supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(grants No.31971868,32161143009,and 31971873);the earmarked fund for CARS-01-88CARS-01-88,the Core Provenance Project in Jiangsu Province(JBGS(2021)035);the Key R&D Program of Jiangsu Province Modern Agriculture(BE2021334,BE2022336);the Ministry of Science and Technology/State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs(GL20200114001);the Jiangsu Province Natural Science Fund(BK20201218).
Rice blast,caused by the fungal pathogen Magnaporthe oryzae,is one of the most important diseases of rice.Utilization of blast-resistance genes is the most economical,effective,and environmentally friendly way to cont...