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Identification of a Major Rice Blast Quantitative Trait Locus Containing Pita/Pi39(t)/Ptr in U.S. Black Hull Awn Weedy Rice.
Phytopathology - 1 Feb 2026
Osakina Aron, Goad David, Jia Melissa H, Olsen Kenneth M, Jia Yulin
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Rice blast, caused by the ascomycete fungus Magnaporthe oryzae, is one of the most problematic diseases for rice production, threatening global food security. Genetic resistance to some M. oryzae races can be achieved using major resistance genes that recognize their corresponding fungal avirulence genes. Weedy rice, a close relative of cultivated rice that competes with the crop, has evolved unique genetic...
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