Isolation and Characterization of Avirulence Genes in Magnaporthe oryzae

• Main Authors: Mui, Sie Jee, Whye, Leonard Kit Lim, Martina Azelin, anak Dirum, Sara, Ilia, Che, Hashim, Muhammad Shafiq, Masri, Hui, Ying Tan, Lee, San Lai, Kuok, Freddy San Yeo, Hung, Hui Chung
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS) 2017
• Subjects: S Agriculture (General)
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/17160/7/Isolation.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/17160/

Magnaporthe oryzae is a fungal pathogen contributing to rice blast diseases globally via their Avr (avirulence) gene. Although the occurrence of M. oryzae has been reported in Sarawak since several decades ago, however, none has focused specifically on Avr genes, which confer resistance against pa...