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Ofir Degani, Paz Becher, Asaf Gordani, Real-time PCR early detection of Trichoderma treatments efficiency against cotton charcoal rot disease, Journal of Natural Pesticide Research, Volume 4, (2023), 100027

Gordani, A.; Hijazi, B.; Dimant, E.; Degani, O. Integrated Biological and Chemical Control against the Maize Late Wilt Agent Magnaporthiopsis maydis. Soil Syst. (2023), 7, 1.

Degani O. Late Wilt of Maize — The Pathogen, the Disease, Current Status, and Future Perspective. In "Plant-Pathogen Interaction" [Dr(s) Praveen Kumar Verma, Sonal Mishra, Vikas Srivastava & Shakti Mehrotra (Eds). Springer Nature Publishers. Switzerland. (2023). in press. 24 pages.

Degani O. A Green Solution to Maize Late Wilt Disease. In Trichoderma: Taxonomy, Biodiversity and Applications. Nova Science Publishers, Inc. (2023). in press. 15 pages.

Degani, O.; Becher, P.; Gordani, A. Pathogenic Interactions between Macrophomina phaseolina and Magnaporthiopsis maydis in Mutually Infected Cotton Sprouts. Agriculture (2022), 12, 255

Degani, O. Control Strategies to Cope with Late Wilt of Maize. Pathogens (2022), 11, 13

Degani, O. a, Chen, A., Dor, S. Orlov-Levin, V., Jacob M., Shoshani G. and Rabinovitz O. Remote evaluation of maize cultivars susceptibility to late wilt disease caused by Magnaporthiopsis maydis. Journal of Plant Pathology (2022), 104, 509–525.

Degani, O.; Yifa, R.; Gordani, A.; Becher, P.; Chen, A.
Cultivars Resistance Assay for Maize Late Wilt Disease. Biology (2022), 11, 1854.

Degani, O.; Dimant, E.; Gordani, A.; Graph, S.; Margalit, E. Prevention and Control of Fusarium spp., the Causal Agents of Onion (Allium cepa) Basal Rot. Horticulturae (2022), 8, 1071.

Degani, O.; Gordani, A. New Antifungal Compound, 6-Pentyl-α-Pyrone, against the Maize Late Wilt Pathogen, Magnaporthiopsis maydis. Agronomy (2022), 12, 2339.

Degani, O.; Gordani, A.; Becher, P.; Chen, A.; Rabinovitz, O. Crop Rotation and Minimal Tillage Selectively Affect Maize Growth Promotion under Late Wilt Disease Stress. J. Fungi (2022), 8, 586

Galia Shofman, Marlen Bahouth, Ofir Degani, Aggressive strains of the late wilt fungus of corn exist in Israel in mixed populations and can specialize in disrupting growth or plant health, Fungal Biology (2022), 126, 11–12, 793-808.

Chen A., Jacob M., Shoshani G., Dafny-Yelin M., Degani O., Rabinovitz O. Early detection of soil-borne diseases in field crops via remote sensing. Precision agriculture '21 (2021), Editor John V. Stafford. 217 – 224

Degani, O. A Review: Late Wilt of Maize—The Pathogen, the Disease, Current Status, and Future Perspective. J. Fungi (2021), 7, 989

Degani, O. Synergism between Cutinase and Pectinase in the Hydrolysis of Cotton Fibers’ Cuticle. Catalysts (2021), 11, 84

Degani, O.; Dor, S. Trichoderma Biological Control to Protect Sensitive Maize Hybrids against Late Wilt Disease in the Field. J. Fungi (2021), 7, 315

Degani, O.; Kalman, B. Assessment of Commercial Fungicides against Onion (Allium cepa) Basal Rot Disease Caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cepae and Fusarium acutatum. J. Fungi (2021), 7, 235

Degani, O.; Gordani, A.; Becher, P.; Dor, S. Crop Cycle and Tillage Role in the Outbreak of Late Wilt Disease of Maize Caused by Magnaporthiopsis maydis. J. Fungi (2021), 7, 706.

Degani, O.; Khatib, S.; Becher, P.; Gordani, A.; Harris, R. Trichoderma asperellum Secreted 6-Pentyl-α-Pyrone to Control Magnaporthiopsis maydis, the Maize Late Wilt Disease Agent. Biology (2021), 10, 897

Degani, O.; Rabinovitz, O.; Becher, P.; Gordani, A.; Chen, A. Trichoderma longibrachiatum and Trichoderma asperellum Confer Growth Promotion and Protection against Late Wilt Disease in the Field. J. Fungi (2021), 7, 444

Degani, O.; Regev, D.; Dor, S. The Microflora of Maize Grains as a Biological Barrier against the Late Wilt Causal Agent, Magnaporthiopsis maydis. Agronomy (2021), 11, 965

Degani, O., Dor, S., Chen, A., Orlov-Levin, V., Stolov-Yosef, A., Regev, D., Rabinovitz, O. Molecular tracking and remote sensing to evaluate new chemical treatments against the maize late wilt disease causal agent, Magnaporthiopsis maydis. Journal of Fungi (2020), 6, 54

Kalman, B., Abraham, D., Graph, S., Perl-Treves, R., Meller Harel, Y., Degani, O., Isolation and Identification of Fusarium spp., the causal agents of onion (Allium cepa) basal rot in northeastern Israel. Biology (2020), 9, 69

Degani, O., Goldblat, Y. Potential role of laccases in the relationship of the maize late wilt causal agent, Magnaporthiopsis maydis, and its host. Journal of Fungi (2020), 6, 63

Degani, O., Goldblat, Y. Potential Role of Laccases in the Relationship of the Maize Late Wilt Causal Agent, Magnaporthiopsis maydis, and Its Host. J. Fungi (2020), 6, 63

Degani, O., Dor, S., Abraham, D., Cohen, R. Interactions between Magnaporthiopsis maydis and Macrophomina phaseolina, the causes of wilt diseases in maize and cotton. Microorganisms (2020), 8, 249

Degani O., Regev D., Dor S., and, Rabinowitz O., Soil bioassay for detecting Magnaporthiopsis maydis infestation using a hyper susceptible maize hybrid. Journal of Fungi (2020), 6, 107

Dor S. and Degani O., Uncovering the host range for maize pathogen Magnaporthiopsis maydis. Plants (2019), 8 (8), 259

Degani O., Movshowitz D., Dor S., Meerson A., Goldblat Y., and Rabinovitz O. Evaluating Azoxystrobin seed coating against maize late wilt disease using a sensitive qPCR-based method. Plant Disease (2019), 103 (2) 238-248

Degani O., Dor S., Movshovitz D. and Rabinovitz O., Methods for Studying Magnaporthiopsis maydis, the Maize Late Wilt Causal Agent. Agronomy (2019), 9 (4), 181

Degani O., Dor S., Movshowitz D., Fraidman E., Rabinowitz O. and Graph S., Effective chemical protection against the maize late wilt causal agent, Harpophora maydis, in the field. PloS ONE (2018), 13 (12), e0208353

Degani, O., Accurate virulence test method for Cochliobolus heterostrophus wild-type and mutant strains in the post-genomic era. In Pathogenicity of Cochliobolus Species in Post Genomic Era. 1st Edition. Bengyella L. and Devi Waikhom S. (Eds.). Stadium Press LLC, Texas, USA, (2017) Chapter 4, 92-111

Degani, O., Production and purification of cutinase from Fusarium oxysporum using modified growth media and specificity cutinase substrate. Advances in Bioscience and Biotechnology (2015), 6 (4), 245-258

Degani, O., Mediation of Fungicide Fludioxonil Activity and Resistance through Cochliobolus heterostrophus G-protein and MAPK Signaling Pathways. Phytoparasitica (2015), 43 (2), 215-228

Degani, O., Cochliobolus heterostrophus T-toxin gene expression modulation via G protein and MAPK pathways. Plant Protection Science (2015), 51 (2), 53–60

Degani, O., Drori R. and Goldblat Y., Plant growth hormones suppress the development of Harpophora maydis, the cause of late wilt in maize. Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants (2015), 21 (1), 137-149

Degani, O., Pathogenicity Assay for Cochliobolus heterostrophus G-Protein and MAPK Signaling Deficiency Strains. American Journal of Plant Sciences (2014), 5 (9), 1318-1328

Degani, O. and Goldblat Y., Ambient Stresses Regulate the Development of the Maize Late Wilt Causing Agent, Harpophora maydis. Agricultural Sciences (2014), 5 (7), 571-582

Degani, O. and Cernica, G., Diagnosis and Control of Harpophora maydis, the Cause of Late Wilt in Maize. Advances in Microbiology (2014), 4 (2), 94-105

Degani, O., Weinberg, T. and Graph, S., Chemical control of maize late wilt in the field. Phytoparasitica (2014), 42 (4), 559-570

Degani, O., G protein and MAPK signaling pathways control the ability of Cochliobolus heterostrophus to exploit different carbon sources. Advances in Biological Chemistry (2014), 4 (1), 40-50

Degani, O., Gene expression modulation of two biosynthesis pathways via signal transduction in Cochliobolus heterostrophus. Advances in Bioscience and Biotechnology (2014), 5 (4), 340-352

Drori R., Goldberg D., Rabinovitz O., Sharon A., Levy M. and Degani O., Molecular diagnostic for Harpophora maydis, the cause of late wilt disease in northern Israel. Phytopathologia Mediterranea. (2013), 52 (1), 16−29

Degani, O., Lev, S. and Ronen M., Hydrophobin gene expression in the maize pathogen Cochliobolus heterostrophus, Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology. (2013), 83, 25-34

Degani, O., Construction of a constitutively activated Gα mutant in the maize pathogen Cochliobolus heterostrophus. American Journal of Plant Sciences. (2013), 4 (12), 2394-2399

Cochliobolus heterostrophus G-protein alpha and beta subunit double mutant reveals shared and distinct roles in development and virulence, Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology. (2013), 82, 35-45

Igbaria A., Lev S., Rose M. S, Lee B. N., Hadar R., Degani O. and Horwitz B. A., Distinct and combined roles of the MAP kinases of Cochliobolus heterostrophus in virulence and stress responses, Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. (2008), 21 (6), 769-80

Degani, O., Salman, H, Gepstein, S & Dosoretz, C. G., Synthesis and characterization of a new cutinase substrate, 4-nitrophenyl (16-methyl sulfone ester) hexadecanoate. Journal of Biotechnology. (2006), 10,121(3), 346-50

Degani, O., Gepstein, S. & Dosoretz, C. G., A new method for measuring scouring efficiency of natural fibers based on the cellulose-binding domain-beta-glucuronidase fused protein. Journal of Biotechnology. (2004), 107, 265-73

Degani, O., Maor, R., Hadar, R., Sharon, A. & Horwitz, B. A., Host physiology and pathogenic variation of Cochliobolus heterostrophus strains with mutations in the G protein alpha subunit, CGA1. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. (2004), 70, 5005-5009

Degani, O., Gepstein, S. & Dosoretz, C. G., Potential use of cutinase in enzymatic scouring of cotton fiber cuticle. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology. (2002), 102-103, 277-89