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Plant pathogens and resistance mechanisms

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Nejc Stopnišek
Instituto de Ciencias Agrarias
2
Zongbiao Duan
Chinese Academy of Sciences
3
Jéssica Delfini
Universidade Estadual de Londrina
4
Tiantian Bu
Henan University
5
Kimani Kamiri Antony
University of Embu
6
Ng’homange Maro Caroline
Sokoine University of Agriculture
7
Nyokabi Wagara Isabel
Egerton University
8
Issaka Sam Kiswendsida
Unknown
9
Sébastien Carrère
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
10
Kunmiao Zhu
Huazhong Agricultural University

Rising Stars Papers

1
A fully sequenced collection of homozygous <scp>EMS</scp> mutants for forward and reverse genetic screens in <i>Arabidopsis thaliana</i>
The Plant Journal|2024
7 cit.
2
Analysis of the Mechanism of Wood Vinegar and Butyrolactone Promoting Rapeseed Growth and Improving Low-Temperature Stress Resistance Based on Transcriptome and Metabolomics
International Journal of Molecular Sciences|2024
7 cit.
3
Insights into diversity, host-range, and temporal stability of Bacteroides and Phocaeicola prophages
BMC Microbiology|2025
5 cit.
4
Uterine mass to sarcoma: navigating diagnostic ambiguity and fertility-sparing considerations
International Journal of Gynecological Cancer|2025
0 cit.
5
Heritability and allelic relationship of Fusarium wilt resistance genes in cowpea genotypes cultivated in Burkina Faso
AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY|2025
0 cit.
6
Soybean
Current Biology|2026
0 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Tiancong Qi
King Center
2
Lorenzo Raggi
Istituto di Biologia e Biotecnologia Agraria
3
Dieuwertje van der Does
University of East Anglia
4
Almuth Hammerbacher
University of Pretoria
5
Scott Bales
Michigan State University
6
Guizhen Kan
Nanjing Agricultural University
7
Matthew Denton‐Giles
Corteva (United States)
8
Yongcai Lai
Heilongjiang Provincial Academy of Agricultural Sciences
9
Jorge Duitama
Universidad de Los Andes
10
Lars G. Kamphuis
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Dry beans (<scp><i>Phaseolus vulgaris</i></scp> L.) as a vital component of sustainable agriculture and food security—A review
Legume Science|2022
215 cit.
2
A molecular framework for signaling crosstalk between jasmonate and ethylene in anthocyanin biosynthesis, trichome development, and defenses against insect herbivores in <i>Arabidopsis</i>
Journal of Integrative Plant Biology|2022
66 cit.
3
The NLR immune receptor ADR1 and lipase-like proteins EDS1 and PAD4 mediate stomatal immunity in <i>Nicotiana benthamiana</i> and Arabidopsis
The Plant Cell|2023
48 cit.
4
Analysis of landrace cultivation in Europe: A means to support in situ conservation of crop diversity
Biological Conservation|2022
46 cit.
5
<scp>NGSEP</scp> 4: Efficient and accurate identification of orthogroups and whole‐genome alignment
Molecular Ecology Resources|2022
29 cit.
6
The broad host range pathogen <i>Sclerotinia sclerotiorum</i> produces multiple effector proteins that induce host cell death intracellularly
Molecular Plant Pathology|2023
23 cit.
7
A phased genome assembly of a Colombian Trypanosoma cruzi TcI strain and the evolution of gene families
Scientific Reports|2024
21 cit.
8
Knockdown of β‐conglycinin α′ and α subunits alters seed protein composition and improves salt tolerance in soybean
The Plant Journal|2024
14 cit.
9
Field Pea (<i>Pisum sativum</i>) Germplasm Screening for Seedling Ascochyta Blight Resistance and Genome-Wide Association Studies Reveal Loci Associated with Resistance to <i>Peyronellaea pinodes</i> and <i>Ascochyta koolunga</i>
Phytopathology|2022
12 cit.
10
Susceptibility of <i>Eucalyptus</i> trees to defoliation by the <i>Eucalyptus</i> snout beetle, <i>Gonipterus</i> sp. n. 2, is enhanced by high foliar contents of 1,8‐cineole, oxalic acid and sucrose and low contents of palmitic and shikimic acid
Plant Cell & Environment|2023
12 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Paul Gepts
University of California, Davis
2
James D. Kelly
Michigan State University
3
Paul Schulze‐Lefert
Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research
4
Matthew W. Blair
Tennessee State University
5
Jeffery L. Dangl
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
6
Xinnian Dong
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
7
Beat Keller
University of Zurich
8
Phillip E. McClean
Dakota State University
9
Jonathan D. G. Jones
University of East Anglia
10
Christopher J. Lamb
WinnMed

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Defining the core Arabidopsis thaliana root microbiome
Nature|2012
2.9k cit.
2
Revealing structure and assembly cues for Arabidopsis root-inhabiting bacterial microbiota
Nature|2012
2.6k cit.
3
A Plant miRNA Contributes to Antibacterial Resistance by Repressing Auxin Signaling
Science|2006
2k cit.
4
<i>Arabidopsis</i> gp91 <sup>phox</sup> homologues <i>AtrbohD</i> and <i>AtrbohF</i> are required for accumulation of reactive oxygen intermediates in the plant defense response
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2001
1.7k cit.
5
Reactive Oxygen Species Signaling in Response to Pathogens
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY|2006
1.7k cit.
6
The Arabidopsis NPR1 Gene That Controls Systemic Acquired Resistance Encodes a Novel Protein Containing Ankyrin Repeats
Cell|1997
1.6k cit.
7
Inducers of Plant Systemic Acquired Resistance Regulate NPR1 Function through Redox Changes
Cell|2003
1.5k cit.
8
A Putative ABC Transporter Confers Durable Resistance to Multiple Fungal Pathogens in Wheat
Science|2009
1.5k cit.
9
Structure and Function of the Bacterial Root Microbiota in Wild and Domesticated Barley
Cell Host & Microbe|2015
1.4k cit.
10
Functional overlap of the Arabidopsis leaf and root microbiota
Nature|2015
1.4k cit.

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