Molecular Breeding Strategy and Challenges toward Improvement of Blast Disease Resistance in Rice Crops

Molecular Breeding Strategy and Challenges toward Improvement of Blast Disease Resistance in Rice Crops

Rice is a staple and most important security food crop consumed by almost half of the world’s population. More rice production is needed due to the rapid population growth in the world. Rice blast caused by the fungus, Magnaporthe oryzae is one of the most destructive diseases of this crop in differ...

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Main Authors: Sadegh eAshkani, Mohd Y. Rafii, Mahmoodreza eShabanimofrad, Gous eMiah, Mahbod eSahebi, Parisa eAzizi, Fatah A. Tanweer, Mohd Sayeed eAkhtar, Abbas eNasehi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
Subjects:
DNA markers
QTL mapping
molecular breeding
rice blast disease
gene pyramiding
Marker-aided selection
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpls.2015.00886/full

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