Overexpression of a gene encoding LRR protein improves rice resistance against Magnaporthe oryzae

• Main Authors: Azizi, Parisa, Yusop, Mohd Rafii, Abdullah, Siti Nor Akmar, Musa, Mohamed Hanafi, Sahebi, Mahbod
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: Institute of Plantation Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2017
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/58879/1/Technical_Paper_10.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/58879/; http://spel2.upm.edu.my/webupm/upload/dokumen/penerbitan/20180101232955ICBAA2017_Technical_Paper_10.pdf

Magnaporthe oryzae is a rice blast fungus and plant pathogen that causes a serious rice disease and, therefore, poses a threat to the world’s second most important food security crop. Plant transformation technology has become an adaptable system for cultivar improvement and to functionally analyze...