Periodic Reporting for period 2 - ii-MAX (Unravelling new immunity-independent mechanisms for durable resistance to blast fungi using MAX effectors)

Crop diseases induced by plant pathogens (bacteria, viruses, fungi, etc.) are a major problem in agriculture. A typical example is the blast disease, which is caused by the fungus Magnaporthe oryzae and is recognised as the most destructive disease of rice and a major threat...