Biodiversity and conservation of wild relative species of rice

Objectives

• To develop F1, F2, inter-specific population as listed in the research proposal.
  
• To use those population for the detection of alleles with blast resistance in the field and analyze the type of resistant genes present.
  
• To study the genetic diversity of the population and compare its morphological characters with the existing wild species.

Research Theme

• Biological Uses and Values

Activities

• Develop the F1 and F2 population from the crossed: IR 64 x Oryza rufipogon.
  
• Blast screening of the 5 families of BC2F3 population and their parents in the field.
  
• Green house blast screening of ten wild rice species of Oryza.
  
• Evaluation of the agronomic traits and morphological characters of the ten wild species of rice in the Muara Experiment Field Station in Bogor.
  
• Preparation of cultures of the 2 families of BC2F3.

Expected Outcomes

• Information on blast resistant genetic control from O. rufipogon.
  
• Blast resistance advanced line / family from BC2F3 population.
  
• Information of agronomics trait and morphological characters of 10 wild species of Oryza

Indicative Budget

• 12,950 euro

Duration

• Three year

Project site

• Indonesia

ARCBC Remarks

• Needs supervision. ARCBC have suitable supervisor in IRRI, Los Banos also working on efforts to conserve wild rice varieties Encourage proponents to experiment with some in situ conservation e.g. in artificial wetlands on golf courses or parks.

Coordinators