Grapevine exarcerbates the virulence of Neofusicoccum parvum through an overproduction of the phytotoxin terremutin
Introduction Assessing the virulence of Neofusicoccum parvum (Np) remains challenging due to its broad host range and ability to infect numerous agriculturally and forestry important plant species. As a hemibiotrophic fungus, Np can persist as a latent endophyte before transitioning to a necrotrophic pathogen, with the...