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Table 4 Pyramiding for Improving Rice Disease Resistance

From: Potential Candidate Genes for Improving Rice Disease Resistance

Gene

Transgenic plant

Disease reduction

Isolate tested

Enhanced defense expression

Side effects

References

Name

Annotation

Origin

Function

Genotype

Japonica/Indica

Expression

Type

M. oryzae

X. oryzae pv oryzae

Other pathogens or pest

M. oryzae

X. oryzae pv oryzae

Before infection

After infection

tlp, chi, Xa21

Thaumatin-like protein, chitinase and Receptor like kinase

Oryza sativa

PR and receptor

ASD16, ADT38, IR72, IR64,White Ponni,

Indica

Constitutive

OX

nd

90%

95% (R. solani )

nd

nd

nd

nd

nd

Maruthasalam et al. 2007

Xa21, chi, Bt

Receptor like kinase, Chitinase and Bt toxin

Oryza sativa and Bacillus thriengensis

PR and receptor

IR72

Indica

Constitutive

OX

nd

90%

63% (R. solani ) and yellow stem borer

nd

nd

nd

nd

None

Datta et al. 2002

RCH10, RAC22, Glc, RIP

RCH10 (basic chitinase), RAC22 (acidic chitinase), β-Glucanase and BRibosome Inactivating protein

Oryza sativa

PR

9311

Indica

Constitutive

OX

Yes

nd

60-100% reduction of kernel smut (T. barclayana ); also resistance to U. virens

nd

nd

nd

nd

None

Zhu et al. 2007

RIP, chi

Ribosome inactivating protein and chitinase

Oryza sativa and Maize

PR

Kenfong

nd

Constitutive

OX

no effect

nd

25% (R. solani ), no effect on B. oryzae

nd

nd

nd

nd

nd

Kim et al. 2003

PINA, PINB

Structural proteins

Triticum aestivum

other

M202

Japonica

Constitutive

OX

53%

nd

22% (R. solani )

nd

nd

nd

nd

nd

Krishnamurthy et al. 2001

  1. OX over-expresser, KO knockout mutant