Detection of bacterial blight resistant gene xa5 using linked marker approaches

Rice is the primary source of food for 57% of the world's population. Genetic resistance is important to control many kinds of pathogenic diseases. Bacterial blight caused by Xanthomonas oryzae pv oryzae (Xoo) decreases rice production by 20 - 30% and up to about 90% loss of grain weight. xa5 i...

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Published in:	African journal of biotechnology Vol. 9; no. 24; pp. 3549 - 3554
Main Authors:	Naveed, SA, Babar, M, Arif, A, Zafar, Y, Sabar, M, Ali, I, Chragh, M, Arif, M
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	14-06-2010
Subjects:	Bacteria Base pairs Blight Body weight loss DNA Food sources Gene polymorphism Genetic engineering Germplasm Grain Oryza sativa Plant breeding Seeds xa5 gene Xanthomonas oryzae
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