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Breeding advance could help protect East African rice harvests from bacterial blight

The rice disease bacterial leaf blight (for short: BB) is causing significant yield losses in Asia and Africa. It is triggered by the bacterium Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (Xoo), which has many distinct regional strains on various continents.

Breeding advance could help protect East African rice harvests from bacterial blight

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