Rice - Germplasm, Genetics and Improvement

Chapter 2   Genes and QTLs Resistant to Biotic and Abiotic Stresses from Wild Rice and Their Applications in Cultivar Improvements by Fantao Zhang and Jiankun Xie
Chapter 3   Rice Germplasm in Korea and Association Mapping by Aye Aye Khaing, Gang Li, Xiao Qiang Wang, Min Young Yoon, Soon Wook Kwon, Chang Yong Lee, Beom Seok Park and Yong Jin Park
Chapter 4   Association Mapping of Four Important Traits Using the USDA Rice Mini-Core Collection by Wengui Yan, Aaron Jackson, Melissa Jia, Wei Zhou, Haizheng Xiong and Rolfe Bryant
Chapter 5   Identification and Utilization of Elite Genes from Elite Germplasms for Yield Improvement by Dawei Xue, Qian Qian and Sheng Teng
Chapter 6   Functional Characterization of Genes/QTLs for Increasing Rice Yield Potential by Jie-Zheng Ying, Yu-Yu Chen and Hong-Wei Zhang
Chapter 7   Current Advances on Genetic Resistance to Rice Blast Disease by Xueyan Wang, Seonghee Lee, Jichun Wang, Jianbing Ma, Tracy Bianco and Yulin Jia
Chapter 8   Rice Straighthead Disease – Prevention, Germplasm, Gene Mapping and DNA Markers for Breeding by Wengui Yan, Karen Moldenhauer, Wei Zhou, Haizheng Xiong and Bihu Huang
Chapter 9   Genes and QTLs for Rice Grain Quality Improvement by Jinsong Bao
Chapter 10   Chinese Experiences in Breeding Three-Line, Two-Line and Super Hybrid Rice by Liyong Cao and Xiaodeng Zhan