A5082691412- Plant and Fungal Interactions Research
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
- Coffee research and impacts
- Fermentation and Sensory Analysis
- Plant Molecular Biology Research
- Forest Insect Ecology and Management
- Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
- Oil Palm Production and Sustainability
- Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics
- Plant Virus Research Studies
- Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy
Imperial College London
2021-2024
CAB International
2022-2024
University of California, Los Angeles
2024
Outbreaks of fungal diseases have devastated plants and animals throughout history. Over the past century, repeated emergence coffee wilt disease caused by pathogen Fusarium xylarioides severely impacted production across sub-Saharan Africa. To improve management such pathogens, it is crucial to understand their genetic structure evolutionary potential. We compared genomes 13 historic strains spanning 6 decades multiple outbreaks investigate population host specialisation. found that F ....
Abstract Coffee is attacked by several highly damaging pests and diseases, which include coffee wilt disease (CWD). Despite a devastating impact in recent years, CWD receives little attention its importance downplayed or simply ignored. Memories are short knowledge of past outbreaks fragmentary. Nearly two decades after the last major outbreaks, has quietly faded into background. This review describes series across Africa, from Uganda to Guinea, first discovery 1920s hugely recurrence that...
Coffee wilt disease, caused by the fungus Fusarium xylarioides, is a vascular disease that has affected coffee production in sub-Saharan Africa over past century. Today, two host-specific populations specialising on arabica and robusta crops, which grow at high low altitude, respectively. Here we test whether adaptation to different temperatures contributes specialisation of fungi each crop. Firstly, climate models show severity correlates with temperature. The population shows higher peak...
Nearly 50% of crop yields are lost to pests and disease, with plants pathogens locked in an amplified co-evolutionary process disease outbreaks. Coffee wilt caused by Fusarium xylarioides, decimated coffee production west central Africa following its initial outbreak the 1920s. After successful management, it later re-emerged 2000s comprised two separate epidemics on arabica Ethiopia robusta east Africa.Here, we use genome sequencing six historical culture collection strains spanning 52...
Abstract Outbreaks of fungal disease have devastated plants and animals throughout history. Over the past century, repeated emergence coffee wilt caused by pathogen Fusarium xylarioides severely impacted production across sub-Saharan Africa. To improve management such pathogens, it is crucial to understand their genetic structure evolutionary potential. We compared genomes 13 historic strains spanning six decades multiple outbreaks investigate population host specialisation. found F....
Abstract The first microbial culture collection was established in 1890, and subsequently, over the course of twentieth century, number collections grew substantially. One such CABI-IMI Genetic Resources Collection, informally initiated at origins Commonwealth Mycological Institute 1920 as a UK National Collection 1947. Its holdings reflect activities CABI agriculture environment. Like many collections, it originally taxonomic reference resource. Over years, deposits have included strains...