Philadelphia chromosome1 positive (Ph1) chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) is characterized by metamorphosis of the chronic phase to blastic crisis. However, cellular events associated with this transition are poorly understood. To examine the possible participation of hematopoietic growth factors in this process, we studied growth factor expression in adherent layers of bone marrows derived fr...

Extramedullary blast crisis of chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) is defined as the development of extramedullary disease caused by the infiltration of blasts regardless of proliferation of blasts in the bone marrow. The onset of extramedullary blast crisis in the newly diagnosed patients is known to be extremely rare. Here, we present a case of extramedullary blast crisis of CML as an initial ...

■ Abstract The blast fungus Magnaporthe grisea causes a serious disease on a wide variety of grasses including rice, wheat, and barley. Rice blast is the most serious disease of cultivated rice and therefore poses a threat to the world’s most important food security crop. Here, I review recent progress toward understanding the molecular biology of plant infection by M. grisea, which involves de...

To investigate the genetic background responsible for blast resistance in Oryza sativa L. 'Hokuriku 193', QTL analysis was conducted using the F3 lines from the cross [ms-bo] Nekken 2 × Hokuriku 193 that were artificially infected with rice blast fungus (Magnaporthe grisea). QTLs were detected on chromosomes 1, 4, 6 and 12 that correlated with greater blast resistance in the Hokuriku 193-type l...

Abstract Background Finger millet blast disease, caused by Pyricularia oryzae , is a serious constrain of finger production which threatening global food security especially to the resource poor smallholder farmers in arid and semi-arid regions. The disease adversely affects consumption due its wide distribution destruction all growing areas southern Asia eastern Africa. Here, we present study ...

Aims: To test the effect of bacterial biocontrol agents (Pseudomonas-TNAU-Pf1) and fungicides (Tricyclazole) individually their integration as seed treatment foliar spray against finger millet blast under field conditions.
 Study Design: The experiments were conducted in a Randomized Block design.
 Place Duration Study: at Regional Research Station farm, Tamil Nadu Agricultural Univer...