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QTL mapping for resistance to and tolerance for the rice root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne graminicola.
BMC genetics - 6 Aug 2018
Galeng-Lawilao Judith, Kumar Arvind, De Waele Dirk
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BACKGROUND: The root-knot nematode Meloidogyne graminicola is an obligate biotrophic pathogen considered to be the most damaging nematode species that causes significant yield losses to upland and rainfed lowland rice production in South and Southeast Asia. Mapping and identification of quantitative trait loci (QTL) for resistance to and tolerance for M. graminicola may offer a safe and economic management option...
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