Principles, requirements and prospects of genetic mapping in plants Page 1 African Journal
of Biotechnology Vol. 5 (25), pp. 2569-2587, 29 December 2006 Available online at http://www.academicjournals.org/AJB …

African rice Oryza glaberrima (2n= 24, AA) has many unique traits such as weed
competitiveness, drought tolerance and the ability to grow under low input conditions. These …

A total of 57.8 Mb of publicly available rice (Oryza sativa L.) DNA sequence was searched to
determine the frequency and distribution of different simple sequence repeats (SSRs) in the …

International rice export markets are increasing demands for rapid improvements in grain
quality characteristics. The African rice Oryza glaberrima is a new potential source of genes …

Key message A novel recessive bacterial blight resistance locus designated as a xa-45 (t)
was identified from Oryza glaberrima accession IRGC 102600B, transferred to O. sativa and …

Abstract Background Cultivated rice (Oryza sativa L.) is endowed with a rich genetic
variability. In spite of such a great diversity, the modern rice cultivars have narrow genetic …

Bacterial blight (BB) of rice caused by Xanthomonas oryzae pv oryzae (Xoo) is one of the
major constraints to productivity in South-East Asia. The strategy of using major genes …

Divergent phenotypes are often detected in domesticated plants despite the existence of
invariant phenotypes in their wild forms. One such example in rice is the occurrence of …

Genomic selection (GS) is a promising strategy for enhancing genetic gain. We investigated
the accuracy of genomic estimated breeding values (GEBV) in four inter-related synthetic …

Broadening of the genetic base for identification and transfer of genes for resistance to
insect pests and diseases from wild relatives of rice is an important strategy in resistance …