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Diversity and Distribution of Rice Blast (<i>Pyricularia oryzae</i> Cavara) Races in Bangladesh
Author Affiliations
Tottori University, Bangladesh Rice Research Institute, Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences
Published InPlant Disease
Year2016
Citations69
Abstract
The pathogenicity of 331 blast isolates (Pyricularia oryzae Cavara) collected from different regions and ecosystems for rice cultivation in Bangladesh was evaluated by compatibility on 23 differential varieties (DV), each harboring a single blast resistance gene, and susceptible 'Lijiangxintuanheigu' (LTH). A wide variation in virulence was found among the isolates, and 267 races were classified using a new designation system. Virulence of blast isolates against DV carrying the resistance genes Pia, Pib, Pit, Pik-s, Piz-t, Pi12(t), Pi19(t), and Pi20(t), as well as avirulence against those carrying Pish, Pi9, Pita-2, and Pita, was distributed widely in Bangladesh. Cluster analysis of the compatibility data on the DV initially classified the isolates into groups I and II. The virulence spectra of the two…
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