Researchers in Japan have identified a gene that allows rice plants to fight off a fungal disease called blast, which may open the way for farmers to cultivate hardier plants.
Using genetic sequencing, they were also able to separate the gene, Pi21, from a nearby gene that is associated with a "poor flavor," they wrote in a paper published in Science.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/experts-identify-fungus-resistant-gene-rice
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/planet-ark-australia
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agricultural-research
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/crop-pests
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-crops
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rice
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/fungicide
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/japan
