Breeding for disease resistant varieties remains very effective and economical in controlling
the bacterial leaf blight (BLB) of rice. Breeders have played a major role in developing …

The production and productivity of rice has been challenged due to biotic and abiotic factors.
Bacterial blight (BB) disease, caused by Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae, is one of the …

Oryza minuta JS Presl ex CB Presl is a tetraploid wild rice with resistance to several insects
and diseases, including blast (caused by Pyricularia grisea) and bacterial blight (caused by …

This is a status paper on a destructive rice disease–bacterial blight (BB), caused by
Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (Xoo). We review the occurrence and spread of this …

To assess the usefulness of linkage disequilibrium mapping in an autogamous,
domesticated species, we have characterized linkage disequilibrium in the candidate region …

Marker-assisted selection and gene pyramiding are very important breeding strategies for
conferring broad spectrum and durable resistance against diseases causing yield loss in …

Bacterial blight, caused by Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae, is a serious disease of rice
worldwide. A new dominant gene for bacterial blight resistance in rice, Xa25 (t), was …

Genetic analysis for resistance to bacterial blight (Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae) of 21
rice (Oryza sativa L.) cultivars was carried out. These cultivars were divided into two groups …

Bacterial leaf blight (BLB) is one of the most serious threats to the rice crop in irrigated and
rainfed areas of the world. It is caused by Xanthomonas oryzae pv. o ryzae and has been …

Rice diseases caused by multiple pathogen species are a major obstacle to achieving
optimal yield. Using host pathogen species‐non‐specific broad‐spectrum resistance (BSR) …