Introgression of root trait genes for drought tolerance to a Malaysian rice variety by marker-assisted backcross breeding

• Main Authors: Ab Jalil, Masitah, Juraimi, Abdul Shukor, Yusop, Mohd Rafii, Uddin, Md Kamal, Hakim, Md Abdul
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Friends Science Publishers 2018
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/74729/1/Introgression%20of%20root%20trait%20genes%20for%20drought%20tolerance%20to%20a%20Malaysian%20rice%20variety%20by%20marker-assisted%20backcross%20breeding.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/74729/; https://fspublishers.org/Issue.php?y=2018&v_no=20&categoryID=150

Drought gives a huge impact in declining rice yield. To overcome this problem, rice variety with ability to withstand limited water availability need to be developed. The study was conducted to introgress root trait genes from aerobic rice variety, AERON1, to a high yielding rice variety of Malaysia...