Publications by authors named "Bao Zhu Dong"

Cruciferous plants are frequently used for ecologically benign weed control in agricultural production. Most effective Broccoli varieties were screened using the entropy method-based topsis model at first. Result showed that varieties of Lvwawa and Lvbaoshiwere most effective in allelopathic suppression on radishes.

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is a pathogen with worldwide distribution, infecting hundreds of species of economically important woody plants. It infects and causes various symptoms on apple plants, including wart and canker on branches, twigs, and stems. However, the mechanism of warts formation is unclear.

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Fungal effectors play important roles in host-pathogen interactions. is an ascomycetous fungus that is responsible for the diseases of hundreds of woody plant species, including apple ring rot, which seriously affects apples worldwide. However, little is known about the effectors of .

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Article Synopsis
  • Botryosphaeria dothidea, responsible for apple white rot, has available genome data, but a gene manipulation method is needed for studying its pathogenic mechanisms.
  • A gene disruption (GD) method using polyethylene glycol-mediated protoplast transformation showed high efficiency, achieving a disruption rate of 1.3 per 10 protoplasts with fewer random insertions.
  • Successful gene disruptions resulted in altered traits, such as reduced melanin production and slower growth rate, indicating the method's potential for investigating gene functions and pathogenicity in B. dothidea and similar fungi.
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