Table 1 Agronomic relevance of the 16 founder lines used in developing the indica and japonica MAGIC populations
Germplasm/variety | GID1 | Varietal type | Origin | Agronomic relevance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Indica type | ||||
Fedearroz 50 | 1846419 | Indica | Colombia | Popular variety in several countries, with stay green/delayed senescence & quality traits, disease tolerance, progenitor of many breeding lines |
Shan-Huang Zhan-2 (SHZ-2) | 402862 | Indica | China | Blast resistant, high yielding; in the pedigrees of many varieties in south China |
IR64633-87-2-2-3-3 (PSBRc82) | 94801 | Indica | IRRI | High yielding and most popular variety of the Philippines |
IR77186-122-2-2-3 (PSBRc 158) | 1111266 | Indica / tropical japonica background | IRRI | High yielding variety in New Plant Type II background |
IR77298-14-1-2-10 | 2154106 | Indica | IRRI | Drought tolerant in lowlands with IR64 background and tungro resistance |
IR4630-22-2-5-1-3 | 56023 | Indica | IRRI | Good plant type, salt tolerant at seedling and reproductive stages |
IR45427-2B-2-2B-1-1 | 1935108 | Indica | IRRI | Fe toxicity tolerant |
Sambha Mahsuri + Sub1 | 2254836 | Indica | IRRI | Mega variety with wide compatibility, good grain quality and submergence tolerance |
Japonica group | ||||
CSR 30 | 1158955 | Basmati group | India | Sodicity tolerance; Basmati type long aromatic grain |
Cypress | 417083 | Tropical japonica | USA | High yielding, good grain quality and cold tolerant |
IAC 165 | 599974 | Tropical japonica | Latin America | Aerobic rice adaptation |
Jinbubyeo | 312160 | Temperate japonica | Korea | High yielding and cold tolerant |
WAB 56-125 | 94428 | O. glaberrima in indica background | WARDA | NERICA background (O. glaberrima); heat tolerant and early flowering |
IR73571-3B-11-3-K2 | 2007669 | Cross between tropical japonica and indica | IRRI-Korea project | Tongil type, salinity tolerant |
Inia Tacuari | 1846418 | Tropical japonica | Uruguay | With earliness, wide adaptation, & good grain quality |
Colombia XXI | 2351848 | Tropical japonica | Colombia | High yielding and delayed senescence |