Rice blast (Pyricularia oryzae L.) caused by the fungus Magnaporthe oryzae is one of the most devastating diseases causing massive losses worldwide. Development of blast resistance of rice varieties cultivated in blast endemic areas is one of the most important objectives of rice...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2025/v31i93517
Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is one of the most important cereal crops. Increasing rice production is constrained by various stresses and drought is one of the major limiting factors. For future food security, assessments of genetic resources are necessary. Indigenous varieties contain...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i14327
Abu Saleh Nizamuddin Ahmed, M. K. Sarma, Daizi Durba Saharia, Manash Protim Nath, Nigombam Sonia Devi, Jugal Chandra Talukdar & Sobha Dutta Deka·International Journal of Plant & Soil Science·2021
Fifty four rice cultivars from North Bank Plain Zone (NBPZ) of Assam were assessed for their genetic variability and diversity with respect to yield and traits associated with adaptation under moisture stress with a view to formulate hybridization strategies for further genetic i...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2021/v33i2430817
Ningombam Sonia Devi, S. Zaman, M. K. Sarma, J. Bhuyan, Daizi Durba Saharia, Manash Protim Nath, Jugal Chandra Talukdar & Abu Saleh Nizamuddin Ahmed·International Journal of Plant & Soil Science·2022
The North–Eastern region of India is blessed with wide variability in rice. The present investigation was carried out with 41 diverse cultivars of rice collected from the farmers’ fields of Manipur and Assam to estimate the nature and magnitude of genetic divergence among the gen...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i2231499