Introgression of blast resistance genes into the elite rice variety MR263 through marker-assisted backcrossing
BACKGROUND Blast caused by the fungus Magnaporthe oryzae is a significant disease threat to rice across the world and is especially prevalent in Malaysia. An elite, early-maturing, high-yielding Malaysian rice variety, MR263, is susceptible to blast and was used as the recurrent parent in this study...
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| Language: | English English |
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John Wiley & Sons Inc.
2015
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| Online Access: | https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34899/1/Abstract.pdf https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34899/2/Fulltext.pdf |