Rice is a global food grain crop for more than one-third of the human population and a
source for food and nutritional security. Rice production is subjected to various stresses; …

Blast disease caused by the fungal pathogen Magnaporthe oryzae is the most severe
diseases of rice. Using classical plant breeding techniques, breeders have developed a …

Rice (Oryza sativa) plays a significant role in achieving global food security. However, it
suffers from several biotic and abiotic stresses that seriously affect its production. Rice blast …

Abstract Key Message QTLs controlling the concentrations elements in rice grain were
identified in two mapping populations. The QTLs were clustered such that most genomic …

Rice blast is one of the most destructive diseases affecting rice production worldwide. The
development and rational use of resistant varieties has been the most effective and …

Rice is the most important food security crop and staple food of half of the world population.
Major increases in rice production occurred during the past four decades of last century as a …

Rice blast, caused by the fungus Pyricularia grisea (Cooke) Sacc., is a serious rice (Oryza
sativa L.) disease causing considerable economic damage worldwide. DNA markers for rice …

Rice production needs to be sustained in the coming decades, as the changeable climatic
conditions are becoming more conducive to disease outbreaks. The majority of rice …

One method for confirming the existence of quantitative trait loci (QTLs) is to identify loci of
similar location and effect in multiple populations and/or environments. The literature …

Rice progenies used for the construction of genetic maps permit exhaustive identification
and characterization of resistance genes present in their parental cultivars. We inoculated a …