Rice Genetics Newsletter, Vol.3
Rice Genetics Newsletter
Volume 3
Edited by H.I. Oka and G.S. Khush
A Publication of Rice Genetics Cooperative
December 1986
Genetic Resources Section
National Institute of Genetics
Misima, Japan
Table of Contents
Thanks to Tom De Stein for the digital imaging work!
A. Report of the Coordinating Committee of Rice Genetics Cooperative
(by M.S. Swaminathan and T. Matsuo)
B. Report on Chromosome Numbering System (by G.S. Khush)
C. Report of the Committee on Gene Symbolization, Nomenclature and Linkage
Groups (by T. Kinoshita)
I. Proposal of rules for gene symbolization in rice
II. Appointment of coordinators for rice gene symbols
III. Reports from the coordinators
1. Gene symbols for chlorophyll deficiencies and leaf spots (by N. Iwata)
2. Gene symbols for dwarfness (by Y. Futsuhara, F. Kikuchi and J.N. Rutger)
3. Gene symbols for heading behavior (by S.Sato)
4. Gene symbols of anthocyanin coloration (by T. Kinoshita)
5. Gene symbols for grain size and shape (by K. Takeda)
6. Gene symbols for isozymes (by H. Morishima and J.C. Glaszmann)
IV. Lists of gene symbols (Supplement, by T. Kinoshita)
D. Report of the Committee on Genetic Stocks (by T. Omura)
I. Rice Genetic Stock Center
II. List of marker genes (Supplement, by N. Iwata and T. Kinoshita)
E. Report of the Committee on Genetic Engineerling
(by A. Caplan and M. Van Montagu)
F. List of Publications (Supplement)
I. Gene analysis (by T. Kinoshita)
II. Contributions on rice genetics (by F. Kikuchi)
G. Research Notes
I. Vartietal diversity and reproductive barriers
1. Glaszmann, J.C. and M. Arraudeau-Rice plant type variation: "Japonica"-
"Javanica" relationships
2. Shiraishi, M., H. Satoh, T. Omura and W. Hara-Amylase isozyme polymorphism
in rice varieties
3. Okuno, K.-Geographical distribution of complementary recessive genes
controlling hybrid breakdown in rice
4. Sato, Y.I. and S. Matsuura-Distribution of gene hca-1 causing F\2\ chlorosis
in native rice cultivars of Asia
5. Nakagahra, M., T. Nagamine and K. Okuno-Spontaneous occurrence of low
amylose genes and geographical distribution of amylose content in Asian rice
6. Takeda, K. and T. Sasaki-Amylose content of rice varieties in northern Japan
7. Sato, Y.I., S. Chitrakon and H. Morishima-Variation in heading time of upland cultivars from Thailand
8. Zhu, Y.G.-Geographical distribution of fertility-restoring genes for two
male-sterile lines in China
9. Yokoo, M.-Female sterility in rice
10. Wu, M.X., C.B. Chen and D.Y. Li-Esterase isozymes in the wild rices of
Guangxi, China
II. Linkages and trisomics
11. Ishikawa, R., T. Kinoshita and H. Morishima-A preliminary report on
trisomic analysis of genes for isozymes
12. Glaszmann, J.C.-Linkage disequilibrium between Est-2 and Amp-3 in rice
varieties
13. Ranjhan, S., J.C. Glaszmann and G.S. Khush-Localization of Pgi-1, Sdh-1,
Est-9 and Adh-1 on rice chromosomes by trisomic analysis
14. Kinoshita, T.-Use of male-sterile genetic stocks for precise estimation of
linkage intensitites in backcrossed progenies
15. Matsuo, T., M. Yano, H. Satoh and T. Omura-Location of gene shr-1 on
chromosome 3
16. Matuso, T., M. Yano, H. Satoh, N. Iwata and T. Omura-Gene shr-2 located on
chromosome 12
17. Maekawa, M.-Allelism test for the genes responsible for sheathed panicle
18. Yokoo, M. and S. Saito-Association between grain shattering and
semidwarfness in rice
19. Zhang, T.B. and H. Zhu-Studies on trisomics developed from a Chinese rice
cultivar, Guangluai 4
III. Genetics of morphological traits
20. Min, S.K., Z.M. Xiong and H.X. Lin-Genetic analysis of semi-dwarfism in
four Yunnan rice varieties (O. sativa L.) and their responses to GA3
21. Takita, T.-Two major genes controlling the large grain size of IR8
22. Takeda, K.-Effects of temperature on the occurrence of notched grain in
rice
23. Kamijima, O.-Effects of dwarfing genes on cell length and cell number in
some organs of rice.
IV. Genetics of physiological traits
24. Tsai, K.H.-Genes controlling heading time found in a tropical Japonica
variety
25. Tsai, K.H.-Genes at the Ef-1 locus found in Fujisaka 5 and two Chinese
Indica varieties
26. Tsai, K.H.-Possible genic differences between two Taichung 65 strains, one
preserved at Taichung and the other from Ryukyus
27. Nakazaki, M., Y.I. Sato and H. Yamagata-Effect of an earliness gene Ef-1 on
culm length and internode elongation
V. Resistances to diseases and insect pests
28. Ogawa, T., T. Yamamoto, G.S. Khush and T.W. Mew-The Xa-3 gene for
resistance to Philippine races of bacterial blight of rice
29. Ogawa, T., T. Yamamoto, G.S. Khush and T.W. Mew-The relationship between
genes Xa-3 and Xa-6 for resistance to rice bacterial blight
30. Ogawa, T., T. Yamamoto, G.S. Khush and T.W. Mew-Inheritance of resistance
to bacterial blight in Sateng-A reinvestigation
31. Ogawa, T., R.E. Tabien, G.A. Busto, G.S. Khush and T.W. Mew-The
relationships between Xa-3, Xa-4, and Xa-4b for resistance to rice bacterial
blight
32. Ogawa, T., G.A. Busto, T. Yamamoto, G.S. Khush and T.W. Mew-Grouping of
rice varieties based on reaction to four Philippine races of Xanthomonas
campestris pv. oryzae
33. Yu, G.X., D.P. Zhang and Y.F. Xie-Location of genes for resistance to
Chinese strains of bacterial blight, Xanthomonas campestris pv. Oryzae in IR 28
34. Nemoto, H., C. Kaneda and R. Ikeda-Identification of a new resistance gene
to brown planthoppers in Japan
35. Lee, C.D. and Y.B. Shin-Alien addition lines of rice with an extra
chromosome bearing resistance genes for blast and bacterial leaf blight
diseases
VI. Cytoplasmic male sterility and restorer genes
36. Lu, Y.G. and G.Q. Zhang-Breeding for an isogenic restorer line of CMS Zhen-
shan 97A
37. Taillebois, J. and E.P. Guimaraes-Observations on Gambiaca cytoplasm
38. Taillebois, J. and E.P. Guimaraes-Cytoplasmic-genetic male sterile Japonica
varieties
39. Govinga Raj, K. and S.S. Virmani-Allelism test for restorer genes of six
promising IR restorer lines
VII. Genetics of quantitative traits
40. Perera, A.L.T., D. Senadhira and M.J. Lawrence-Genetic analysis of
heterosis in rice
41. Perera, A.L.T., D. Senadhira and M.J. Lawrence-Predicting properties of
recombinant inbred lines in rice
VIII. Mutagenesis and gene action
42. Kitamo, H. and Y. Futsuhara-Character expression of a root-growth
inhibiting mutant in rice
43. Takamure, I. and T. kinoshita-A temperature-sensitive dwarf mutant showing
haploid-like features in rice
44. Kim, W.T., H.B. Krishnan and T.W. Okita-Molecular studies on the rice
storage proteins
45. Kumamaru, T., H.Satoh, N. Iwata, T. Omura and M. Ogawa-Mutants affecting
storage protein in rice seed
46. Okuno, K., M. Yano, M. Asaoka and H. Fuwa-Genic and temperature effects on
starch structure of high-amylose mutants of rice
IX. Tissue and cell culture
47. Rout, J.R. and N.P. Sarma-High frequency plantlet regeneration in rice
anther callus cultures
48. Reddy, T.A. and G.M. Reddy-Callus induction and plant regeneration from
induced dwarf mutants of Indica rice
49. Ling, D.H., Z.R. Ma, W.Y. Chen and M.F. Chen-An early maturing somaclone of
IR 36
50. Kaul, M.L.H.-Male sterility in doubled haploid rice
51. Shu, L.H. and G.T. Qu-Karyotype analysis in calli from germinating rice
seeds
52. Shu, L.H. and X.I. Zhang-The use of tissue culture for producing primary
trisomics
53. Shirai, S., K. Mori and T. Kinoshita-Variation in callus growth among
isogenic lines of rice
54. Mikami, T. and T. Kinoshita-Tissue culture responses of calli from
different explants of rice
55. Mori, K., N. Oka and T. Kinoshita-Isolation of protoplasts from Oryza
sativa and its wild relatives
56. Thompson, J.A., R. Abdullah and E.C. Cooking-Somatic embryogenesis and
plant regeneration from rice protoplasts
57. Yamaguchi, H., A. Tanaka and S. Tano-Novel proteins detected in
regenerating callus of rice.
X. Molecular genetics
58. Wu, H.K., M.C. Chung, Y. Xie and R. Wu-Chromosomal localization of rice
rbsS genes
59. Kadowaki, K., C. Shinjyo and K. Harada-Comparison of mitochondrial DNAs
isolated from several male sterile rice cytoplasms
60. Yamaguchi, H., W. Sakamoto and N. Tsutsumi-Cloning of mitochondrial DNA
genome in rice
61. Yamaguchi, H., M. Momose and N. Tsutsumi-Analysis of mitochondrial DNA from
male-sterile cytoplasms of rice
62. Yamaguchi, H., X.R. Tang and S. Tano-Cloning and expression or recA+-like
gene from rice mitochondria in Escherichia coli
H. Mailing List (by F. Futsuhara)
I. New members of Rice Genetics Cooperative
II. Change of address
III. Condolences (by T. Kinoshita)
Editor's Note (by H.I. Oka and G.S. Khush)