Transformation of Sabah Traditional Rice for Combating Blast Disease

• Main Authors: Chong, Eric Tzyy Jiann, Jovita Jun Wong, Zaleha Abdul Aziz, Chia, Lock Tan, Sreeramanan Subramaniam, Mariam Abd Latip, Datin, Lee, Ping Chin
• Format: Proceedings
• Language: English; English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: SB Plant culture; TX341-641 Nutrition. Foods and food supply
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/27259/1/program_book_MiGC14.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/27259/2/Transformation%20of%20Sabah%20Traditional%20Rice%20for%20Combating%20Blast%20Disease%20ABSTRACT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/27259/; https://migc-pgm.com/images/saintifik/program_book_MiGC14.pdf
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sabah

The worldwide paddy production including the Sabah traditional rice is affected by blast disease which is caused by Magnaporthe oryzae fungal infection, resulting in a reduction of 10-30% rice yield annually. Pathogenesis-related class 4 protein such as the wheatwin2 (wwin2) has been reported to sig...