It looks like rice's own defense, but this fungal trick turns a lifesaving response into a crop-killing weapon

Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology have discovered how the rice blast fungus uses a substance called pyriculol to trick the rice plant's immune system into triggering premature cell death. This mechanism allows the pathogen to consume dead tissue and bypass defenses, suggesting that breeding 'cooler' rice varieties could improve global food security.

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