Recent advances in rice varietal development for durable resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses through marker-assisted gene pyramiding

MA Haque, MY Rafii, MM Yusoff, NS Ali, O Yusuff… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Abiotic and biotic stresses adversely affect rice growth, development and grain yield.
Traditional rice breeding techniques are insufficient in modern agriculture to meet the …

Marker-Assisted Introgression and Stacking of Major QTLs Controlling Grain Number (Gn1a) and Number of Primary Branching (WFP) to NERICA Cultivars

VP Reyes, RB Angeles-Shim, MS Mendioro… - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
The era of the green revolution has significantly improved rice yield productivity. However,
with the growing population and decreasing arable land, rice scientists must find new ways …

Mutagenesis and genome editing in crop improvement: perspectives for the global regulatory landscape

C Jung, B Till - Trends in Plant Science, 2021 - cell.com
Plant breeding depends on broad genetic variation. New allelic variation can be produced
by targeted or random mutagenesis. Seemingly, random mutagenesis is outdated because …

Genotypic and phenotypic selection of newly improved putra rice and the correlations among quantitative traits

SC Chukwu, MY Rafii, Y Oladosu, EO Okporie, IS Akos… - Diversity, 2022 - mdpi.com
This experiment was conducted to genotypically and phenotypically select new rice lines
pyramided with blast and bacterial leaf blight disease resistance genes after a marker …

Genotype-by-environment interaction effects on blast disease severity and genetic diversity of advanced blast-resistant rice lines based on quantitative traits

SB Salleh, MY Rafii, MR Ismail, A Ramli… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Among the rice diseases, rice blast caused by the pathogen Magnaporthe
oryzae is a major threat to the global rice cultivation. This experiment was aimed at …

Development of bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L) variety HD3411 following marker-assisted backcross breeding for drought tolerance

PKC Kumar, A Bellundagi, H Krishna… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Marker-assisted backcross breeding enables selective insertion of targeted traits into the
genome to improve yield, quality, and stress resistance in wheat. In the current investigation …

Pyramiding of bacterial blight resistance genes into promising restorer BRRI31R line through marker-assisted backcross breeding and evaluation of agro …

A Akter, L Hassan, SAI Nihad, MJ Hasan, AHK Robin… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
BRRI31R is one of the Bangladesh's most promising restorer lines due to its abundant
pollen producing capacity, strong restoring ability, good combining ability, high outcrossing …

[HTML][HTML] Development of Whole-Grain Rice Lines Exhibiting Low and Intermediate Glycemic Index with Decreased Amylose Content

E Chaichoompu, S Ruengphayak… - Foods, 2024 - mdpi.com
The demand for rice varieties with lower amylose content (AC) is increasing in Southeast
Asia, primarily due to their desirable texture and cooking qualities. This study presents the …

Physicochemical Properties and Tissue Structure of High Kernel Elongation Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Varieties as Affected by Heat Treatment

AABA Halim, MY Rafii, MB Osman, SC Chukwu… - Foods, 2023 - mdpi.com
Heat treatment could affect the structure and properties of rice varieties. The present study
was conducted in order to determine the effects of heat treatment on the physicochemical …

Development of high-amylose maize (Zea mays L.) genotypes adapted to Indian conditions through molecular breeding

A Arora, D Bhamare, AK Das, S Dixit… - Crop and Pasture …, 2024 - CSIRO Publishing
Context Amylose is a type of resistant starch with numerous health benefits and industrial
applications. Starch from maize (Zea mays L.) usually has an amylose content of~ 25 …