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Dynamic Changes in the Rice Blast Population in the United States Over Six Decades.
Molecular plant-microbe interactions : MPMI - 1 Oct 2017
Wang Xueyan, Jia Yulin, Wamishe Yeshi, Jia Melissa H, Valent Barbara
Abstract excerpt
Rice blast disease caused by Magnaporthe oryzae is one of the most destructive diseases of rice. Field isolates of M. oryzae rapidly adapt to their hosts and climate. Tracking the genetic and pathogenic variability of field isolates is essential to understand how M. oryzae interacts with hosts and environments. In this study, a total of 1,022 United States field isolates collected from 1959 to 2015 were analyzed...
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