Rice is the staple diet of more than three billion people. Yields must double over the next 40
years if we are to sustain the nutritional needs of the ever-expanding global population …

Rice blast is not only one of the earliest known plant disease but also one of the most widely
distributed, occurring in every region of the world where rice is grown. Ten isolates of …

Crop improvement is critical for the sustainable production of crops that contribute to healthy
diets, alleviation of hunger and poverty, and enhanced quality of life for people across …

The quantitative resistance gene pi21 from Sensho was introgressed to an indica breeding
line IR63307-4B-13-2, a pyramiding line IRBB4/5/13/21, and a tropical japonica line …

Rice blast caused by the fungus Magnaporthe grisea and bacterial blight (BB) caused by
Xanthomonas oryzae pv. Oryzae (Xoo) are two major rice diseases in the world. An elite …

This chapter provides an overview of rice diseases identified in Africa and their importance,
with emphasis on rice blast (Pyricularia oryzae [Magnaporthe grisea]), rice yellow mottle …

Rice blast, caused by Magnaporthe oryzae, is one of the emergent threats to rice production
in East Africa (EA), where little is known about the population genetics and pathogenicity of …

To clarify the diversity of blast (Pyricularia oryzae Cavara) races in West Africa, we
investigated the pathogenicity of 96 blast isolates collected from different ecosystems in six …

Rice blast caused by Magnaporthe oryzae is one of the most destructive diseases of rice in
the world. The blast fungus shows a high degree of variability in the field and limited …

Magnaporthe oryzae is a fungal pathogen causing blast disease in many plant species. In
this study, seventy three isolates of M. oryzae collected from rice (Oryza sativa) in 1996 …