rice cultivars
Severity of plant diseases is often influenced by the availability of nutrients, particularly N; however, its effect on the phyllosphere microbiome in foliar pathogen challenged plants is less investigated in ...
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Morphological and molecular variability among Indian isolates of Rhizoctonia solani causing banded leaf and sheath blight in maize
Rhizoctonia solani, a devastating soil borne fungus inciting banded leaf and sheath blight (BLSB) disease is a constraint in maize production and improvement program. Rhizoctonia isolates collected from seven div...
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Open AccessLipopeptide biosynthesis in Pseudomonas fluorescens is regulated by the protease complex ClpAP
Lipopeptides (LP) are structurally diverse compounds with potent surfactant and broad-spectrum antibiotic activities. In Pseudomonas and other bacterial genera, LP biosynthesis is governed by large multimodular n...
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A unique DNA repair and recombination gene (recN) sequence for identification and intraspecific molecular ty** of bacterial wilt pathogen Ralstonia solanacearum and its comparative analysis with ribosomal DNA sequences
Ribosomal gene sequences are a popular choice for identification of bacterial species and, often, for making phylogenetic interpretations. Although very popular, the sequences of 16S rDNA and 16-23S intergenic...
