C. Report of the Committee on Genetic Stocks

T. Omura, Convener


In our Rice Genetic Stock Center at Kyushu University, we received seed samples and attached information from three members of RGC as follows: A total of 69 isogenic reciprocal translocation lines of Taichung 65 from Dr. S. Sato, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ryukyus, eight mutants for low amylose content in the endosperm starch from Dr. M. Nakagahra, national Institute of Agrobiological Resources, Japan, and a Nepalese native variety showing a low amylose content from Professor M.H. Heu, College of Agriculture, Seoul National University at Suweon, Korea. We appreciate their cooperation.

We request all the members of RGC to provide us with information and seeds of new genetic stocks. As soon as a marker gene is reported, please send us a small amount of seeds and related information. Your kind cooperation will be highly appreciated. We are planning to publish a list of marker gene stocks in a future issue of RGN after the numbering system of rice chromosomes is established.


List of marker genes (Supplement)

(Compiled by T. Kinoshita)


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Gene     Character       Linkage   Chromosome  Strain                Reference*
Symbol                   group                 (Institute)
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2. Chlorophyll aberration
chl-8   chlorina-8       sug       12        RGS 263 (IR)                5
chl-9   chlorina-9       sug       12        RGS 250 (IR)                5
st-5    stripe-5         II        11        H-61-s (HK)                 7

3. Dwarfness
d-59(t) dwarf (DM107-4)                      Basmati 300 (India)         1
sd-6(t) semidwarf-6                          R-34 (U.S.A.)               2

6. Leaf
lga     liguleless-a     II                  MA-85152 (HK)               6

7. Heading date
Se-3(t) Photosensitivity-3                   IR 26760-27 (IR)            9

11. Bacterial disease resistance
xa-13   Xanthomonas     VI+IX       2        BJ 1 (IR)                   8
       campestris p.v.
       oryzae-13
Xa-14  Xanthomonas                           TN 1 (IR)                  12
       campestris pv.
       oryzae-14

13. Insect resistance
Bph-6  brown planthopper                      Swarnalata (IR)            4
       resistance-6
bph-7  Brown planthopper                      T 12 (IR)                  4
       resistance-7
Glh-7  Green leafhopper                      Maddai Karuppan (IR)        10
       resistance-7

14. Isozymes
Amp-4  Aminopeptidase-4      sug        12     Mahae (IR)                13
Pox-5  Peroxidase-5          I           6    Bamoia,                    13
                                              Basmati 470 (IR)
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*See Literature on genic analysis (p.9).
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