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J. Agric. Food Chem., 2025, 73, 27806
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Metabolomic Analysis of Phytophthora parasitica Growth in the Presence of β‐sitosterol Indicates Adaptive Mechanisms Modulated by Sterols

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Microbial Specialized Metabolites in Phytopathogen–Host Citrus Interactions

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Antifungal lipopeptides from the marine Bacillus amyloliquefaciens HY2–1: A potential biocontrol agent exhibiting in vitro and in vivo antagonistic activities against Penicillium digitatum

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Integrated transcriptomics and biochemical analysis provides insights into the mechanisms of trans-4-methoxycinnamaldehyde in controlling citrus green mold via maintaining cell wall integrity

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Stepping out of the dark: how metabolomics shed light on fungal biology

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Decoding virulence in Penicillium italicum: A functional link between NRPS-derived cyclic peptides and citrus infection

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Green Mold of Citrus: Recent Insights into Penicillium digitatum Pathogenicity and Biological Control Strategies

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J. Agric. Food Chem., 2026
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Machine learning and Raman spectroscopy: A novel approach to cell research and early detection of citrus black spot

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