Understanding plant-pathogen interactions in Septoria tritici blotch infection of cereals

Zymoseptoria is a major fungal pathogen of wheat, responsible for the Septoria Tritici Blotch (STB) disease. Recently, STB has been subject intensive molecular studies. Notably, massive transcriptomic analyses have helped to explore this particular bi-phasic (asymptomatic/necrotrophic) infection process. Cytological also improved our understanding asymptomatic phase. These advances suggest that behaves as hemi-biotrophic fungus, acting like an endophyte during its still difficult control. The emergence fungicide-resistant isolates reduced efficacy many fungicides requiring development novel and methods counteract/reduce fungicide resistance. Likewise, because Stb-resistant wheat cultivars all successively defeated by virulent isolates, there need identify new resistance genes in develop better disease management (pyramiding, mixture/alternation) sustainably control pathogen.