The rice pathogen, Magnaporthe oryzae, undergoes a complex developmental process
leading to formation of an appressorium prior to plant infection. In an effort to better …

Rice blast disease caused by Magnaporthe oryzae is one of the most serious threats to
global rice production. During the earliest stages of rice infection, M. oryzae conidia …

Many of the world's most devastating crop diseases are caused by fungal pathogens that
elaborate specialized infection structures to invade plant tissue. Here, we present a …

Background Rice blast disease is caused by the filamentous Ascomycetous fungus
Magnaporthe oryzae and results in significant annual rice yield losses worldwide. Infection …

The rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae is one of the most significant pathogens affecting
global food security. To cause rice blast disease the fungus elaborates a specialised …

The blast fungus initiates infection using a heavily melanized, dome-shaped infection
structure known as the appressorium, which forcibly ruptures the cuticle to enter the rice leaf …

Protein phosphorylation is known to regulate pathogenesis, mycelial growth, conidiation and
stress response in Pyricularia oryzae. However, phosphorylation mediated regulatory …

To explore the molecular mechanisms involved in the rice–Magnaporthe oryzae interaction,
we conducted a time-course phosphoproteomic analysis of leaf samples from resistant and …

Magnaporthe oryzae is a devastating blast fungal pathogen of rice (Oryza sativa L.) that
causes dramatic decreases in seed yield and quality. During the early stages of infection by …

Rice blast is a devastating disease caused by the fungal pathogen Magnaporthe oryzae that
threatens rice production around the world. The fungus produces a specialized infection cell …