Rice feeds more than half of the world's population. Rice blast, caused by the fungal
pathogen Magnaporthe oryzae, and bacterial blight, caused by the bacterial pathogen …

False smut of rice, caused by Ustilaginoidea virens, has become one of the most important
diseases in rice-growing regions worldwide. The disease causes a significant yield loss and …

Battle with the adverse impact of climate change on the agricultural productivity and
susceptibility of the crops is of premier importance for ensuring food security and sustained …

Villosiclava virens (Vv) is an ascomycete fungal pathogen that causes false smut disease in
rice. Recent reports have revealed some interesting aspects of the enigmatic pathogen to …

Ustilaginoidea virens, the causal agent of rice false smut (RFS), has become one of the most
devastating rice pathogens worldwide. As a group of essential virulence factors, the effectors …

Rice false smut disease, which is caused by the fungus Ustilaginoidea virens, is currently
one of the most devastating rice fungal diseases in the world. Rice false smut disease not …

Rice false smut has become an increasingly serious disease in rice (Oryza sativa L.)
production worldwide. The typical feature of this disease is that the fungal pathogen …

Ustilaginoidea virens is a ubiquitous plant pathogen that causes rice false smut disease,
one of the most destructive diseases of rice (Oryza sativa L.) production. However, data …

Rice false smut has emerged as a serious grain disease in rice production worldwide. The
disease is characterized by the transformation of individual rice florets into false smut balls …

Rice false smut disease is an increasing threat to rice production in the world. Despite of
best efforts, research for the infection of the fungus has yielded equivocal and conflicting …