Divergent evolution of rice blast resistance Pi54 locus in the genus Oryza

Abstract Background The rice blast resistance gene Pi54 was cloned from Oryza sativa ssp. indica cv. Tetep, which conferred broad-spectrum resistance against Magnaporthe oryzae. Pi54 allelic variants have been identified in not only domesticates but also wild rice species, but the majority of japoni...

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Main Authors: Lin Zhang, Yusuke Nakagomi, Takashi Endo, Mika Teranishi, Jun Hidema, Shusei Sato, Atsushi Higashitani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-12-01
Series:Rice
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12284-018-0256-8