Defending rice crop from blast disease in the context of climate change for food security in Nepal

Blast, caused by Pyricularia oryzae (teleomorph <Magnaporthe oryzae), is one of the most devastating diseases in rice, causing 10-30% yield losses and threatening Nepal’s food and nutritional security. The Himalayan foothills are hotspots for blast fungus diversity, leading to the rapid emergence of...

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Main Authors:	Khadka, Ram Bahadur, Manandhar, Hira Kaji, Shrestha, Sundar, Acharya, Basistha, Sharma, Pratiksha, Baidya, Suraj, Luu, Van Schepler, Joshi, Krishna Dev
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Inglés
Published:	Frontiers Media 2025
Subjects:	rice pyricularia oryzae blasts crop yield yield losses food security climate change plant breeding molecular markers fungicides biological control
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/176617