Double-Stranded RNA Targeting Dicer-Like Genes Compromises the Pathogenicity of on Grapevine.

Downy mildew caused by is one of the most devastating diseases of grapevine, attacking all green parts of the plant. The damage is severe when the infection at flowering stage is left uncontrolled. management consumes a significant amount of classical pesticides applied in vineyards, requiring efficient and environmentally safe disease management options.

RNA Interference Strategies for Future Management of Plant Pathogenic Fungi: Prospects and Challenges.

Plant pathogenic fungi are the largest group of disease-causing agents on crop plants and represent a persistent and significant threat to agriculture worldwide. Conventional approaches based on the use of pesticides raise social concern for the impact on the environment and human health and alternative control methods are urgently needed. The rapid improvement and extensive implementation of RNA interference (RNAi) technology for various model and non-model organisms has provided the initial framework to adapt this post-transcriptional gene silencing technology for the management of fungal pathogens.