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Improvement of Resistance to Bacterial Blight by Marker-Assisted Selection in a Wide Compatibility Restorer Line of Hybrid Rice

LUO Yan-chang, WANG Shou-hai, LI Cheng-quan, WU Shuang, WANG De-zheng, DU Shi-yun
  

  1. Rice Research Institute, Anhui Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
  • Received:2004-10-10 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:2004-12-30 Published:2004-12-30

Abstract:

4183 is a promising wide compatibility restorer line with good grain quality. Its hybrid rice Shuangyou 4183 (Shuangjiu A/ 4183) was registered in Anhui Province in 2003. However, the line and its hybrid rice are susceptible to bacterial blight caused by Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (Xoo). R4183 carrying Xa21 was developed to improve bacterial blight resistance of 4183 through introducing the broad-spectrum resistance gene Xa21 by marker-aided selection. R4183 had similar level of bacterial blight resistance to IRBB21, the resistant donor, while maintained the wide compatibility, restoring ability and other good economic traits of the recurrent parent 4183. Critical issues on improvement of bacterial blight resistance of hybrid rice and breeding strategies were also discussed.

Key words: hybrid rice, bacterial blight, marker-assisted selection, wide compatibility, restorer line