Disease- and pest-resistant japonica rice successfully bred in Jiangsu
A breakthrough has been achieved in the "Breeding of New Multi-Resistant, High-Yield and High-Quality Japonica Rice Varieties" carried out through cooperation between the Bokun Agricultural Research Institute of Yixing City, Jiangsu Province, and the China National Rice Research Institute and other institutions. New high-yield, high-quality japonica rice lines such as 4701 and 4714 have been successfully bred with resistance to brown planthopper, rice blast and other pests and diseases.
It is reported that the bred high-yield, high-quality japonica rice lines combine genes for resistance to brown planthopper, white-backed planthopper, rice blast and stripe leaf blight, as well as specific genes for high yield and high quality. Testing has shown that these high-quality japonica rice lines have a marked effect in resisting brown planthopper and rice blast.