Chitosan inhibits septin‐mediated plant infection by the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae in a protein kinase C and Nox1 NADPH oxidase‐dependent manner

What is it about?

Rice blast disease is a significant threat to global food security and urgent methods are needed to control this devastating disease. We reveal the mode of action of a new anti-fungal compound that is naturally occurring and holds great potential for control of blast disease.

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