Identification and Characterization of Fusarium fujikuroi Pathotypes Responsible for an Emerging Bakanae Disease of Rice in India.

ABSTRACT: The bakanae disease of rice, or foolish seedling disease, is a well-known pathogen infecting rice hosts. Several studies have characterized Fusarium fujikuroi isolates collected from distant geographical regions and within similar geographical areas for secondary metabolite production, population structure, and diversity analysis, but none have attempted to characterize the isolates for virulence in a differential set of rice genotypes. Based on the disease response, a set of five rice genotypes with differing resistance levels were selected as a differential set for further characterization of the pathogen. Ninety-seven Fusarium fujikuroi isolates collected from different rice-growing areas of the country during the years 2011 to 2020 were characterized and evaluated for bak

SUBMITTER: Tadasanahaller PS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10059007 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature