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Emerging Dynamics of Blast Disease in Cereals and Millets: Biology, Pathotypes and Management Strategies

Sneha Mohan, Susha S Thara, N V Radhakrishnan, Asha S & Poornima Yadav P I · Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology · 2025

Blast disease, caused by the filamentous ascomycete Magnaporthe spp. (anamorph: Pyricularia spp.), represents one of the most devastating threats to global cereal and millet production. Originally recognized as a rice pathogen, Magnaporthe oryzae has since adapted to infect sever...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i113352

Variability of Sclerotium rolfsii Causing Collar Rot of Yams in Kerala, India

Neha Anil, Heera G, Krishnapriya P J, Sherin A Salam, Asha S, Devika B S & N V Radhakrishnan · Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology · 2025

The present study investigated on the diversity, pathogenicity, and cultural characteristics of Sclerotium rolfsii associated with collar rot in tuber crops across six Agro-Ecological Units (AEUs) of Kerala, India. Thirty-two samples were collected from infected elephant foot yam...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i123400