Pyramiding four genes governing bacterial blight resistance in three popular rice varieties of East Africa and Madagascar
Yugander Arra, Eliza P.I. Loo, Camille Blasco, Emilie Thomas, B. N. Devanna, Melissa Stiebner, Mathilde Hutin, Florence Auguy, Boris Szurek, Wolf Bernd Frommer
The paper uses marker-assisted breeding to pyramid four resistance genes into three East African rice varieties to confer resistance to bacterial blight strains.
bioRxiv · Jun 29, 2026 · PreprintPlant Biology