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First Report of Wheat Blast Caused by Magnaporthe oryzae Pathotype triticum in Bangladesh

Malaker, P.K.; Barma, N.C.; Tiwary, T.P.; Collis, W.J.; Duveiller, E.P.; Singh, K.; Joshi, A.K.; Singh, R.P.; Braun, H.J; Peterson, G.L.; Pedley, K.F.; Farman, M.L.; Valent, B. (American Phytopathological Society, 2016)

Wheat blast or ‘brusone,’ caused by the ascomycetous fungus Magnaporthe oryzae B.C. Couch (syn. Pyricularia oryzae Cavara), was first identified in 1985 in Brazil. M. oryzae is composed of a range of morphologically identical ...