In silico molecular and morphological analysis of rice blast resistant gene Pi-ta in Sri Lankan rice germplasm

Abstract Background Pi-ta is a major blast resistant gene, introgressed from indica rice varieties. In this study, diversity of the Pi-ta gene of 47 Sri Lankan rice accessions was studied by bioinformatics, and the results were validated with molecular and disease reaction assays. Sequences of rice...

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Main Authors: Suvanthini Terensan, H. Nishadi S. Fernando, J. Nilanthi Silva, S. A. Chandrika N. Perera, Nisha S. Kottearachchi, O. V. D. S. Jagathpriya Weerasena
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-10-01
Series:Journal of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s43141-021-00239-7

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