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January 2008 Spotlight Articles Selected by the Editors of Plant Disease, Phytopathology, and Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions (MPMI) Plant Disease Editor’s Pick What do you do when data don’t seem to make sense at first? Harald Scherm and colleagues plotted additional variables, refined their model, and discovered a significant relationship between phenological time and cumulative spore production by the peach scab fungus Fusicladium carpophilum. This relationship can be used to refine fungicide recommendations for peaches in the southeastern United States. Phytopathology Editor’s Pick Bacterial wilt is difficult to manage due to the wide host range of Ralstonia solanacearum. Ālvarez et al. use a strain expressing β-glucuronidase to investigate the pathogen-host interaction, revealing new insight into colonization of host and nonhosts. Bacterial colonization varied considerably, even among species within a family. These results may allow development of improved rotation schemes for disease management. MPMI Editor’s Pick In the January issue of MPMI, Zhu et al. used a combination of genomics and metabolomics to study the effect of Hessian fly attack on carbon and nitrogen metabolism in wheat. The observed dramatic changes support a scenario in which the fly larvae drastically manipulate the metabolic status of wheat cells to support their growth. 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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