Abstract
It has long been known that a bacterial leaf blight-resistant line in rice obtained from a crossing using 'Asominori' as a resistant parent also has resistance to blast, but a blast resistance gene in 'Asominori' has not been investigated in detail. In the present study, a blast resistance gene in 'Asominori', tentatively named Pias(t), was revealed to be located within 162-kb region between DNA markers YX4-3 and NX4-1 on chromosome 4 and to be linked with an 'Asominori' allele of the bacterial leaf blight resistance gene Xa1, tentatively named Xa1-as(t). An 'Asominori' allele of Pias(t) was found to be dominant and difference of disease severity between lines having the 'Asominori' allele of Pias(t) and those without it was 1.2 in disease index from 0 to 10. Pias(t) was also closely linked with the Ph gene controlling phenol reaction, suggesting the possibility of successful selection of blast resistance using the phenol reaction. Since blast-resistant commercial cultivars have been developed using 'Asominori' as a parent, Pias(t) is considered to be a useful gene in rice breeding for blast resistance.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 334-339 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Breeding Science |
Volume | 62 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs |
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Publication status | Published - 2013 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- 'Asominori'
- Bacterial leaf blight resistance
- Leaf blast resistance
- Phenol reaction
- Rice
- Xa1
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Agronomy and Crop Science
- Genetics
- Plant Science