Reprodução Sexuada em Pyricularia oryzae

Blast is caused by the Ascomycete Pyricularia oryzae and is the most important disease affecting rice in the world. Besides rice, wheat is affected by blast caused by P. oryzae in Brazil, Paraguay and Bolivia. The high genetic-pathotypic variability observed in local populations of P. oryzae is prob...

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Authors: Moreira, Silvino Intra, Ceresini, Paulo Cézar [UNESP], Alves, Eduardo
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2015
Country:Brasil
Institution:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
Repository:Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Language:Portuguese
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/177554
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0100-5405/2067
http://hdl.handle.net/11449/177554
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Blast disease
Genetic variability
Magnaporthe oryzae
Perithecium
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Summary:Blast is caused by the Ascomycete Pyricularia oryzae and is the most important disease affecting rice in the world. Besides rice, wheat is affected by blast caused by P. oryzae in Brazil, Paraguay and Bolivia. The high genetic-pathotypic variability observed in local populations of P. oryzae is probably responsible for the low resistance durability of rice and wheat cultivarsto this disease and may also be determinant in eventsof ‘host shift’ by the pathogen. This review aims to present important aspects of the sexual reproduction of P. oryzae, as well as information about the regulatory mechanisms of the pathogen sexual cycle by the genes mating type and pheromones in a specific recognition system. Understanding the reproductive biology and the importance of P. oryzae sexual cycle is essential for blast disease management based on durable resistance.