Qualitative Resistance of Sarawak Rice Landraces Against Pyricularia oryzae

• Main Authors: Yeo, Freddy Kuok San, Kim, Yen Lai, Nur Karimah, Mohamad, Nor Ain, Hussin, Hui, Yin Ten, Lee, San Lai
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: UNIMAS Publisher 2019
• Subjects: S Agriculture (General)
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/31451/1/Yeo.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/31451/; http://publisher.unimas.my/ojs/index.php/BJRST/article/view/2019

Malaysia rice production is threatened by rice blast disease, caused by Pyricularia oryzae. Yield can be greatly reduced by this disease as it can attack all the aerial parts of rice including leaves, node, neck, and collar. The use of resistant cultivar, which can be produced from resistance breedi...