The authors found the same mechanism azoles killing pathogen cells in the rice-blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae. The disease caused by this fungus kills up to 30% of rice, an essential food crop ...

However, the rice blast fungus Pyricularia oryzae (syn. Magnaporthe oryzae) poses a significant threat to rice crops, causing extensive damage and leading to substantial yield losses. Traditional ...

Specifically, there are two projects going on in my lab: the first focuses on the molecular interactions between a devastating fungal pathogen of rice, barley and other cereal crops, called ...

Now, research published in Nature shows that the P-type ATPase Apt2 is required for tissue colonization and for efficient delivery of virulence-associated proteins by the fungus Magnaporthe grisea ...

The study reveals that the rice blast fungus P. oryzae boosts the growth of beneficial soil bacterium S. griseus by increasing soil pH, offering potential for sustainable disease control. This unique ...

Plant immunity is the inherent or induced capacity of plants to withstand or ward off biological attack by pathogens. Molecules released from pathogens are recognised by plant cell surface ...