Current advance methods for the identification of blast resistance genes in rice

• Main Authors: Tanweer, Fatah A., Rafii, Mohd Y., Sijam, Kamaruzaman, A. Rahim, Harun, Ahmed, Fahim, Latif, Mohammad A.
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2015
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/44222/; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1631069115000578

Rice blast caused by Magnaporthe oryzae is one of the most devastating diseases of rice around the world and crop losses due to blast are considerably high. Many blast resistant rice varieties have been developed by classical plant breeding and adopted by farmers in various rice-growing countries. H...