Improvement of rice blast resistance by developing monogenic lines, two-gene pyramids and three-gene pyramid through MAS

Abstract Background Rice blast caused by Magnaporthe oryzae (M. oryzae) is one of the most destructive diseases in rice production. Development of resistant varieties through pyramiding of resistant (R) genes is considered as an effective strategy to cope with the disease. However, is it really esse...

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Main Authors: Wuming Xiao, Qiyun Yang, Ming Huang, Tao Guo, Yongzhu Liu, Jiafeng Wang, Guili Yang, Jiyong Zhou, Jianyuan Yang, Xiaoyuan Zhu, Zhiqiang Chen, Hui Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-11-01
Series:Rice
Subjects:
MAS
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12284-019-0336-4