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Fungal Root Pathogens

Fungal Root Pathogen is a pathogenic fungal organism that infects plant roots, distinguished from other soil-borne pathogens by its exclusive ability to colonize and derive nutrients from root tissues, leading to systemic physiological disruption and disease manifestation in the host plant.

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2017–2026

175

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Fungal Root Pathogen

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The Influence of Ectotrophic Mycorrhizal Fungi on the Resistance of Pine Roots to Pathogenic Infections. I. Antagonism of Mycorrhizal Fungi to Root Pathogenic Fungi and Soil Bacteria

Donald H. Marx · Phytopathology · 2025 · 1.1K citations · Full text

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Root Endophyte Colletotrichum tofieldiae Confers Plant Fitness Benefits that Are Phosphate Status Dependent

Kei Hiruma, Nina Gerlach, Soledad Sacristán et al. · Cell · 2016 · 643 citations · Full text

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A role for jasmonate in pathogen defense of <i>Arabidopsis</i>

Perumal Vijayan, Jay Shockey, C. André Lévesque et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1998 · 592 citations · Full text

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Isolation and Characterization of Actinomycete Antagonists of a Fungal Root Pathogen

Don L. Crawford, J. M. Lynch, John M. Whipps et al. · Applied and Environmental Microbiology · 1993 · 452 citations · Full text

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Biology of Root-Infecting Fungi

S. D. Garrett · Soil Science · 1956 · 442 citations

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Authors

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    K. Sivasithamparam

    The University of Western Australia, Australia

    12 publications · 475 citations

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    Martin J. Barbetti

    The University of Western Australia, Australia

    11 publications · 324 citations

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    J.W. Deacon

    University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    8 publications · 182 citations

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  4. JS
    Jan Stenlid

    Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden

    7 publications · 540 citations

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    Syed Ehteshamul‐Haque

    University of Karachi, Pakistan

    6 publications · 125 citations

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Institutions

798

  1. Agricultural Research Service

    Washington, United States

    19 h-index

    53 publications

    2.4K citations

  2. United States Department of Agriculture

    Washington, United States

    16 h-index

    33 publications

    4.1K citations

  3. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

    Uppsala, Sweden

    16 h-index

    59 publications

    2.9K citations

  4. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

    Ottawa, Canada

    15 h-index

    49 publications

    4.4K citations

  5. The University of Western Australia

    Perth, Australia

    14 h-index

    42 publications

    1.6K citations

  6. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

    Canberra, Australia

    11 h-index

    30 publications

    1.4K citations

  7. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    11 h-index

    13 publications

    486 citations

  8. Wageningen University & Research

    Wageningen, The Netherlands

    11 h-index

    32 publications

    2.4K citations

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  1. Plant Disease

    102 publications · 3.2K citations

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  2. Phytopathology

    62 publications · 3.8K citations

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  3. Plant Pathology

    36 publications · 1.6K citations

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  4. Canadian Journal of Botany

    28 publications · 1.1K citations

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  5. Journal of Phytopathology

    26 publications · 734 citations

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