Abstract Transcription factors (TFs) play critical roles in the control of development and pathogenicity phytopathogens by directly or indirectly regulating expression downstream genes. Here, we identified characterized a zinc finger TF UvMsn2 Ustilaginoidea virens , homolog MoMsn2 from rice blast fungus. Heterogenous complementation assay revealed that fully restored defects ?Momsn2 mutant veg...

The false smut disease of rice incited by Ustilaginoidea virens is a major constraint on production. main aim the present study was to ascertain severity in both delta and non-delta districts Tamil Nadu through survey surveillance assess correlation between wind velocity for past three years, 2019, 2020 2021. Moreover, addressed distribution pattern diseases under field conditions. results obta...

False smut, caused by Ustilaginoidea virens, has recently been found in Arkansas. Plants infected by the fungus remain symptom-free until heading and it is difficult to see spores on contaminated seeds. Field tests were conducted in 2006 to determine the effect of false-smut inoculation of rice seeds on the yields of selected rice cultivars. Seeds were inoculated by vacuum infiltration in suspe...