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December 2007
Spotlight Articles Selected by the Editors of Plant Disease, Phytopathology, and Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions (MPMI) Plant Disease Editor’s Pick Too Many Figs? Fig cultivars grown in California typically produce a small spring crop and a main summer crop. Because the spring crop is not harvested, these figs become potential sources of inoculum for the main crop. Fungi identified on figs included mycotoxin-producing species of Aspergillus. Phytopathology Editor’s Pick Seeds or beans of cacao are the source of chocolate, beloved by many as a drink or confection. Cacao production occurs in a few tropical regions of the world and is threatened by a number of important and interesting diseases. Learn about these diseases, their biology and management in the symposium on cacao diseases, which is presented in the December issue of Phytopathology. MPMI Editor’s Pick In the December issue of MPMI, Jin et al. describe a new function for the HC-Pro protein of potato virus Y. HC-Pro was already known to be involved in aphid transmission, cell-to-cell movement, RNA silencing, virulence, and symptom development. Now it is shown also to affect chloroplast division by interacting with the MinD protein of tobacco. An online subscription is needed to access the full articles. Members of the media should contact Amy Steigman at mailto:asteigman@scisoc.org or +1.651.454.7250 for more information or to receive a copy of the full articles. Return to Plant Disease Interpretive Summaries Archive
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