F. Carpentier

Preventing multiple resistance above all: new insights for managing fungal adaptation

The paper shows that initial population composition, particularly multiple resistance, is the main determinant of fungal adaptation, overriding management strategies.

Onset and stepwise extensions of recombination suppression are common in mating-type chromosomes of Microbotryum anther-smut fungi

This study identifies multiple independent events of recombination suppression and chromosomal rearrangements linking mating-type loci in Microbotryum fungi.

Why do fungicide mixtures delay the evolution of resistance? An experimental evolutionary approach

This study investigates how fungicide mixtures affect resistance evolution in Z. tritici by comparing single-component and mixture treatments under controlled conditions.

Tempo of degeneration across independently evolved non-recombining regions

The paper quantifies the tempo of degeneration in non-recombining regions by analyzing codon usage and synonymous substitutions in mating-type chromosomes of fungi.

Antifungal alternation can be beneficial for durability but at the cost of generalist resistance.

This study shows that alternating fungicides can slow resistance evolution but increase generalist resistance in the pathogen Zymoseptoria tritici.

Large-scale study validates that regional fungicide applications are major determinants of resistance evolution in the wheat pathogen Zymoseptoria tritici in France.

This study shows that regional fungicide use strongly drives resistance evolution in Zymoseptoria tritici across France.

SILand: an R package for estimating the spatial influence of landscape

The paper introduces an R package called siland for analyzing the effect of landscape features on georeferenced point observations, estimating spatial scales and intensities of landscape variable effects.

The polyphagous plant pathogenic fungus Botrytis cinerea encompasses host-specialized and generalist populations

This study shows that Botrytis cinerea populations are specialized to tomato and grapevine but not other hosts, with some populations acting as generalists.

Differential gene expression is associated with degeneration of mating-type chromosomes in the absence of sexual antagonism

The paper shows that differential gene expression between mating types in the fungus Microbotryum lychnidis-dioicae is linked to sequence degeneration rather than sexual antagonism.