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PAF104, a synthetic peptide to control rice blast disease by blocking appressorium formation in Magnaporthe oryzae.
Molecular plant-microbe interactions : MPMI - 1 Dec 2013
Rebollar Aarón, López-García Belén
Abstract excerpt
Magnaporthe oryzae is the most devastating pathogen of rice and the main cause of crop losses worldwide. The successful management of blast disease caused by this fungus is a clear necessity. The synthetic peptide PAF104 has been characterized by its inhibition of M. oryzae appressorium formation on hydrophobic surfaces. Growth and the ability of conidia to germinate was not affected by PAF104, indicating the...
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