Plant Pathology: A Life and Death Struggle in Rice Blast Disease

Curr Biol. 2016 Sep 26;26(18):R843-R845. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2016.08.038.

Abstract

The fungal pathogen Magnaporthe oryzae causes severe disease symptoms and yield losses on rice plants. A new study shows that this fungus elicits disease lesions by co-opting a host protein and reveals how rice plants fight back.

Publication types

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MeSH terms

  • Magnaporthe
  • Oryza*
  • Plant Diseases
  • Plant Pathology*