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News Release 05-061
Microbial Genome Helps Blast Devastating Rice Disease
Genetic sequence of rice blast fungus provides critical piece of disease puzzle
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Researchers have sequenced the genome of rice blast fungus, a devastating pathogen of rice plants.
Credit: Robert Soreng, USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database
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Lesions caused by the rice blast fungus, Magnaporthe grisea, on rice plant leaves.
Credit: R. K. Webster, USDA-ARS
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