MPMI's Editor's Pick by
Dr. Gary Stacey, Editor-in-Chief   

The default state of most plant-pathogen interactions is 'no disease' due to the non-host resistance (NHR) response. In the October issue of MPMI, Ayliffe et al. explore natural NHR variation in rice, which shows broad resistance to cereal rust pathogens. The data suggest that these pathogens can colonize rice to varying extents but without disease, in contrast a dicot rust pathogen rarely colonized. Understanding and strengthening NHR systems into crop plants could be an effective means to provide broad resistance. Read more...

MPMI's September Cover Story   

Leaf epinasty, chlorosis and stunting observed under day light, and fluorescence observed under UV light, in a Nicotiana benthamiana plant systemically infected after agro-infiltration with a Citrus tristeza virus construct expressing the green fluorescent protein. For the article by Ambrós et al., click here.