First Report of var. as a new host of in Sichuan, China.

Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. var.

First Report of Powdery Mildew Caused by on in China.

Symphyotrichum subulatum (Michx.) G. L.

Transcriptome profiling reveals the underlying mechanism of grape post-harvest pathogen against the metabolites of .

Introduction: Pathogen infection influences the post-harvest shelf life of grape berries. In a preliminary study, metabolites produced by significantly inhibited the growth of the grape postharvest pathogen .

Methods: To investigate the mechanism of interaction between and , a draft genome was generated for WHG5 using the Illumina NovaSeq platform, and the transcriptomic changes in WHG5 were analyzed in response to the exposure to metabolites (10% v/v).

First Report of Athelia rolfsii Causing Stem Rot on Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) in Sichuan, China.

Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) is a major oilseed crop in the world, but recently it has become a popular ornamental flower in China (Kaya ET AL., 2012).

HaCYC2c regulating the heteromorphous development and functional differentiation of florets by recognizing HaNDUA2 in sunflower.

The overexpression of HaCYC2c and its regulation on HaNDUA2 through transcriptional recognition are important for regulating the heteromorphous development and functional differentiation of ray and disc florets in sunflower. Flower symmetry is closely related to pollinator recruitment and individual fecundity for higher plants and is the main feature used to identify flower type in angiosperms. In sunflower, HaCYC2c regulates floral organ development and floral symmetry, but the specific detail remains unclear.

The SlTCP26 promoting lateral branches development in tomato.

The SlTCP26 negatively regulated auxin signal to relieve the apical dominance and suppressed abscisic acid signal to remove the lateral bud dormancy, promoting lateral branches development. Lateral branches formation from lateral buds is a complex regulatory process in higher plants, and the interaction between transcription factors and hormones is indispensable during this process. TCP transcription factors have been reported to regulate lateral branches development, while the detailed function, especially interacting with auxin and ABA during this process, was still ambiguous in tomato.