RNA-Sequencing Reveals Differentially Expressed Rice Genes Functionally Associated with Defense against BPH and WBPH in RILs Derived from a Cross between RP2068 and TN1

Abstract Background Rice is staple food for over two billion people. Planthoppers like BPH and WBPH occur together in most of rice growing regions across Asia and cause extensive yield loss by feeding and transmission of disease-causing viruses. Chemical control of the pest is expensive and ecologic...

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Main Authors: Dhanasekar Divya, Nihar Sahu, P. Sairam Reddy, Suresh Nair, J. S. Bentur
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-03-01
Series:Rice
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12284-021-00470-3