Understanding Rice Responses to the Combination of Bacterial Panicle Blight and High Night Temperatures

Sapana Ghimire1, Shilu Dahal1, Chia-Sin Liew2

  • 1Department of Plant Pathology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, 68583, USA.

Rice (New York, N.Y.)
|May 12, 2026
PubMed
Summary

High night temperatures exacerbate Bacterial Panicle Blight (BPB) in rice. This study identified 146 candidate genes involved in rice defense against combined BPB and high temperature stress, crucial for developing resilient varieties.

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