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Genetic Structure of the Rice Blast Pathogen (Magnaporthe oryzae) over a Decade in North Central California Rice Fields.
Microbial ecology - 1 Feb 2018
Pagliaccia Deborah, Urak Ryan Z, Wong Frank, Douhan LeAnn I, Greer Christopher A, Vidalakis Georgios, Douhan Greg W
Abstract excerpt
Rice blast, caused by the ascomycete Magnaporthe oryzae, is one of the most destructive rice diseases worldwide. Even though the disease has been present in California since 1996, there is no data for the pathogen population biology in the state. Using amplified fragment length polymorphisms and mating-type markers, the M. oryzae population diversity was investigated using isolates collected when the disease was...
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