Plant diseases are responsible for substantial crop losses each year and pose a threat to
global food security and agricultural sustainability. Improving crop resistance to pathogens …

This review briefly addresses what has been learned about resistance durability in recent
years, as well as the questions that still remain. Molecular analyses of major gene …

The rice Xa21 gene, which confers resistance to Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae race 6,
was isolated by positional cloning. Fifty transgenic rice plants carrying the cloned Xa21 gene …

A thorough understanding of quantitative disease resistance (QDR) would contribute to the
design and deployment of durably resistant crop cultivars. However, the molecular …

Advanced backcross QTL analysis is proposed as a method of combining QTL analysis with
variety development. It is tailored for the discovery and transfer of valuable QTL alleles from …

Genetic engineering and biotechnology hold great potential for plant breeding as it promises
to expedite the time taken to produce crop varieties with desirable characters. With the use …

Map Manager QTX (QTX) is software for analysis of genetic mapping experiments in
experimental plants and animals. It includes functions for mapping both Mendelian and …

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 …

Species of Pyricularia (magnaporthe-like sexual morphs) are responsible for major diseases
on grasses. Pyricularia oryzae (sexual morph Magnaporthe oryzae) is responsible for the …