Publications by authors named "Yuan-Min Shen"

Grape ripe rot, which is predominantly caused by the species, presents a growing threat to global grape cultivation. This threat is amplified by the increasing populations of the species in response to warmer climates. In this review, we investigate the wide-ranging spectrum of grape ripe rot, specifically highlighting the role and characteristics of the species complex (CGSC).

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Modern agricultural practices rely on synthetic fungicides to control plant disease, but the application of these fungicides has raised concerns regarding human and environmental health for many years. As a substitute, environmentally friendly fungicides have been increasingly introduced as alternatives to synthetic fungicides. However, the impact of these environmentally friendly fungicides on plant microbiomes has received limited attention.

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species can infect forest trees, ornamentals, and crops, causing root and fruit rots, stem cankers, leaf spots, etc. (Yang et al. 2018).

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(anamorph: ) is a soilborne plant-pathogenic fungus with a broad host range, and it can cause red crown rot of soybean and Cylindrocladium black rot of peanut, which has become an emerging threat to crop production worldwide. Limited molecular studies have focused on and one of the possible difficulties is the lack of genomic resources. This study presents the first high quality and near-completed genome of , using the Oxford Nanopore GridION sequencing platform.

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L., known as common zinnia, is an annual flowering plant belonging to the Asteraceae family and native to North America. The plant has colorful flowers and is one of the popular ornamental bedding plants for gardening.

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