Evolutionary BiologybioRxivPreprint
The emergence of the rice blast fungus (Pyricularia oryzae) coincides with the evolutionary divergence of rice
Shunsuke Nozawa, Kazumichi Fujii
This study estimates the origin of the rice blast fungus Pyricularia oryzae to be around 18,300 years ago, coinciding with rice divergence rather than domestication.
DOI 10.64898/2026.08.24.746645