Genomics Research on the Road of Studying Biology and Virulence of Cereal Rust Fungi.

ABSTRACT: Rust fungi are highly destructive pathogens that pose a significant threat to crop production worldwide, especially cereals. Obligate biotrophy and, in many cases, complex life cycles make rust fungi particularly challenging to study. However, recent rapid advances in sequencing technologies and genomic analysis tools have revolutionised rust fungal research. It is anticipated that the increasing availability and ongoing substantial improvements in genome assemblies will propel the field of rust biology into the post-genomic era, instigating a cascade of research endeavours encompassing multi-omics and gene discoveries. This is especially the case for many cereal rust pathogens, for which continental-scale studies of virulence have been conducted over many years and historical collections

SUBMITTER: Guan H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11968332 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature