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Review
. 2024 Sep;35(3):537-552.
doi: 10.1007/s13337-024-00889-4. Epub 2024 Aug 24.

Advances in understanding plant-pathogen interactions: insights from tomato as a model system

Sekinat Okikiola Azeez  1 , Seyi Ebun Adeboye  2
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Review

Advances in understanding plant-pathogen interactions: insights from tomato as a model system

Sekinat Okikiola Azeez et al. Virusdisease. 2024 Sep.

Abstract

The impact of plant diseases coupled with climate change on agriculture worldwide cannot be overemphasized from negative effects on crop yield as well as economy to food insecurity. The model plants are essential for understanding the intricacies of plant-pathogen interactions. One of such plants is the tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.). Researchers hope to increase tomato productivity and boost its resilience to pathogen attacks by utilizing OMICS and biotechnological methods. With an emphasis on tomato viral infections, this review summarizes significant discoveries and developments from earlier research. The analysis elucidates ongoing efforts to advance plant pathology by exploring the implications for sustainability and tomato production.

Keywords: Arms race; Food security; Resistance; Solanum lycopersicum; Susceptibility; Viruses.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing InterestsThe authors have no competing interests to declare that are relevant to the content of this article.

Figures

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Plant resistance mechanism against pathogens. (Diagram adapted from Md Abdul et al. 2016 cited in Poonam et al. 2017)
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The arms race between the host plant R-proteins (R-genes) and the avirulence protein (AvrPro) (Diagram adapted from Gururania et al. 2012)
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The antiviral amiRNA pathway (adapted from Taliansky et al. 2021)
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The antiviral atasiRNA pathway (adapted from Taliansky et al. 2021)
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