Table 2. Magnaporthe oryzae strains used in this study.

Strains	Genotype	Reference
Guy11	M. oryzae wild type isolate (WT) used throughout this study unless otherwise specified.	[18]
Δasd4	GATA factor (MGG_06050) deletion mutant of Guy11 and used throughout this study unless otherwise specified.	[18]
Δasd4 ASD4 GFP	Asd4 complementation strain expressing the Asd4::GFP fusion protein under its native promoter in the Δasd4 mutant background.	This study
Δgln1	Glutamine synthetase (MGG_06888) deletion mutant of Guy11.	This study
Δasd4 Δgln1	Glutamine synthetase (MGG_06888) deletion mutant of Δasd4.	This study
Δpmk1	Map-kinase deletion mutant of Guy11.	[16]
Δcpka	cAMP dependent kinase A deletion mutant of Guy11.	[15]
Δfpr1	FKBP12 (MGG_06035) deletion mutant of Guy11.	This study
Δrbp35	RNA-binding protein (MGG_02741) deletion mutant of Guy11.	[36]
Δasd4 Δrbp35	GATA factor (MGG_06050) deletion mutant in the Δrbp35 mutant background.	This study
70–15	M. oryzae wild type isolate.	[23]
Δasd4 [70–15]	GATA factor (MGG_06050) deletion mutant of 70–15.	This study