Supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2006CB100206);the Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovation Research Team in University (Grant No. IRT0448);the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province (Grant Nos. 021006 and 039254)
Rice blast, caused by the fungal pathogen Magnaporthe oryzae, is one of the most devastating crop diseases worldwide. The avirulence gene corresponding to rice blast resistance gene Pi7 in field isolate CHL346 was inh...