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

Leaf senescence is the last stage of leaf development and is an orderly biological process
accompanied by degradation of macromolecules and nutrient recycling, which contributes to …

Lesion‐mimic mutants (LMMs) provide a valuable tool to reveal the molecular mechanisms
determining programmed cell death (PCD) in plants. Despite intensive research, the …

Rice is one of the most important food crops in the world. However, stable rice production is
constrained by various diseases, in particular rice blast, sheath blight, bacterial blight, and …

Lesion mimic mutants are used to elucidate mechanisms controlling plant responses to
pathogen attacks and environmental stresses. Although dozens of genes had been …

The rice spotted leaf gene, OsSPL7, induces lesion mimic (LM) spots under heat stress.
Herein, we provide several lines of evidence elucidating the importance of OsSPL7 in …

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 lesion mimic mutants (LMMs) form spontaneous lesions on the leaves during
vegetative growth without pathogenic infections. The rice LMM group includes various …

Lesion mimic mutants (LMMs) are valuable genetic resources for unraveling plant defense
responses including programmed cell death. Here, we identified a rice (Oryza sativa) LMM …

Lesion mutants can be valuable tools to reveal the interactions between genetic factors and
environmental signals and to improve grain production. Here we identified a rice (Oryza …