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 …

Rice is the most important food crop worldwide and sustainable rice production is important
for ensuring global food security. Biotic stresses limit rice production significantly and among …

The elite Indian rice variety, Naveen is highly susceptible to major biotic and abiotic stresses
such as blast, bacterial blight (BB), gall midge (GM) and drought which limit its productivity in …

Rice is one of the most important food crops in the world. However, stable rice production is
constrained by various diseases, in particular rice blast, sheath blight, bacterial blight, and …

Rice is the most important staple food crop, and it feeds more than half of the world
population. Brown planthopper (BPH) is a major insect pest of rice that causes 20–80% yield …

Occurrence of multiple abiotic stresses in a single crop season has become more frequent
than before. Most of the traditional donors possessing tolerance to abiotic stresses are tall …

Rice is the principal food crop for people in South and South-East Asia and is life for millions
of rural households worldwide. Bacterial blight (BB) is a very common, widespread, and …

Continuous rise in the human population has resulted in an upsurge in food demand, which
in turn demand grain yield enhancement of cereal crops, including rice. Rice yield is …

Biotic stress is one of the major threats to stable rice production. Climate change affects the
shifting of pest outbreaks in time and space. Genetic improvement of biotic stress resistance …

Bacterial blight (BB) induced by Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (Xoo) is a devastating
bacterial disease in rice. The use of disease resistance (R) genes is the most efficient …