Bacterial blight of rice caused by Xanthomonasoryzae pv. oryzae (Xoo) is one of the most destructive diseases that affect rice-growing regions worldwide....

A new, faster, and more accurate way of identifying infectious organisms—down to their genetic fingerprint—could finally put farmers a step ahead of...

Scientists are looking at an innovative approach and a potential strategy to make rice resistant against pathogens that have evolved to bypass the plant’s...

Bacterial blight of rice caused by Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (Xoo) is considered the most important bacterial disease of rice due to its high epidemic...

Although there are chemicals developed to control this disease, none of them are completely effective at eliminating outbreaks. ...