In silico modelling and characterization of eight blast resistance proteins in resistant and susceptible rice cultivars.

Background: Nucleotide-binding site-leucine-rich repeat (NBS-LRR) resistance genes are the largest class of plant resistance genes which play an important role in the plant defense response. These genes are better conserved than others and function as a recognition-based immune system in plants through their encoded proteins.

Results: Here, we report the effect of Magnaporthe oryzae, the rice blast pathogen inoculation in resistant BR2655 and susceptible HR12 rice cultivars.

Molecular diversity of internal transcribed spacer among the monoconidial isolates of isolated from rice in Southern Karnataka, India.

Blast disease of rice plant is caused by (anamorph ). This disease is recognized to be one of the most serious diseases of rice crop around the world. A total of 72 monoconidial isolates of obtained from blast disease samples collected around Southern Karnataka were characterized using internal transcribed spacers of the ribosomal DNA sequences.

Population analysis of Magnaporthe oryzae by using endogenous repetitive DNA sequences and mating-type alleles in different districts of Karnataka, India.

Rice is the staple food crop of more than 60% of the population of the world. This crop suffers from blast disease caused by Magnaporthe oryzae. Information on the mating-type allele distribution and diversity of the pathogen population for the state of Karnataka, India is scanty.

A simple and rapid nuclear staining method for Rhizoctonia solani Kuhn.

We developed a modified staining technique using acridine orange to stain the nuclei of Rhizoctonia solani. Acridine orange solution was prepared in acetic acid buffer, pH 7.2.