Evaluation of Soil Antagonism against the White Root Rot Fungus Rosellinia necatrix and Pathogen Mycosphere Communities in Biochar-amended Soil.

White root rot disease caused by Rosellinia necatrix is a growing issue in orchards, and biochar pyrolyzed from the pruned branch residues of fruit trees has potential as a soil amendment agent with a number of benefits, such as long-term carbon sequestration. However, the effects of pruned branch biochar on white root rot disease remain unclear. Therefore, we compared direct antagonism against R.

Clinical benefits of tomosynthesis-guided vacuum assisted breast biopsy: a comparison with stereotactic vacuum assisted biopsy.

Background: Tomosynthesis-guided vacuum assisted breast biopsy (3D-VAB) has been used increasingly. The aim of our study is to compare the clinical effectiveness of 3D-VAB and stereotactic vacuum assisted biopsy (2D-VAB) on the number of tissue cores containing targeted calcifications and on the procedure time.

Methods: Consecutive 87 women who underwent biopsy at our hospital from April 2020 to March 2022 for calcifications mammographically suspicious of malignancy were included in this study: 57 patients with 3D-VAB and 30 patients with 2D-VAB.

Spray Application of Nonpathogenic Fusaria onto Rice Flowers Controls Bakanae Disease (Caused by Fusarium fujikuroi) in the Next Plant Generation.

Bakanae disease, caused by , is an economically important seed-borne disease of rice. is horizontally transmitted to rice flowers and vertically transmitted to the next generation via seeds. The fungus induces typical symptoms such as abnormal tissue elongation and etiolation.

Diverse Partitiviruses From the Phytopathogenic Fungus, .

Partitiviruses (dsRNA viruses, family ) are ubiquitously detected in plants and fungi. Although previous surveys suggested their omnipresence in the white root rot fungus, , only a few of them have been molecularly and biologically characterized thus far. We report the characterization of a total of 20 partitiviruses from 16 strains belonging to 15 new species, for which "-" were proposed, and 5 previously reported species.

Transcriptome analysis of the fungal pathogen Rosellinia necatrix during infection of a susceptible avocado rootstock identifies potential mechanisms of pathogenesis.

Background: White root rot disease caused by Rosellinia necatrix is one of the most important threats affecting avocado productivity in tropical and subtropical climates. Control of this disease is complex and nowadays, lies in the use of physical and chemical methods, although none have proven to be fully effective. Detailed understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying white root rot disease has the potential of aiding future developments in disease resistance and management.