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Molecular evolution of the Pi-ta gene resistant to rice blast in wild rice (Oryza rufipogon).
Genetics - 1 Jul 2008
Huang Chun-Lin, Hwang Shih-Ying, Chiang Yu-Chung, Lin Tsan-Piao
Abstract excerpt
Rice blast disease resistance to the fungal pathogen Magnaporthe grisea is triggered by a physical interaction between the protein products of the host R (resistance) gene, Pi-ta, and the pathogen Avr (avirulence) gene, AVR-pita. The genotype variation and resistant/susceptible phenotype at the Pi-ta locus of wild rice (Oryza rufipogon), the ancestor of cultivated rice (O. sativa), was surveyed in 36 locations...
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