Identification and fine mapping of a new gene, BPH31 conferring resistance to brown planthopper biotype 4 of India to improve rice, Oryza sativa L.
G D PrahaladaN ShivakumarH C LohithaswaD K Sidde GowdaG RamkumarSung-Ryul KimC RamachandraShailaja HittalmaniTrilochan MohapatraKshirod K JenaPublished in: Rice (New York, N.Y.) (2017)
The new BPH31 gene can be used in BPH resistance breeding programs on the Indian subcontinent. The tightly linked DNA markers identified in the study have proved their effectiveness and can be utilized in BPH resistance breeding in rice.