#fusarium — Public Fediverse posts

Scientist pleaded guilty to smuggling #Fusarium #graminearum into #US. But what is it?
It causes a disease in #barley and #wheat called Fusarium head blight, or scab. It can also damage #rice and rot #corn ears and stalks. In severe cases, scab could cut a farm’s yield by 45%!
Its responsible for some of greatest annual crop losses in US. In 2024 extension & research plant pathologists suggested scab reduced US wheat crop by approximately 31 million bushels or roughly 2%.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/11/scientist-pleaded-guilty-to-smuggling-fusarium-graminearum-into-us-but-what-is-it/

Let's play "Supervillain or #antifungal lipopeptides?"
Yuan et al. will go first...
...with a new study, showing that iturin and fengycin lipopeptides inhibit #pathogenic #Fusarium in #wheat, targeting components of the #cell membrane and more!
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13933
@wileyplantsci
#PlantSci #JIPB #botany

Let's play "Supervillain or #antifungal lipopeptides?"
Yuan et al. will go first...
...with a new study, showing that iturin and fengycin lipopeptides inhibit #pathogenic #Fusarium in #wheat, targeting components of the #cell membrane and more!
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13933
@wileyplantsci
#PlantSci #JIPB #botany

🚨 First Look! My latest peer-reviewed co-authorship is now online in Phytopathology Journal 🧬🌾

📰 Fusarium avenaceum isolates from pea, wheat, & lentil were tested on these three host crops. Pea-derived isolates were the most "aggressive," which motivated our conclusion that inclusion of pea in a crop rotation can increase the incidence & severity of head blight in wheat.

🔗 https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-03-25-0120-R

#PlantPathology #Fusarium #Agroecology #OpenScience

Historical outbreaks of #CoffeeWilt disease linked to gene transfer from another fungus https://phys.org/news/2024-12-historical-outbreaks-coffee-wilt-disease.html

Horizontal transfers between fungal #Fusarium species contributed to successive outbreaks of #coffee wilt disease: Lily Peck et al. https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3002480

"The #fungus that causes coffee wilt disease repeatedly took up segments of DNA from a related fungal pathogen, which contributed to successive outbreaks of the disease."

#Fungi #PlantPathology #LGT #HGT #Evolution #Biology

Historical outbreaks of #CoffeeWilt disease linked to gene transfer from another fungus https://phys.org/news/2024-12-historical-outbreaks-coffee-wilt-disease.html

Horizontal transfers between fungal #Fusarium species contributed to successive outbreaks of #coffee wilt disease: Lily Peck et al. https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3002480

"The #fungus that causes coffee wilt disease repeatedly took up segments of DNA from a related fungal pathogen, which contributed to successive outbreaks of the disease."

#Fungi #PlantPathology #LGT #HGT #Evolution #Biology

Historical outbreaks of #CoffeeWilt disease linked to gene transfer from another fungus https://phys.org/news/2024-12-historical-outbreaks-coffee-wilt-disease.html

Horizontal transfers between fungal #Fusarium species contributed to successive outbreaks of #coffee wilt disease: Lily Peck et al. https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3002480

"The #fungus that causes coffee wilt disease repeatedly took up segments of DNA from a related fungal pathogen, which contributed to successive outbreaks of the disease."

#Fungi #PlantPathology #LGT #HGT #Evolution #Biology

Historical outbreaks of #CoffeeWilt disease linked to gene transfer from another fungus https://phys.org/news/2024-12-historical-outbreaks-coffee-wilt-disease.html

Horizontal transfers between fungal #Fusarium species contributed to successive outbreaks of #coffee wilt disease: Lily Peck et al. https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3002480

"The #fungus that causes coffee wilt disease repeatedly took up segments of DNA from a related fungal pathogen, which contributed to successive outbreaks of the disease."

#Fungi #PlantPathology #LGT #HGT #Evolution #Biology

Historical outbreaks of #CoffeeWilt disease linked to gene transfer from another fungus https://phys.org/news/2024-12-historical-outbreaks-coffee-wilt-disease.html

Horizontal transfers between fungal #Fusarium species contributed to successive outbreaks of #coffee wilt disease: Lily Peck et al. https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3002480

"The #fungus that causes coffee wilt disease repeatedly took up segments of DNA from a related fungal pathogen, which contributed to successive outbreaks of the disease."

#Fungi #PlantPathology #LGT #HGT #Evolution #Biology

16-AUG-2024
The #BananaApocalypse is near, but
biologists might have found a key to their survival
Discovery of molecular mechanisms used by the #banana-destroying microbe brings hope to the breakfast table

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1054467 #science #ecology #PlantDisease #fusarium

This tag team is deadly! Understanding the interaction between #Phytophthora and #Fusarium and its impact on #soybean can help us develop the #crops of the future. Read on!🔓⬇️🎉https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13505 …
@wileyplantsci
#JIPB #PlantSci #CropSci #phytopathology #PlantPathology #PlantScience

Asparagus growing in the UK. It seems like I might have problems with phytopthora and fusarium. I planted 12 crowns in spring 2021, only one now survives. I also planted seeds and I am growing on the plants in pots. Are there any other gardeners on here who have dealt with this? Advice on companion planting. I have heavy clay soil in Sheffield, 200m up, cool site. I am using woodchip and compost to lighten soil. https://horticulture.ahdb.org.uk/news/phytophthora-rot-asparagus
#allotment #asparagus #phytophthora #fusarium #sheffield

When #Fusarium teams up with #Phytophthora, #soybean crops don't stand a chance. Learn how understanding these interactions is helping us develop the #crops of the future. 🔓⬇️🎉https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13505
@wileyplantsci
#JIPB #PlantSci #CropSci #phytopathology #PlantPathology #PlantScience

This kind of teamwork hardly seems fair!
Results of a 3-year field study reveal that #Fusarium-produced #VitaminB6 promotes loss of #Phytophthora resistance in #soybean.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13505
@wileyplantsci
#JIPB #PlantScience #CropSci #phytopathology #PlantPathology

#Plastic-eating #fungi thriving in man-made '#plastisphere' may help tackle global #waste.

#bacteria #Jonesia #Streptomyces #Fusarium #Neocosmospora

https://phys.org/news/2023-05-plastic-eating-fungi-man-made-plastisphere-tackle.html

Pathogenic fungi neutralize plant-derived ROS via Srpk1 #deacetylation

ROS production in tomato plants infected by the pathogen #Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. #Lycopersici activates a #fungal #Srpk1-dependent #ROS #detoxification program

Ning Zhang, Wenxing Liang et al.

https://www.embopress.org/doi/10.15252/embj.2022112634