The microbial molecule that turns plants into zombies
A newly discovered manipulation mechanism used by parasitic bacteria to slow down plant ageing, may offer new ways to protect disease-threatened food crops.
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Phytophthora infestans: An interactome exposes a master manipulator
Phytophthora infestans is a mold-like oomycete pathogen, notoriously known for triggering the Irish potato famine in 1845. Almost two centuries later, scientists are still trying to unravel how exactly this organism makes plants sick.
Opening the doors of potato pathogen perception
New research identifies one of the best genes to confer durable resistance against late blight in potato.
