CULTIVAR SPECIFICITY GENE FROM THE RICE PATHOGEN MAGNAPORTHE GRISEA, AND METHODS OF USE

摘要

This invention provides a novel avirulence gene from the rice blast pathogen, Magnaporthe grisea. The gene, AVR1-CO39, confers cultivar-specific avirulence to strains of M. grisea that carry the gene. Also disclosed are methods of using the gene and its encoded products for improving resistance of rice to the rice blast pathogen.