Abstract Blast diseases of rice and wheat are known to be caused by the specific pathotypes Magnaporthe oryzae (syn. Pyricularia ), M. Oryzae ( MoO ) Triticum MoT), respectively. Rice blast disease has been seen in Bangladesh from a very ancient time. However, Bangladesh’s first epidemic outbreak was recorded 2016. This study aimed investigate cross-infection reactions MoT growth room condition...

Blast disease, caused by hemibiotrophic fungus Pyricularia oryzae Sacc. (teleomorph: Magnaporthe oryzae (Hebert) Barr.), previously known as Magnaporthe grisea, is the most serious disease of rice and causes high yield losses in most rice growing regions every year. Blast is an endemic disease in all Iranian and Uruguayan rice fields, with yield losses up to 90 % that has been reported from som...