Lipid biosynthesis produces glycerol, which is important in fueling turgor pressure necessary
for germination and penetration of plant host by fungi. As the relationship between …

272 Int. J. of Life Sciences, Vol. 3 (4) December, 2015 followed by rice flour agar. The
optimum temperature and pH of the growth of the Po isolates were at 30oC and 6.5, in …

Rice blast, caused by the fungus Magnaporthe oryzae, is one of the most devastating
diseases of rice (Oryza sativa L.), causing tremendous yield loss worldwide. In the present …

Magnaporthe oryzae is the casual agent of rice blast which causes approximately 30% yield
loss annually. The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of media on various …

Rice is a member of the grass family (Poaceae). There are more than 10,000 species of
grasses distributed among 600 genera. Grasses occur worldwide in a variety of habitats …

Abstract The genus Pyricularia (anamorph)/Magnaporthe (teleomorph) includes important
destructive pathogens causing blast disease on various species from the family Poaceae …

Rice blast disease, caused by the fungus Pyricularia oryzae, is one of the most devastating
diseases of rice. Understanding pathogenic variation and molecular characterization of P …

Rice blast disease is one of the most destructive disease causing enormous yield losses to
rice in different rice growing regions of the world. The present study aims to identify and …

Sixty three epiphytic yeasts isolated from various vegetable fruit surfaces and rice leaves
were selected for antagonistic screening against rice blast disease caused by the fungus …

Rice blast, caused by the hemibiotrophic fungus Magnaporthe oryzae, is one of the most
potent threats to rice production and causing tremendous yield loss. In the present study …