Transcriptional plasticity of schizotrophic responds to symptomatic rapeseed and endophytic wheat hosts.

The broad host range of fungi with differential fungal responses leads to either a pathogenic or an endophytic lifestyle in various host plants. Yet, the molecular basis of schizotrophic fungal responses to different plant hosts remains unexplored. Here, we observed a general increase in the gene expression of associated with pathogenicity in symptomatic rapeseed, including small protein secretion, appressorial formation, and oxalic acid toxin production.

Enrichment of bacteria involved in the nitrogen cycle and plant growth promotion in soil by sclerotia of rice sheath blight fungus.

Rice sheath blight pathogen, Rhizoctonia solani, produces numerous sclerotia to overwinter. As a rich source of nutrients in the soil, sclerotia may lead to the change of soil microbiota. For this purpose, we amended the sclerotia of R.

Schizotrophic Sclerotinia sclerotiorum-Mediated Root and Rhizosphere Microbiome Alterations Activate Growth and Disease Resistance in Wheat.

Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, a widespread pathogen of dicotyledons, can grow endophytically in wheat, providing protection against Fusarium head blight and stripe rust and enhancing wheat yield. In this study, we found that wheat seed treatment with strain DT-8, infected with hypovirulence-associated DNA virus 1 (SsHADV-1) and used as a "plant vaccine" for brassica protection, could significantly increase the diversity of the fungal and bacterial community in rhizosphere soil, while the diversity of the fungal community was obviously decreased in the wheat root. Interestingly, the relative abundance of potential plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) and biocontrol agents increased significantly in the DT-8-treated wheat rhizosphere soil.

Genetic diversity of cucumber green mottle mosaic virus (CGMMV) infecting cucurbits.

(CGMMV), a well-known , infects cucurbits across the globe. To determine its current status, molecular characterization, genetic recombination, gene flow and selection pressure, 10 districts from Punjab province of Pakistan were surveyed and a total of 2561 cucurbits samples were collected during 2019-2020. These samples were subjected to virus-specific double antibody sandwich-enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (DAS-ELISA) for the detection of CGMMV.

Sclerotia of a phytopathogenic fungus restrict microbial diversity and improve soil health by suppressing other pathogens and enriching beneficial microorganisms.

Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, a notorious soil-borne pathogen of various important crops, produces numerous sclerotia to oversummer in the soil. Considering that sclerotia may also be attacked by other microbes in the soil, we hypothesized that sclerotia in soil may affect the community of soil microbes directly and/or indirectly. In this study, we inoculated sclerotia of S.

A concise review of biochar application to agricultural soils to improve soil conditions and fight pollution.

Application of biochar to soil can play a significant role in the alteration of nutrients dynamics, soil contaminants as well as microbial functions. Therefore, strategic biochar application to soil may provide agronomic, environmental and economic benefits. Key environmental outcomes may include reduced availability of toxic metals and organic pollutants, reduced soil N losses and longer-term storage of carbon in soil.