Update on Bacterial Blight of Rice: Fourth International Conference on Bacterial Blight

Raman M Sundaram,Jan E Leach,Ramesh V Sonti,Subhadeep Chatterjee,Ricardo Oliva,Gouri Sankar Laha,Casiana Vera Cruz

doi:10.1186/s12284-014-0012-7

Abstract

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Highlights

Bacterial blight (BB) of rice caused by Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (Xoo) is one of the most serious production constraints of rice worldwide
The Fourth International Conference on Bacterial Blight (4th ICBB) of Rice was held in Hyderabad, India on 2–4 December 2013, and was jointly organized by the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Directorate of Rice Research (DRR) and the Society for the Advancement of Rice Research
The technical sessions began with a keynote presentation by Jan Leach from Colorado State University who summarized the research progress in bacterial blight (BB) during the last 25 years

Summary

Introduction

Bacterial blight (BB) of rice caused by Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (Xoo) is one of the most serious production constraints of rice worldwide. Casiana Vera Cruz, from the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), provided evidence that in addition to high temperatures, drought differently affects efficacy of Xa4 and Xa7.

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