Sylvans Ochieng Ochola

TL;DR: Interestingly, biological control assays using host-plant leaves challenged with treated fungal mycelial plugs produced reduced lesions compared with the control, which provides new viable possibilities of controlling diseases caused by S. sclerotiorum using VOC produced by Bacillus endophytes.

TL;DR: Evidence is provided that 6mA modification is potentially an epigenetic mark in Phytophthora genomes, and complex patterns of 6mA methylation may be associated with adaptive evolution in these important plant pathogens.

TL;DR: It is highlighted that fine-tuning in Avr gene expression impacts the compatibility of plant disease and provides clues to improve crop resistance in disease control management.

TL;DR: This study highlights that the effector-mediated host pre-mRNAs of several soybean defense-related genes are altered in PsAvh27b and ProbiAvh89 when over-expressed on soybean hairy roots, thus providing new probes to further dissect SKRP-mediated plant susceptibility.

TL;DR: It is shown that the oomycete plant pathogens Phytophthora infestans and Phytophile sojae possess functional adenine N6- methylation (6mA) methyltransferases that modulate patterns of 6mA marks across the genome, and that complex patterns of6mA methylation by the expanded 6mA methyl transferases may be associated with adaptive evolution in these important plant pathogens.