Gene Validation for Brown Plant Hopper Resistance in Rice Varieties Using SSR Markers
Arun Chacko, V. G. Jayalekshmy, K. Karthikeyan, Beena Thomas, S. Shanas & A. M. Shahiba · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2023
The Brown Plant Hopper (BPH), Nilaparvata lugens (Homoptera: Delphacidae) is one of the most destructive insect pests causing significant yield loss in most of the rice cultivars of Asia. Marker-assisted backcrossing is used to introgress the genes for BPH resistance in which the...