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2026

Journal Article

Verticillium Wilt of Cotton: Identification and Detection of the Causal Pathogen and Its Control

Le, Duy P., Trapero, Carlos, Nguyen, Chi P. T., Tran, Thao T., Gardiner, Donald and Chen, Andrew (2026). Verticillium Wilt of Cotton: Identification and Detection of the Causal Pathogen and Its Control. Plants, 15 (2), 239. doi: 10.3390/plants15020239

Verticillium Wilt of Cotton: Identification and Detection of the Causal Pathogen and Its Control

2026

Journal Article

Foliar-applied double-stranded RNA is mobile, transfers to plant pathogens, and triggers RNAi

Brosnan, Christopher A, Fletcher, Stephen J, Sawyer, Anne, de Felippes, Felipe F, Carroll, Bernard J, Waterhouse, Peter M, Mitter, Neena and Gardiner, Donald M (2026). Foliar-applied double-stranded RNA is mobile, transfers to plant pathogens, and triggers RNAi. Nucleic Acids Research, 54 (1) gkaf1452. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkaf1452

Foliar-applied double-stranded RNA is mobile, transfers to plant pathogens, and triggers RNAi

2025

Journal Article

Role of enniatins and deoxynivalenol in interspecific growth and competition<i> in</i><i> vitro</i> among the principal causal agents of Fusarium head blight

Tini, Francesco, Beccari, Giovanni, Covarelli, Lorenzo, Foroud, Nora A., Camplone, Claudia, Benfield, Aurelie H., Gardiner, Donald M., Harris, Linda J., Sulyok, Michael, Romani, Roberto, Bellezza, Ilaria and Ederli, Luisa (2025). Role of enniatins and deoxynivalenol in interspecific growth and competition in vitro among the principal causal agents of Fusarium head blight. Microbiological Research, 303 128376, 128376. doi: 10.1016/j.micres.2025.128376

Role of enniatins and deoxynivalenol in interspecific growth and competition<i> in</i><i> vitro</i> among the principal causal agents of Fusarium head blight

2025

Journal Article

De Novo long-read assembly and annotation for genomes of two isolates of Berkeleyomyces rouxiae

Chen, Andrew, Aitken, Elizabeth A. B., Le, Duy P. and Gardiner, Donald M. (2025). De Novo long-read assembly and annotation for genomes of two isolates of Berkeleyomyces rouxiae. Australasian Plant Pathology, 54 (5), 511-518. doi: 10.1007/s13313-025-01075-w

De Novo long-read assembly and annotation for genomes of two isolates of Berkeleyomyces rouxiae

2025

Journal Article

Integrated assays and microscopy to study the botrytis cinerea–strawberry interaction reveal tissue-specific stomatal penetration

Rodriguez Coy, Lorena, Garcia-Ceron, Donovan, Mattner, Scott W., Gardiner, Donald M. and Gendall, Anthony R. (2025). Integrated assays and microscopy to study the botrytis cinerea–strawberry interaction reveal tissue-specific stomatal penetration. Horticulturae, 11 (8) 954, 1-21. doi: 10.3390/horticulturae11080954

Integrated assays and microscopy to study the botrytis cinerea–strawberry interaction reveal tissue-specific stomatal penetration

2025

Journal Article

De novo long-read assembly and annotation for genomes of two cotton-associated Fusarium oxysporum isolates

Gardiner, Donald M., Aitken, Elizabeth A. B., van Dam, Peter, Le, Duy P., Smith, Linda J. and Chen, Andrew (2025). De novo long-read assembly and annotation for genomes of two cotton-associated Fusarium oxysporum isolates. Australasian Plant Pathology, 54 (3), 1-10. doi: 10.1007/s13313-025-01057-y

De novo long-read assembly and annotation for genomes of two cotton-associated Fusarium oxysporum isolates

2025

Journal Article

dsRNAmax: a multi-target chimeric dsRNA designer for safe and effective crop protection

Fletcher, Stephen J., Lawrence, Jai, Sawyer, Anne, Manzie, Narelle, Gardiner, Donald M., Mitter, Neena and Brosnan, Christopher A. (2025). dsRNAmax: a multi-target chimeric dsRNA designer for safe and effective crop protection. NAR Genomics and Bioinformatics, 7 (2) lqaf064, lqaf064. doi: 10.1093/nargab/lqaf064

dsRNAmax: a multi-target chimeric dsRNA designer for safe and effective crop protection

2025

Journal Article

Long-read draft genome sequences of two Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense isolates from banana (Musa spp.)

Sun, Jiaman, Zhang, Jinzhong, Gardiner, Donald M., van Dam, Peter, Fu, Gang, Ferguson, Brett J., Aitken, Elizabeth A. B. and Chen, Andrew (2025). Long-read draft genome sequences of two Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense isolates from banana (Musa spp.). Journal of Fungi, 11 (6) 421, 1-14. doi: 10.3390/jof11060421

Long-read draft genome sequences of two Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense isolates from banana (Musa spp.)

2025

Journal Article

The future of dsRNA-based biopesticides will require global regulatory cohesion

Gunasekara, Sandya, Fidelman, Pedro, Fletcher, Stephen, Gardiner, Donald, Manzie, Narelle, Ashworth, Peta, Tardin-Coelho, Raquel and Mitter, Neena (2025). The future of dsRNA-based biopesticides will require global regulatory cohesion. Nature Plants, 11 (4), 664-667. doi: 10.1038/s41477-025-01953-7

The future of dsRNA-based biopesticides will require global regulatory cohesion

2025

Journal Article

Multi-omic investigation identifies key antifungal biochemistry during fermentation of a Streptomyces biological control agent

Gallart, Marta, Dow, Lachlan, Nowak, Vincent, Belt, Katharina, Sabburg, Rosalie, Gardiner, Donald M. and Thatcher, Louise F. (2025). Multi-omic investigation identifies key antifungal biochemistry during fermentation of a Streptomyces biological control agent. Microbiological Research, 292 128032, 128032-292. doi: 10.1016/j.micres.2024.128032

Multi-omic investigation identifies key antifungal biochemistry during fermentation of a Streptomyces biological control agent

2025

Other Outputs

Long-read draft genome sequences of two Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense isolates from banana (Musa. spp)

Sun, Jiaman, Zhang, Jinzhong, Gardiner, Donald M., van Dam, Peter, Fu, Gang, Ferguson, Brett J., Aitken, Elizabeth A.B. and Chen, Andrew (2025). Long-read draft genome sequences of two Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense isolates from banana (Musa. spp). doi: 10.20944/preprints202503.1789.v1

Long-read draft genome sequences of two Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense isolates from banana (Musa. spp)

2024

Journal Article

Histological dissection of fusarium-banana interaction using GFP-tagged subtropical race 4 strain of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense on banana cultivars with differing levels of resistance

Chen, Andrew, Chou, Ting-Yan, Chen, Yi, Fallatah, Sumayyah M. A., Anderson, Jay, Sun, Jiaman, Cosgrove, Harry, Gao, Siyuan, Ferguson, Brett J., Soper, Amelie, Gardiner, Donald M. and Aitken, Elizabeth A. B. (2024). Histological dissection of fusarium-banana interaction using GFP-tagged subtropical race 4 strain of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense on banana cultivars with differing levels of resistance. Microorganisms, 12 (12) 2472, 1-21. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms12122472

Histological dissection of fusarium-banana interaction using GFP-tagged subtropical race 4 strain of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense on banana cultivars with differing levels of resistance

2024

Journal Article

Assessing the pathogenicity of Berkeleyomyces rouxiae and Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum on cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) using a rapid and robust seedling screening method

Chen, Andrew, Le, Duy P., Smith, Linda J., Kafle, Dinesh, Aitken, Elizabeth A. B. and Gardiner, Donald M. (2024). Assessing the pathogenicity of Berkeleyomyces rouxiae and Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum on cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) using a rapid and robust seedling screening method. Journal of Fungi, 10 (10) 715, 1-21. doi: 10.3390/jof10100715

Assessing the pathogenicity of Berkeleyomyces rouxiae and Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum on cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) using a rapid and robust seedling screening method

2024

Conference Publication

Unleashing genetic potential: battling Fusarium crown rot in Australia

Zheng, Zhi, Jiang, Yunfeng, Su, Zhouyang, Gardiner, Donald, Ayliffe, Michael and Liu, Chunji (2024). Unleashing genetic potential: battling Fusarium crown rot in Australia. 3rd International Wheat Congress, Perth Australia, Perth, WA, Australia, 22-27 September 2024.

Unleashing genetic potential: battling Fusarium crown rot in Australia

2024

Journal Article

The genomes of two Australian isolates of Verticillium dahliae recovered from cotton fields

Gardiner, Donald M., Smith, Linda J., Rusu, Anca and Aitken, Elizabeth A. B. (2024). The genomes of two Australian isolates of Verticillium dahliae recovered from cotton fields. Australasian Plant Pathology, 53 (5), 435-441. doi: 10.1007/s13313-024-00993-5

The genomes of two Australian isolates of Verticillium dahliae recovered from cotton fields

2024

Journal Article

A comparison between the role of enniatins and deoxynivalenol in Fusarium virulence on different tissues of common wheat

Beccari, Giovanni, Tini, Francesco, Foroud, Nora A., Ederli, Luisa, Gardiner, Donald M., Benfield, Aurelie H., Harris, Linda J., Sulyok, Michael, Romani, Roberto, Bellezza, Ilaria and Covarelli, Lorenzo (2024). A comparison between the role of enniatins and deoxynivalenol in Fusarium virulence on different tissues of common wheat. BMC Plant Biology, 24 (1) 463, 463. doi: 10.1186/s12870-024-04945-5

A comparison between the role of enniatins and deoxynivalenol in Fusarium virulence on different tissues of common wheat

2024

Journal Article

Fluorescently tagged Verticillium dahliae to understand the infection process on cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) and weed plant species

Chen, Andrew, Morrison, Sabrina, Gregson, Aphrika, Le, Duy P., Urquhart, Andrew S., Smith, Linda J., Aitken, Elizabeth A. B. and Gardiner, Donald M. (2024). Fluorescently tagged Verticillium dahliae to understand the infection process on cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) and weed plant species. Pathogens, 13 (6) 442, 1-21. doi: 10.3390/pathogens13060442

Fluorescently tagged Verticillium dahliae to understand the infection process on cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) and weed plant species

2024

Journal Article

Wood-loving magic mushrooms from Australia are saprotrophic invaders in the Northern Hemisphere

McTaggart, A.R., Scarlett, K., Slot, J.C., Barlow, C., Appleyard, C., Gardiner, D.M., Fechner, N., Tilden, J., Hass, D., Voogelbreinder, S., Lording, W.J., Lloyd, R.A., Shuey, L.S., Drenth, A. and James, T.Y. (2024). Wood-loving magic mushrooms from Australia are saprotrophic invaders in the Northern Hemisphere. Fungal Systematics and Evolution, 14 (1), 209-222. doi: 10.3114/fuse.2024.14.14

Wood-loving magic mushrooms from Australia are saprotrophic invaders in the Northern Hemisphere

2023

Journal Article

Double-stranded RNA prevents and cures infection by rust fungi

Degnan, Rebecca M., Shuey, Louise S., Radford-Smith, Julian, Gardiner, Donald M., Carroll, Bernard J., Mitter, Neena, McTaggart, Alistair R. and Sawyer, Anne (2023). Double-stranded RNA prevents and cures infection by rust fungi. Communications Biology, 6 (1) 1234, 1-10. doi: 10.1038/s42003-023-05618-z

Double-stranded RNA prevents and cures infection by rust fungi

2023

Journal Article

RNA-based control of fungal pathogens in plants

Mann, Christopher W. G., Sawyer, Anne, Gardiner, Donald M., Mitter, Neena, Carroll, Bernard J. and Eamens, Andrew L. (2023). RNA-based control of fungal pathogens in plants. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24 (15) 12391, 1-34. doi: 10.3390/ijms241512391

RNA-based control of fungal pathogens in plants