Bacterial leaf blight resistance in rice: a review of conventional breeding to molecular approach

SC Chukwu, MY Rafii, SI Ramlee, SI Ismail… - Molecular biology …, 2019 - Springer
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 …

Gene pyramiding for sustainable crop improvement against biotic and abiotic stresses

R Dormatey, C Sun, K Ali, JA Coulter, Z Bi, J Bai - Agronomy, 2020 - mdpi.com
Sustainable agricultural production is endangered by several ecological factors, such as
drought, extreme temperatures, excessive salts, parasitic ailments, and insect pest …

Path-coefficient and correlation analysis in Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea [L.] Verdc.) accessions over environments

MMH Khan, MY Rafii, SI Ramlee, M Jusoh… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
In a breeding program, studies of genotypic and phenotypic relationships among agricultural
crop traits are useful to design, evaluate, and develop selection criteria for desirable traits …

Impacts of drought stress on water use efficiency and grain productivity of rice and utilization of genotypic variability to combat climate change

T Hussain, N Hussain, M Tahir, A Raina, S Ikram… - Agronomy, 2022 - mdpi.com
Rice is an important cereal and drought stress is a critical abiotic stress that negatively
influences the performance and productivity of rice crop, particularly under a changing …

Marker-assisted selection and gene pyramiding for resistance to bacterial leaf blight disease of rice (Oryza sativa L.)

SC Chukwu, MY Rafii, SI Ramlee, SI Ismail… - Biotechnology & …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Marker-assisted selection and gene pyramiding are very important breeding strategies for
conferring broad spectrum and durable resistance against diseases causing yield loss in …

Assessment of agro-morphologic performance, genetic parameters and clustering pattern of newly developed blast resistant rice lines tested in four environments

RS Sabri, MY Rafii, MR Ismail, O Yusuff, SC Chukwu… - Agronomy, 2020 - mdpi.com
Multi-environmental yield trial is very vital in assessing newly developed rice lines for its
adaptability and stability across environments especially prior to release of the newly …

Comparative Genetic Diversity Assessment and Marker–Trait Association Using Two DNA Marker Systems in Rice (Oryza sativa L.)

MI Al-Daej, AA Rezk, MM El-Malky, TA Shalaby… - Agronomy, 2023 - mdpi.com
In this paper, the genetic diversities of 12 rice genotypes (Oryza sativa L.), representing
Indica, Japonica, and Indica–Japonica varieties, were assessed using twelve ISSR and five …

[HTML][HTML] Heterosis and combining ability for floral and yield characters in rice using cytoplasmic male sterility system

EAZ ElShamey, RM Sakran, MAA ElSayed… - Saudi Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Developing high-yielding rice genotypes is decisive to ensure global food security with
current population growth and the threat of environmental pressures. Cytoplasmic male …

Genetic diversity and variability among pigmented rice germplasm using molecular marker and morphological traits

HM Sarif, MY Rafii, A Ramli, Y Oladosu… - Biotechnology & …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Exploring the genetic aspects of germplasm using genotypic and phenotypic analysis is
more reliable for the development of rice varieties that could lead to the attainment of food …

Integrating multivariate and univariate statistical models to investigate genotype–environment interaction of advanced fragrant rice genotypes under rainfed condition

N Hashim, MY Rafii, Y Oladosu, MR Ismail, A Ramli… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Specialty fragrant rice is sold at a premium price in both local and international trade
because of its superior grain qualities. In this research, 40 advanced fragrant rice …