Arabidopsis microRNA changes upon Fusarium infection

This study aimed to identify changes in Arabidopsis thaliana microRNAs during the early stages of infection by the fungal pathogen Fusarium graminearum. This study is relevant to Agriculture, as F. graminearum is a major pathogen of cereal crops; microRNAs provide a rapid and early response by the plant to trigger changes in expression of genes involved in limiting the infection and immunity. Sequencing of miRNAs from Arabidopsis plant infected with the fungal pathogen Fusarium graminearum and control in 3 days and 4 days.