Marc SomssichMay 28, 2025
Yesterday we had Thomas Kroj here for our regular #PlantScience Lecture. Fantastic talk on his teams recent advances in understanding the effector-repertoire of #Magnaporthe oryzae, as well as NLR-design work. Can you spot the tribute to the Town he started his PhD in on slide 2? πŸ™‚ #PlantImmunity
CellBioNewsFeb 28, 2025

Discovery of common 'weapon' used by #disease-causing #fungi could help engineer more resilient #food #crops.

#NUDIX_hydrolase #rice #food_security #agriculture #Magnaporthe #phosphate #sensing #signalling

https://phys.org/news/2025-02-discovery-common-weapon-disease-fungi.html

Discovery of common 'weapon' used by disease-causing fungi could help engineer more resilient food crops

The discovery of a powerful "weapon" used by many disease-causing fungi to infect and destroy major food crop staples, such as rice and corn, could offer new strategies to bolster global food security, according to researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) in collaboration with scientists in Germany and the United States.

CellBioNewsFeb 16, 2023

Can #gene discovery methods halt the global march of #wheat blast?

#agriculture #genomics #phytopathology #fungus #Magnaporthe

https://phys.org/news/2023-02-gene-discovery-methods-halt-global.html

Can gene discovery methods halt the global march of wheat blast?

An international research collaboration led by the John Innes Centre has used innovative genomic discovery methods to show how we might halt the emerging and highly destructive disease known as wheat blast.

Phys.org
CellBioNewsFeb 14, 2023

Discovery could lead to new #fungicides to protect #rice crops.

#agriculture #Magnaporthe #PMO

https://phys.org/news/2023-02-discovery-fungicides-rice-crops.html

Discovery could lead to new fungicides to protect rice crops

A fungus that plagues rice crops worldwide gains entry to plant cells in a way that leaves it vulnerable to simple chemical blockers, a discovery that could lead to new fungicides to reduce the substantial annual losses of rice and other valuable cereals.

Phys.org