Breeding approaches for bacterial leaf blight resistance in rice (Oryza sativa L.), current status and future directions

European Journal of Plant Pathology

Volumn 139, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 27-37

  Khan, Mueen Alam ^a   Naeem, Muhammad ^a   Iqbal, Muhammad ^a  

^a THE ISLAMIA UNIVERSITY OF BAHAWALPUR   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Bacterial leaf blight; Marker assisted selection; Rice; Transgenics; Xanthomonas oryzae

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DISEASE; DISEASE PREVALENCE; GENETIC MARKER; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; IRRIGATION; MUTATION; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; RICE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ORYZA SATIVA; XANTHOMONAS ORYZAE; XANTHOMONAS ORYZAE PV. ORYZAE;

EID: 84897449942     PISSN: 09291873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10658-014-0377-x     Document Type: Review

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