Wheat blast caused by Magnaporthe oryzae pathovar Triticum is efficiently controlled by the plant defence inducer isotianil
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DOI: 10.1007/s41348-020-00378-y
Abstract: Wheat blast caused by Magnaporthe oryzae pv. Triticum is an upcoming threat to wheat cultivation worldwide. The disease crossing over to wheat first gained attention in South America, with increasing interest coming from its more… read more here.
Keywords: wheat; wheat blast; disease; blast caused ... See more keywords
Genomics-Based Marker Discovery and Diagnostic Assay Development for Wheat Blast.
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DOI: 10.1094/pdis-04-16-0500-re
Abstract: Wheat blast has emerged as a major threat to wheat production in South America. Although originally restricted to Brazil, the disease has since been observed in the neighboring countries of Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay and… read more here.
Keywords: wheat; wheat blast; genomics based; diagnostic assay ... See more keywords
Widespread distribution of resistance to triazole fungicides in Brazilian populations of the wheat blast pathogen
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DOI: 10.1111/ppa.13288
Abstract: Fungicides have not been effective in controlling the wheat blast disease in Brazil. An earlier analysis of 179 isolates of Pyricularia oryzae Triticum lineage (PoTl) sampled from wheat fields across six populations in central‐southern Brazil… read more here.
Keywords: brazilian populations; wheat blast; potl; resistance ... See more keywords
Monitoring of Brazilian wheat blast field populations reveals resistance to QoI, DMI, and SDHI fungicides
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DOI: 10.1111/ppa.13470
Abstract: Wheat blast is one of the most important and devastating fungal diseases of wheat in South America, South-east Asia, and now in southern Africa. The disease can reduce grain yield by up to 70% and… read more here.
Keywords: wheat blast; resistance; sdhi; field populations ... See more keywords
Genomic surveillance uncovers a pandemic clonal lineage of the wheat blast fungus
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3002052
Abstract: Wheat, the most important food crop, is threatened by a blast disease pandemic. Here, we show that a clonal lineage of the wheat blast fungus recently spread to Asia and Africa following two independent introductions… read more here.
Keywords: clonal lineage; wheat; blast; lineage wheat ... See more keywords
Genomic surveillance urgently needed to control wheat blast pandemic spreading across continents
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3002090
Abstract: A new study in PLOS Biology highlights the alarming potential of a pandemic clone of wheat blast disease to evolve fungicide-insensitive variants and argues the urgent need for genomic surveillance and preemptive breeding of resistant… read more here.
Keywords: wheat; surveillance urgently; genomic surveillance; wheat blast ... See more keywords
Effector gene reshuffling involves dispensable mini-chromosomes in the wheat blast fungus
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1008272
Abstract: Newly emerged wheat blast disease is a serious threat to global wheat production. Wheat blast is caused by a distinct, exceptionally diverse lineage of the fungus causing rice blast disease. Through sequencing a recent field… read more here.
Keywords: wheat blast; effector; dispensable mini; mini chromosomes ... See more keywords
Threat of wheat blast to South Asia’s food security: An ex-ante analysis
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0197555
Abstract: New biotic stresses have emerged around the globe over the last decades threatening food safety and security. In 2016, scientists confirmed the presence of the devastating wheat-blast disease in Bangladesh, South Asia–its first occurrence outside… read more here.
Keywords: blast; wheat; wheat blast; south asia ... See more keywords
Wheat blast: A review from a genetic and genomic perspective
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DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.983243
Abstract: The newly emerged wheat blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae Triticum (MoT) is a severe threat to global wheat production. The fungus is a distinct, exceptionally diverse lineage of the M. oryzae, causing rice blast disease. Genome-based… read more here.
Keywords: review genetic; wheat; blast review; genetic genomic ... See more keywords
Role of seed infection for the near and far distance dissemination of wheat blast caused by Magnaporthe oryzae pathotype Triticum
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DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1040605
Abstract: Magnaporthe oryzae pathotype Triticum (MoT) is a devastating fungal phytopathogen causing wheat blast disease which threatens wheat production particularly in warmer climate zones. Effective disease control is hampered by the limited knowledge on the life… read more here.
Keywords: wheat; microscopy; seed; wheat blast ... See more keywords
Genomic Selection for Wheat Blast in a Diversity Panel, Breeding Panel and Full-Sibs Panel
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DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.745379
Abstract: Wheat blast is an emerging threat to wheat production, due to its recent migration to South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. Because genomic selection (GS) has emerged as a promising breeding strategy, the key objective of… read more here.
Keywords: blast; selection; fixed effects; wheat blast ... See more keywords