A major challenge for mankind is how to increase agricultural productivity while preserving
and increasing biodiversity. The competition between humans, weeds, pests, and diseases …

Rice production needs to be sustained in the coming decades, as the changeable climatic
conditions are becoming more conducive to disease outbreaks. The majority of rice …

Rice blast, caused by Magnaporthe oryzae, is one of the most devastating diseases of rice.
During infection, M. oryzae secretes effectors to facilitate blast development. Among these …

While nearly one in nine people in the world deals with hunger, one in eight has obesity,
and all face the threat of climate change. The production of rice, an important cereal crop …

Rice remains the primary staple for more than half of the world's population, yet its cultivation
faces numerous challenges, including both biotic and abiotic stresses. One significant …

Rice is one of the staple foods for the majority of the global population that depends directly
or indirectly on it. The yield of this important crop is constantly challenged by various biotic …

Increasing evidence suggests that the plant rhizosphere may recruit beneficial microbes to
suppress soil-borne pathogens, but microbiome assembly due to foliar pathogen infection …

Rice blast, caused by Pyricularia oryzae, is one of the main rice diseases worldwide. The
pyramiding of blast-resistance (Pi) genes, coupled to Marker-Assisted BackCrossing …

Cereal production plays a major role in both animal and human diets throughout the world.
However, cereal crops are vulnerable to attacks by fungal pathogens on the foliage …

Rice blast and bacterial leaf blight, are major disease, significantly threatens rice yield in all
rice growing regions under favorable conditions and identification of resistance genes and …