New variants of AvrPiz-t identified in Pyricularia oryzae from Malaysia

• Main Authors: Freddy Yeo, Kuok San, Elissa stella, Rafael, Ewe, Zhang Hua, Ang, Poh Sim, Nor Ain, Hussin, Tu Anh, Vu Thanh, Chung, Hung Hui, Lai, Lee San, Ting, Hieng Ming, Yongmei, Bao
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V. 2024
• Subjects: QH301 Biology; QH426 Genetics; S Agriculture (General)
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/44282/3/New%20variants.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/44282/; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667064X23001896#:~:text=oryzae%20isolates%20revealed%2011%20AvrPiz,and%20Avr%2DPita1%20in%20P.; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stress.2023.100322

Rice blast disease (causal agent: Pyricularia oryzae) is an important rice disease worldwide as it can cause significant yield loss. Resistance genes in rice can recognise the corresponding avirulence genes (Avr-gene) of P. oryzae and suppress the attack of the pathogen as proposed in ‘gene-for-gene...