OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Phytopathology Research is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Decoding Rhizoctonia spp. in-depth genomic analysis, pathogenic mechanisms, and host interactions	41
Application of fungi as biological control strategies for nematode management in horticultural crops	40
Metabolites induced by citrus tristeza virus and ‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’ influence the feeding behavior of Diaphorina citri: an electrical penetration graph and LC–MS/MS study	35
Oryzae pathotype of Magnaporthe oryzae can cause typical blast disease symptoms on both leaves and spikes of wheat under a growth room condition	27
Volatile organic compounds of hoary stock are responsible for suppressing downy mildew of grape in an intercropping system	26
Insights into geminiviral pathogenesis: interaction between βC1 protein and GLABROUS1 enhancer binding protein (GeBP) in Solanaceae	26
Molecular characterization of a novel Conyza canadensis-infecting begomovirus in China	24
Use of a real-time PCR method to quantify the primary infection of Plasmopara viticola in commercial vineyards	20
The bZIP transcription factor UvbZIP6 mediates fungal growth, stress response, and false smut formation in Ustilaginoidea virens	20
Pathogenic function of the natural variation of CP in WYMV and CWMV	19
Chitin synthases containing myosin motor-like domain are required for cell wall integrity and virulence of vascular wilt pathogen Verticillium dahliae	19
A virus-derived small RNA targets the rice transcription factor ROC1 to induce disease-like symptom	18
Population genetic analyses highlight an eastward dispersal of Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici from the Shaanxi province to the North China Plain	18
The MAP4 kinase NbM4K3 regulates immune responses in Nicotiana benthamiana	17
Role of the sigma factor AlgU in regulating growth, virulence, motility, exopolysaccharide production, and environmental stress adaptation of Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae QSY6	17
GmPAO-mediated polyamine catabolism enhances soybean Phytophthora resistance without growth penalty	17
Efficient transformation and genome editing in a nondomesticated, biocontrol strain, Bacillus subtilis GLB191	16
A field survey of eight common potato pathogens in China based on integrated-loop-mediated isothermal amplification assays	16
Leafhopper transmits soybean stay-green associated virus to leguminous plants	15
Crystal structure of rice APIP6 reveals a new dimerization mode of RING-type E3 ligases that facilities the construction of its working model	14
Genomic and culture-based analysis of Cyclaneusma minus in New Zealand provides evidence for multiple morphotypes	14
Role of Verticillium dahliae effectors in interaction with cotton plants	14
The autophagy protein BcAtg2 regulates growth, development and pathogenicity in the gray mold fungus Botrytis cinerea	14
Genetically divergent 'Candidatus Phytoplasma solani' isolates in Croatian vineyard pathosystems suggest complex epidemiological networks	14
Nothophoma spp. causing leaf blight of ancient Platycladus orientalis	13

Colletotrichum species pathogenic to strawberry: discovery history, global diversity, prevalence in China, and the host range of top two species	12
Cryphonectria hypovirus 1 infection suppresses the pathogenicity but increases the mycotoxin deoxynivalenol production of Fusarium graminearum	11
RXLR effector genes mediate regional adaptation of Phytophthora infestans	11
Morphological and molecular characterisation of Helicotylenchus zengchengensis n. sp. (Nematoda: Hoplolaimidae) from China, with a review on Helicotylenchus species in China	11
Function of ZmBT2a gene in resistance to pathogen infection in maize	11
An increase in the number of peroxisomes is coupled to the initial infection stage and stress response of Botrytis cinerea	10
Maize catalases localized in peroxisomes support the replication of maize chlorotic mottle virus	10
Apple Valsa canker: insights into pathogenesis and disease control	10
Candidatus Phytoplasma ziziphi encodes non-classically secreted proteins that suppress hypersensitive cell death response in Nicotiana benthamiana	10
Cytological and ultrastructural investigation of pathogen infection pathway and host responses in asparagus stem infected by Phomopsis asparagi	10
Rapid diagnosis of Diaporthe helianthi in sunflower using RPA/CRISPR-Cas12 and lateral flow assay	10
Cap-snatching inhibitors of influenza virus are inhibitory to the in vitro transcription of rice stripe virus	10
Identification of a novel C6 protein encoded by tomato leaf curl China virus	9
The tug-of-war on iron between plant and pathogen	9
Global distribution and management of peach diseases	9
Regulation and inhibition of type III secretion systems in plant pathogenic bacteria	8
3-Ketoacyl-ACP synthase III FabH1 is essential for branched-chain DSF family signals in Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae	8
Evaluation of the risk of development of resistance to QoI fungicide ZJ0712 in Podosphaera xanthii under greenhouse conditions	8
The phytopathogen Xanthomonas campestris scavenges hydroxycinnamic acids in planta via the hca cluster to increase virulence on its host plant	8
Proteomic identification of apoplastic proteins from rice, wheat, and barley after Magnaporthe oryzae infection	7
Unveiling the phloem: a battleground for plant pathogens	7
The regulatory subunit MoB56 of PP2A phosphatase regulates pathogenicity, growth and development in a protein complex with the atypical catalytic subunit Ppg1 in the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryz	7
Advances in understanding the soil-borne viruses of wheat: from the laboratory bench to strategies for disease control in the field	7
Current progress on pathogenicity-related genes in Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense tropical race 4	7
Genotype by environment interaction analysis for Fusarium head blight response and yield performance of bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) in southern Ethiopia	7
The E2 ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme CfRad6 regulates the autophagy and pathogenicity of Colletotrichum fructicola on Camellia oleifera	7
Characterization of the triadimefon resistant Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici isolates in China	7
Functional analysis of all succinate dehydrogenase subunits in Fusarium fujikuroi	7
Treatment with succinate dehydrogenase inhibitor Y12196 protects strawberries from boscalid-resistant Botrytis cinerea with the H272R mutation in SDH B	6
Understanding Botrytis cinerea infection and gray mold management: a review paper on deciphering the rose's thorn	6
A loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay for the rapid diagnosis of soybean rust caused by Phakopsora pachyrhizi	6
The sucrose non-fermenting-1 kinase Snf1 is involved in fludioxonil resistance via interacting with the high osmolarity glycerol MAPK kinase Hog1 in Fusarium	6
Transcription factor UvMsn2 is important for vegetative growth, conidiogenesis, stress response, mitochondrial morphology and pathogenicity in the rice false smut fungus Ustilaginoidea virens	6
The role of different innate and environmental factors in Tm-22-mediated resistance to tomato mottle mosaic virus	6
MoSey1 regulates the unfolded protein response, appressorium development, and pathogenicity of Magnaporthe oryzae	6
Analysis and simulation of plant disease progress curves in R: introducing the epifitter package	5
A glycoside hydrolase 12 protein from Cytospora chrysosperma triggers plant immunity but is not essential to virulence	5
Different requirement of immunity pathway components by oomycete effectors-induced cell death	5
Molecular characteristics and pathogenicity of infectious cDNA clones of the Chinese isolates of pea enation mosaic virus 1 and pea enation mosaic virus 2	4
Occurrence of plant pathogenic Pseudomonas syringae in the Danube River Basin: abundance and diversity assessment	4
Harnessing the power of a novel gene to combat Asian soybean rust: a promising breakthrough	4
Trans-kingdom sRNA silencing in the prevention and control of crop Fusarium wilt disease	4
Joint application of plant immunity-inducing elicitors and fungicides to control Phytophthora diseases	4
Molecular characterization of internal transcribed spacer (ITS) of ribosomal RNA gene, haplotypes and pathogenicity of potato rot nematode Ditylenchus destructor in China	4
Complete genome sequencing of nematode Aphelenchoides besseyi, an economically important pest causing rice white-tip disease	4
Effect of silver nanochitosan on control of seed-borne pathogens and maintaining seed quality of wheat	4
PUB40 attenuates Phytophthora capsici resistance by destabilizing the MEK2-SIPK/WIPK cascade in Nicotiana benthamiana	4
Bacterial communication mediated by T4SS effectors	4
Deciphering the dynamics and trophic mode distribution of the leaf spot-associated fungal community of eggplant (Solanum melongena L.)	4
Evaluation of adjuvants for reducing the risk of phytotoxicity in low-volume spray of propiconazole	4

Bacterial insecticides beyond Bacillus thuringiensis	4
Four sugarcane ScDIR genes contribute to lignin biosynthesis and disease resistance to Sporisorium scitamineum	4
Association of apple powdery mildew (Podosphaera leucotricha) and anthracnose (Neofabraea malicorticis) epidemics with environmental factors and agronomic practices in Chencha highlands, southern Ethi	4
The effector Fg62 contributes to Fusarium graminearum virulence and induces plant cell death	3
Reverse transcription-recombinase-aided amplification and CRISPR/Cas12a-based visual detection of maize chlorotic mottle virus	3
Low-dose of oligosaccharins boosts antiviral immunity through induction of multiple defense pathways in rice	3
Scopoletin negatively regulates the HOG pathway and exerts antifungal activity against Botrytis cinerea by interfering with infection structures, cell wall, and cell membrane formation	3
Organization, evolution and function of fengycin biosynthesis gene clusters in the Bacillus amyloliquefaciens group	3
Multi-genotype varieties reduce rice diseases through enhanced genetic diversity and show stability and adaptability in the field	3
Overexpression of wheat spermidine synthase gene enhances wheat resistance to Fusarium head blight	3
Construction and characterization of the infectious cDNA clone of the prevalent Chinese strain SC3 of soybean mosaic virus	3
Unraveling the genetic basis of resistance traits for fungal diseases in sorghum	3
Southern corn rust caused by Puccinia polysora Underw: a review	3
Effector translocation in soil beneficial bacteria	3
Multiple aromatic amino acids are involved in potyvirus movement by forming π-stackings to maintain coat protein accumulation	3
Pleiotropic regulatory function of the RNA chaperone Hfq in the Pseudomonas protegens FD6	3
Insights into genomic evolution from the chromosomal and mitochondrial genomes of Ustilaginoidea virens	3
Transmission of areca palm velarivirus 1 (APV1) by Pseudococcus cryptus	3
Species and genetic variability of sweet potato viruses in China	3
CaEch1-mediated mitophagy regulates vegetative growth, conidiation, appressorium formation, and pathogenicity in Colletotrichum camelliae	3
Viral suppressors from members of the family Closteroviridae combating antiviral RNA silencing: a tale of a sophisticated arms race in host-pathogen interactions	3
Distinctive outlook into the mechanism of resistance to rice blast	3
Plant genes related to Phytophthora pathogens resistance	3
Biosynthesis of cupric oxide nanoparticles: its antiviral activities against TMV by directly destroying virion and inducing plant resistance	3
Epidemiological description of fire blight introduction patterns to Central Asia and the Caucasus region based on CRISPR spacer typing and genome analysis	3
Host plant-derived benzoic acid interferes with 4-hydroxybenzoic acid degradation in the phytopathogen Xanthomonas campestris by competitively binding to PobR	2
Characterization of mating type, spore killing, and pathogenicity of Fusarium verticillioides populations from maize in China	2
Highly specific and super-sensitive Dot-ELISA and colloidal gold immunochromatographic strip for detecting Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzicola of rice bacterial leaf streak	2
Fighting wheat rusts in China: a look back and into the future	2
Banana bunchy top virus movement protein induces resistance in banana against Fusarium wilt	2
Autophagy-related protein UvAtg14 contributes to mycelial growth, asexual reproduction, virulence and cell stress response in rice false smut fungus Ustilaginoidea virens	2
The recombination regulator RecX negatively regulates heat-stable antifungal factor (HSAF) biosynthesis in Lysobacter enzymogenes	2
Molecular evidences for population differentiation and the migration from south to north of Puccinia triticina in eastern China	2
TALE-induced immunity against the bacterial blight pathogen Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae in rice	2
Identification of ceRNA-vsiRNA-mRNA network for exploring the mechanism underlying pathogenesis of sugarcane mosaic virus in resistant and susceptible maize inbred lines	2
Systemic screening of Fusarium oxysporum candidate effectors reveals FoSSP17 that suppresses plant immunity and contributes to virulence	2
Global phylodynamics of two relevant aphid-transmitted viruses in cucurbit crops: cucurbit aphid-borne yellows virus and watermelon mosaic virus	2
ARGONAUTE 1: a node coordinating plant disease resistance with growth and development	2
Synthetic modulation of ROS scavenging during host—Sclerotinia sclerotiorum interaction: a new strategy for the development of highly resistant plants	2
Engineering of the complementary mutation site in tobacco mosaic virus p126 to develop a stable attenuated mutant for cross-protection	2
The b-ZIP transcription factor, FgBzip16, is essential for fungal development, ascospore discharge, and pathogenicity by modulating fatty acid metabolism in Fusarium graminearum	2
RNA silencing is activated by N gene-mediated hypersensitive response and plays a key role in local and systemic virus resistance	2
Resistance to biotic and abiotic stress in potato: the origin of the genes and corresponding molecular markers	2
Ubiquitination in the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae: from development and pathogenicity to stress responses	2
The histone deacetylase HOS2 controls pathogenicity through regulation of melanin biosynthesis and appressorium formation in Colletotrichum gloeosporioides	2
Development of a portable DNA extraction and cross-priming amplification (CPA) tool for rapid in-situ visual diagnosis of plant diseases	2
Receptor-like proteins: decision-makers of plant immunity	2
CRISPR/Cas9-targeted mutagenesis of a representative member of a novel PR10/Bet v1-like protein subfamily significantly reduces rice plant height and defense against Meloidogyne graminicola	2
Identification and genomic analyses of a novel actinobacterium Streptomyces shaowuensis sp. nov. with biocontrol potential for rice bacterial blight	2
Development and characterization of a novel wheat-rye T2DS·2DL-2RL translocation line with high stripe rust resistance	2
Population genetics of the cereal cyst nematode Heterodera avenae reveal geographical segregation and host adaptation	2