Contrary to what was observed on suppressors of plant cell death genes, treatment of rice plants with high Pi is associated with stronger induction of CDIP effector genes, a response that is more evident at the late biotrophic-early necrotrophic stages of fungal infection (MoCDIP5, 40 – 48 hpi; MoCDIP6 and MoCDIP7, 48 – 72 hpi) (Figure 3E). This evidence concerns the gene CDIP1 and fungal infectious disease.