F. Fabre

Exploring the role of cultivar, year and plot age in the incidence of esca and Eutypa dieback: insights from 20 years of regional surveys in France

The paper analyzes 20 years of regional survey data from France to assess the impact of cultivar, year, and plot age on esca and Eutypa dieback incidence in grapevines.

Quantification of grapevine yield losses as a function of downy mildew severity on foliage and cluster

The paper quantifies grapevine yield losses linked to downy mildew severity on foliage and clusters, finding significant variability in yield loss based on environmental conditions.

Combining single-gene-resistant and pyramided cultivars in agricultural landscape compromises the benefits of pyramiding in most, but not all, productions situations

This study compares resistance management strategies in agriculture, finding that combining single-gene-resistant and pyramided cultivars reduces the effectiveness of pyramiding in most scenarios.

An effector deletion leads to the breakdown of partial grapevine resistance to downy mildew

The paper identifies an effector deletion in Plasmopara viticola that leads to the breakdown of Rpv3.1-mediated grapevine resistance.

A mechanistic-statistical approach to infer dispersal and demography from invasion dynamics, applied to a plant pathogen

This paper develops a mechanistic-statistical framework to infer dispersal and demography from invasion dynamics, finding that poplar rust dispersal is best described by an Exponential-power kernel with frequent long-distance dispersal.

Effects of pathogen sexual reproduction on the evolutionary and epidemiological control provided by deployment strategies for two major resistance genes in agricultural landscapes.

The paper evaluates how pathogen sexual reproduction impacts the effectiveness of resistance gene deployment strategies in agricultural landscapes.

Bayesian inference for spatio-temporal stochastic transmission of plant disease in the presence of roguing: a case study to estimate the dispersal distance of Flavescence doree

This paper estimates the dispersal distance of Flavescence doree using a Bayesian framework and surveillance data, finding 50% of infections occur within 10.5 meters and 80% within 22.2 meters.

An epi-evolutionary model for predicting the adaptation of spore-producing pathogens to quantitative resistance in heterogeneous environments

This paper develops an epi-evolutionary model to predict how spore-producing pathogens adapt to quantitative resistance in heterogeneous environments, showing that resistance targeting infection efficiency drives pathogen diversification and affects epidemiological control.

The quasi-universality of nestedness in the structure of quantitative plant-parasite interactions

The paper analyzes nestedness and modularity in plant-parasite interaction matrices and finds high nestedness in most cases, with limited modularity and links to resistance traits.

Hygroregulation, a key ability for eusocial insects: Native Western European bees as a case study

This study investigates hygroregulation in two subspecies of Western European bees, showing their ability to maintain stable humidity in hives across seasons and daily cycles.