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SUBMITTER: Du B
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2793316 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Du Bo B Zhang Weilin W Liu Bingfang B Hu Jing J Wei Zhe Z Shi Zhenying Z He Ruifeng R Zhu Lili L Chen Rongzhi R Han Bin B He Guangcun G
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20091214 52
Planthoppers are highly destructive pests in crop production worldwide. Brown planthopper (BPH) causes the most serious damage of the rice crop globally among all rice pests. Growing resistant varieties is the most effective and environment-friendly strategy for protecting the crop from BPH. More than 19 BPH-resistance genes have been reported and used to various extents in rice breeding and production. In this study, we cloned Bph14, a gene conferring resistance to BPH at seedling and maturity ...[more]