Advances in genetics, genomics and control of rice blast disease / 
edited by Guo-Liang Wang, Barbara Valent. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - New York:  Springer,  2009. 
 - xxxi, 430p.:  ill.;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes Index. 
<br/><br/>Part I Pathogen genetics, genomics and molecular biology<br/>1.The PMK1 MAP kinase pathway and infection-related morphogenesis<br/>2.Surface sensing and signaling during initiation of rice-blast disease<br/>3.Studies on autophagy machinery in Magnaporthe oryzae 4.Secretion property and its gene expression pattern of a putative feruloyl esterase in Magnaporthe grisea<br/>5.Functional analysis of two laccase genes in Magnaporthe grise<br/>6.The significance of nitrogen regulation, source and availability on the interaction between rice and rice blast<br/>7.Protein chips and chromatin immunoprecipitation - emerging technologies to study macromolecule interactions in Magnaporthe grise<br/>8.Cellular and Molecular Analyses of Biotrophic Invasion in Rice Blast Disease<br/>9.Isolation and functional analysis of putative effectors from M. oryzae using integrated genomic approaches<br/>10.Searching for effectors of Magnaporthe oryzae: a multi-faceted genomics approach<br/>11.Developing resources for analysis of secreted proteins from Magnaporthe oryzae<br/><br/>Part II Host defense genetics, genomics, molecular biology<br/>12. Functional and evolutionary analysis of the Pi2/9 locus in rice<br/>13. Understanding the co-evolution of the rice blast resistance gene Pi-ta and Magnaporthe oryzae avirulence gene AVR-Pita. 14. Genetic and molecular analyses of blast resistance in a universal blast resistant variety, Digu<br/>15. Map-based cloning and breeding application of a broad-spectrum resistance gene Pigm to rice blast<br/>16. Rac GTPase and the regulation of NADPH oxidase in rice innate immunity response<br/>17. Rice guanine nucleotide exchange factors for small GTPase OsRac1 involved in innate immunity of rice<br/>18. Role of ethylene, abscisic acid and MAP kinase pathways in rice blast resistance<br/>19. Bacterial determinants and host defense responses underpinning rhizobacteria-mediated systemic resistance in rice<br/><br/>Part II Pathogen population and disease control<br/>20. World population structure and migration of the rice blast fungus, Magnaporthe oryzae<br/>21. Examination of the rice blast pathogen population diversity in Arkansas, USA - stable or unstable?<br/>22. Studies on the complementary differential varieties and local physiologic races of Magnaporthe grisea in Sichuan province. 23. Blast race monitoring for stable use of blast resistance in rice 24. Pathogenicity-related compounds produced by blast fungus. 25. An unprecedented outbreak of rice blast on a newly released cultivar BRS Colosso in Brazil<br/>26. Effect of Magnaporthe grisea on seed germination, yield and quality of wheat. <br/><br/>Part IV Identification and use of Resistance Genes and Breeding Strategies<br/>27. Field resistance expressed when the Pi-ta gene is compromised by Magnaporthe oryzae<br/>28. Resistance genes and their effects to blast in Korean rice varieties (Oryza sativa L.)<br/>29. Genetic analysis of resistance against bacterial leaf blight and leaf blast disease in the Japanese rice cultivar Asominori<br/>30. DNA marker analysis of blast resistance genes Pib and Pita in IRRI-bred rice varieties comparing with gene estimation by a differential system<br/>31. Genetic characterization of universal differential varieties' sets developed under the IRRI-Japan Collaborative Research Project<br/>32. Sequential planting as a method of screening of durable resistance to rice blast in Korea<br/>33. Development of a package of 20 varieties for blast management on upland rice<br/>34. Rice blast in India and strategies to develop durably resistant cultivars<br/>35. Breeding rice cultivars with durable blast resistance in Colombia<br/>36. What it takes to achieve durable resistance to rice blast? <br/><br/>Part V Bioinformatics and database<br/>37. Magnaporthe Grisea Oryza Sativa (MGOS) interaction database: community annotation<br/>38. ARCHIPELAGO: towards bridging the gap between molecular and genetic information in rice blast disease resistance 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781402094996  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Rice Blast Disease<br/>Rice-Disease and Pest Resistance-Genetic Aspects<br/>Pyricularia Grisea-Control
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>571.92  / WAN/A