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Journal Article 
Close linkage of a blast resistance gene, Pias(t), with a bacterial leaf blight resistance gene, Xa1-as(t), in a rice cultivar 'Asominori' 
Endo, T; Yamaguchi, M; Kaji, R; Nakagomi, K; Kataoka, T; Yokogami, N; Nakamura, T; Ishikawa, G; Yonemaru, J; Nishio, T 
2012 
Yes 
Breeding Science
ISSN: 1344-7610
EISSN: 1347-3735 
62 
4 
334-339 
English 
23341747 
WOS:000322416900006 
It has long been known that a bacterial leaf blight-resistant line in rice obtained from a crossing using 'Asominori' as a resistant parent also has resistance to blast, but a blast resistance gene in 'Asominori' has not been investigated in detail. In the present study, a blast resistance gene in 'Asominori', tentatively named Pias(t), was revealed to be located within 162-kb region between DNA markers YX4-3 and NX4-1 on chromosome 4 and to be linked with an 'Asominori' allele of the bacterial leaf blight resistance gene Xa1, tentatively named Xa1-as(t). An 'Asominori' allele of Pias(t) was found to be dominant and difference of disease severity between lines having the 'Asominori' allele of Pias(t) and those without it was 1.2 in disease index from 0 to 10. Pias(t) was also closely linked with the Ph gene controlling phenol reaction, suggesting the possibility of successful selection of blast resistance using the phenol reaction. Since blast-resistant commercial cultivars have been developed using 'Asominori' as a parent, Pias(t) is considered to be a useful gene in rice breeding for blast resistance. 
rice; 'Asominori'; leaf blast resistance; bacterial leaf blight resistance; phenol reaction; Xa1