All-Russian Institute of Plant Protection

Mycobiota of the Rhizosphere of Vaccinium Shrubs in a Pine Forest in the Early Months after a Ground Fire

Abstract Ground fires are a frequent phenomenon in boreal forests. Scotch pine (Pinus sylvestris), as a major climax species, plays a key ecological role within these ecosystems. The soil and rhizosphere microbiome exerts a significant influence on the postfire recovery of pine f...

Regional Virulence Differentiation of Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici in Russia During 2024–2025

Yellow (stripe) rust, caused by Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici (Pst), is a devastating disease of common wheat worldwide. The virulence variability of Pst isolates from common wheat was studied in geographically distant Russian regions (the North Caucasus, North-West, Volga,...