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Relationships of brown planthopper resistance to tungro virus and grain characteristics in rice

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

G. S. V. Prasad
Affiliation:
Directorate of Rice Research, Hyderabad-500 030, India
M. V. S. Sastry
Affiliation:
Directorate of Rice Research, Hyderabad-500 030, India
J. R. K. Rao
Affiliation:
Directorate of Rice Research, Hyderabad-500 030, India
A. Ghosh
Affiliation:
Directorate of Rice Research, Hyderabad-500 030, India
Y. Kondala Rao
Affiliation:
Directorate of Rice Research, Hyderabad-500 030, India

Extract

Brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens (Stal), is one of the most serious insect pests of rice (Oryza sativa L.) throughout Asia. Introduction of resistant varieties could be an effective means of minimizing losses from the pest. Several hundred rice cultivars resistant to the pest have been identified and the genetics of resistance has been analysed. Studies have shown that the genes for resistance to brown planthopper, bph-4, and to green leafhopper, Glh-3, are linked (Sidhu & Khush, 1979). Ideka & Kaneda (1983) reported that bph-2 for brown planthopper resistance was linked with the gene d2 for dwarfness. The present study sought to ascertain relationships between resistance to brown planthopper and tungro virus and grain characteristics.

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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1987

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