A battle in rice flowers
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellLi et al. investigate the mechanisms of defense and counter-defense in a floral pathosystem.
https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koae027
By Guo-Bang Li, Wen-Ming Wang, and Jing Fan
Background: Rice false smut is an emerging fungal disease threatening rice production worldwide. This disease not only…
The effector SCRE6 in U. virens functions as a MAP kinase phosphatase to suppress rice immunity
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellZheng et al. reveal a novel fungal infection strategy.
Xinhang Zheng (China Agricultural University), Fu Huang (Sichuan Agricultural University), and Wenxian Sun (China Agricultural University)
Background: Rice commercial production is severely threatened by several important diseases including…