Rice feeds more than half of the world's population. Rice blast, caused by the fungal
pathogen Magnaporthe oryzae, and bacterial blight, caused by the bacterial pathogen …

A large number of pathogenic microorganisms cause rice diseases that lead to enormous
yield losses worldwide. Such losses are important because rice is a staple food for more …

Advances in studies of rice innate immunity have led to the identification and
characterization of host sensors encoding receptor kinases that perceive conserved …

Rice diseases caused by multiple pathogen species are a major obstacle to achieving
optimal yield. Using host pathogen species‐non‐specific broad‐spectrum resistance (BSR) …

How defense genes originated with the evolution of their specific pathogen-responsive traits
remains an important problem. It is generally known that a form of duplication can generate …

Bacterial blight and fungal blast diseases of rice, caused by Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae
and Pyricularia grisea Sacc., respectively, are two of the most devastating diseases in rice …

Rice blast, caused by the fungal pathogen Magnaporthe oryzae, is one of the most
destructive diseases of rice worldwide. The rice–M. oryzae pathosystem has become a …

The rice pathogens Xanthomonas oryzae pathovar (pv.) oryzae and pv. oryzicola produce
numerous transcription activator‐like (TAL) effectors that increase bacterial virulence by …

Rice diseases caused by fungi, bacteria and viruses are one of the major constraints for
sustainable rice (Oryza sativa L.) production worldwide. The use of resistant cultivars is …

Rice blast, caused by the fungal pathogen Magnaporthe oryzae, is the most devastating
disease of rice and severely affects crop stability and sustainability worldwide. This disease …