Endemic pathogens continue to pose threats of recurring outbreaks, especially in agricultural settings. How these outbreaks unfold and what drives the variability in disease epidemics is less understood. We addressed this question in the Xanthomonas ‐tomato pathosystem by developing an integrated approach that linked the within‐field quantitative signature of local pathogen diversity to climatic conditions to explain variable...

Background Truffles are subterranean fungal fruiting bodies that are highly prized for their culinary value. Cultivation of truffles was pioneered in Europe and has been successfully adapted in temperate regions throughout the globe. Truffle orchards have been established in North America since the 1980s, and while some are productive, there are still many challenges that must be overcome to develop a viable North American tru...