Rice is a global food grain crop for more than one-third of the human population and a
source for food and nutritional security. Rice production is subjected to various stresses; …

Rice blast disease, caused by Magnaporthe oryzae, threatens global food security. The rice
blast pathosystem is a longstanding model system for understanding plant-microbe …

Highlights•Both R genes and DR genes contribute to broad-spectrum blast
resistance.•Existing broad-spectrum blast resistance pathways are intertwined.•Broad …

Rice (Oryza sativa) plays a significant role in achieving global food security. However, it
suffers from several biotic and abiotic stresses that seriously affect its production. Rice blast …

Global food security is threatened by rice blast disease caused by the filamentous fungus
Magnaporthe oryzae. An understanding of rice resistance mechanisms is fundamental to …

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 …

Rice blast, caused by the fungal pathogen Magnaporthe grisea, is one of the most
destructive rice diseases worldwide and destroys enough rice to feed more than 60 million …

Rice blast (Magnaporthe oryzae) is a devastating disease affecting rice production globally.
The development of cultivars with host resistance has been proved to be the best strategy for …

Resistance in rice cultivars to the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae is complex and is
controlled by both major genes and quantitative trait loci (QTLs). We undertook a genome …

Rice is the staple diet of more than three billion people. Yields must double over the next 40
years if we are to sustain the nutritional needs of the ever-expanding global population …