Against the grain: safeguarding rice from rice blast disease

Rice is the staple diet of more than three billion people. Yields must double over the next 40 years if we are to sustain the nutritional needs of the ever-expanding global population. Between 10% and 30% of the annual rice harvest is lost due to infection by the rice blast fungus <em>Magnapor...

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Main Authors: Skamnioti, P, Gurr, S
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2009
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