Introgression of bacterial leaf blight (BLB) resistant gene, Xa7 into MARDI elite variety, MR219 by marker assisted backcrossing (MABC) approach

• Main Authors: Yazid, S.N., Ahmad, K., Razak, M.S.F.A., Rahman, Z.A., Ramachandran, K., Mohamad, S.N.A., Ab Ghaffar, M.B.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Instituto Internacional de Ecologia 2024
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/105823/1/download.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/105823/; https://www.scielo.br/j/bjb/a/V4ZRLdJSvB93b4WMLyFfBYz

Bacterial leaf blight (BLB) is one of the major rice diseases in Malaysia. This disease causes substantial yield loss as high as 70. Development of rice varieties which inherited BLB resistant traits is a crucial approach to promote and sustain rice industry in Malaysia. Hence, this study aims were...