Rice Blast: Interaction with Rice and Control: Proceedings of the 3rd International Rice Blast Conference

Front Matter....Pages i-x
Overview on the Chemical Control of Rice Blast Disease....Pages 1-13
RNA Silencing in the Blast Fungus Magnaporthe Grisea ....Pages 15-21
SAGE (Serial Analysis of Gene Expression) in Magnaporthe Grisea ....Pages 23-28
Approach to Understand Metabolic Networks Involved in Appressorium Function of Colletotrichum Lagenarium ....Pages 29-37
Proteomics of Magnaporthe Grisea: Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry for the Identification of Extracellular Proteins....Pages 39-46
Identification and Characterization of Secreted Proteins from Magnaporthe Grisea ....Pages 47-55
Repeat-Induced Point Mutation (RIP) in Magnaporthe Grisea : Evidence for the Presence of Sexual Cycle in Nature....Pages 57-63
Relationship between Two Avirulence Genes: Avr-Hattan 3 and Avr-Piks ....Pages 65-69
Genome Evolution and Function of Resistance Genes....Pages 71-77
Broad-Spectrum Resistance Genes PI2 (T) and PI9 (T) are Clustered on Chromosome 6....Pages 79-86
Fine Genetic Mapping and Physical Delimitation of the Rice Blast Resistance Gene Pi5(t) to a 170-kb DNA Segment of the Rice Genome....Pages 87-106
Transposon-Insertion Lines of Rice for Analysis of Gene Function....Pages 107-112
Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL) Reactions to Rice Blast Isolates from Japan and the Philippines....Pages 113-121
Selection of Criterional Varieties for Evaluation of Blast Partial Resistance of Rice in the Tohoku Region of Japan....Pages 123-129
Genetic Dissection and Mapping of Genes Conferring Field Resistance to Rice Blast in Japanese Upland Rice....Pages 131-136
Studies on Partial Resistance to Rice Blast in the Tropics....Pages 137-143
Microarray Analysis of Gene Expression in Rice Treated with Probenazole, a Resistance Inducer, in Special Reference to Blast Disease....Pages 145-154
Cytology of Infection and Host Resistance in Rice Blast Disease....Pages 155-161
Probenazole (Oryzemate®) — A Plant Defense Activator....Pages 163-171
Genetic Engineering for Blast Disease Resistance in Rice, Using a Plant Defensin Gene from Brassica Species....Pages 173-178
Transgenic Rice Expressing Wasabi Defensin Gene Exhibit Its Enhanced Resistance to Blast Fungus ( Magnaporthe Grisea )....Pages 179-184
RESIDIV: Exploring the Genetic Diversity of Rice-Blast Host-Pathogen Interactions in China: A Tool to Improve Breeding for Resistance to Blast Disease....Pages 185-190
Durable Control of Rice Blast Disease with Multilines....Pages 191-199
Rice Blast Control with Sasanishiki Multilines in Miyagi Prefecture....Pages 201-207
Development and Utilization of Isogenic Lines Koshihikari Toyama BL ....Pages 209-214
Studies on the Rice Blast Pathogen, Resistance Genes, and Implication for Breeding for Durable Blast Resistance in Colombia....Pages 215-227
Development of Differential Varieties for Blast Resistance in IRRI-Japan Collaborative Research Project....Pages 229-233
Identification of Blast Resistance Genes in Elite Indica-Type Varieties of Rice ( Oryza Sativa L.)....Pages 235-240
Resistance of Some Chinese Hybrid Rice, Conventional Early Indica and Late Japonica Rice to Magnaporthe Grisea ....Pages 241-250
Triticale and Barley: New Hosts of Magnaporthe Grisea in São Paulo, Brazil — Relationship with Blast of Rice and Wheat....Pages 251-260
Genetics of Fertility and Mating Type in Magnaporthe Grisea ....Pages 261-270
Mating Type Alleles, Female Fertility and Genetic Diversity of Magnaporthe Grisea Populations Pathogenic to Rice from Five Asian Countries....Pages 271-279
Efficacy of Carpropamid Against Mutants of Magnaporthe Grisea at Codon 75 on Scytalone Dehydratase....Pages 281-287
Computer Simulation Approaches for Rice Blast Disease Forecasting in Japan....Pages 289-295
Simulation Models of Rice Blast Epidemics....Pages 297-302