Development of PCR based SSR markers for Wilsonomyces carpophilus and a PCR based diagnosis protocol for the early detection of shot hole disease in stone fruit crops.

Background: The conidial Ascomycota fungus Wilsonomyces carpophilus causing shot hole in stone fruits is a major constraint in the production of stone fruits worldwide. Shothole disease symptoms appear on leaves, fruits, and twigs. Successful isolation of the pathogen from different hosts on synthetic culture medium is a time consuming and tedious procedure for identification of the pathogen based on morpho-cultural characterization.

Whole genome sequencing of Wilsonomyces carpophilus, an incitant of shot hole disease in stone fruits: insights into secreted proteins of a necrotrophic fungal repository.

Background: Shot hole is one of the important fungal diseases in stone fruits viz., peach, plum, apricot and cherry caused by Wilsonomyces carpophilus and almond among nut crops. Fungicides significantly decrease the disease.

North-Western Himalayan Common Beans: Population Structure and Mapping of Quantitative Anthracnose Resistance Through Genome Wide Association Study.

Common bean ( L.) is an important legume crop of north-western (NW) Himalayan region and the major disease that causes catastrophic loss to the crop is anthracnose, which is caused by . The pathogen is highly diverse and most of the commercial cultivars are susceptible to different races prevalent in the region.