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Magnaporthe oryzae · pathogen pressure · Oryza sativa

pathogen pressure · effect: harmful

pathogenOf GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“the most destructive disease of rice worldwide”
Authors
Dean R., van Kan J.A.L., Pretorius Z.A., Hammond-Kosack K.E., Di Pietro A., Spanu P.D., Rudd J.J., Dickman M., Kahmann R., Ellis J., Foster G.D.
Year
2012
Publication
Molecular Plant Pathology
Page
416

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Magnaporthe oryzae causing rice blast is the most economically significant rice disease globally; affects foliar tissue and panicle (neck blast); 10-30% loss range is consistent with literature.”

  • plant-pathologist · plausible

    “Rice blast by M. oryzae is canonical; foliar and panicle/neck blast both well-documented, with neck blast causing severe yield loss; matches Agrios and source quote.”

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