RICE GENETICS NEWSLETTER, VOL. 1

TABLE OF CONTENTS

  • Note to Members................................................... Cover

  • Dedication................................................................ i

  • Foreword (T. Matsuo)...................................................... iv

  • Message (M. S. Swaminathan)............................................... vi



  • A. Notice and announcement

    1. The aim and scope of the Rice Genetics Newsletter..................... 1

    2. Announcement: The International Rice Genetics Symposium............... 1

    3. Proposal for rules of gene symbolization.............................. 2

    4. List of gene symbols recommended for rice............................. 4



  • B. Current linkage maps................................................... 16



  • C. Lists of genetic stocks................................................ 28

  • 1. Genes for coloration.................................................. 29

  • 2. Chlorophyl aberration................................................. 31

  • 3. Dwarfness............................................................. 32

  • 4. Spikelet or grain..................................................... 34

  • 5. Panicle............................................................... 36

  • 6. Leaf and culm......................................................... 37

  • 7. Heading time.......................................................... 38

  • 8. Sterility............................................................. 39

  • 9. Gametophyte genes..................................................... 41

  • 10. Cytoplasmic male sterility........................................... 41

  • 11. Fungal and bacterial disease resistance.............................. 42

  • 12. Virus disease resistance............................................. 44

  • 13. Insect resistance.................................................... 44

  • 14. Isozymes............................................................. 45

  • List of primary trisomics............................................... 48

  • List of translocation lines............................................. 49

  • List of isogenic lines.................................................. 53



    D. List of publications

  • 1. Papers on genic analysis.............................................. 58

  • 2. Publications on rice genetics, 1981-1984

    (not including papers on genic analysis)................................. 78



    E. Research notes (list of contents below)................................ 92


  • F. Mailing list........................................................... 141




    E. RESEARCH NOTES


    I. General genetics


  • 1. Rutger, J. N. - Induced semidwarf mutants.............................. 92

  • 2. Kikuchi, F. and H. Ikehashi - Semidwarfing genes of high-yielding rice varieties in Japan............................................... 93

  • 3. Chang, T. T., C. Zufio, A. Marchiano-Romena and G. C. Loresto - Semidwarfing genes in rice germplasm collection....................... 94

  • 4. Kiyosawa, S. - Establishment of differential varieties for pathogenicity test of rice blast fungus............................... 95

  • 5. Yamada, T. - Multiple alleles for resistance to bacterial leaf blight in rice........................................................ 97

  • 6. Sur, S. C. and G. S. Khush - Chromosomal location of Xa4 gene.......... 98

  • 7. Ikeda, R. and C. Kaneda - Genic analysis of resistance to brown planthoppers.......................................................... 99

  • 8. Yamagata, H. - Heading-time genes of rice, El, E2 and E3............... 100



    II. Sterility and varietal differentiation


  • 9. Young, J. B. and S. S. Virmani - Inheritance of fertility restoration in a rice cross........................................... 102

  • 10. Raj, K. G. and E. A. Siddiq - Genetics of fertility restoration and biochemical basis of male sterility-fertility restoration system in rice............................................................... 103

  • 11. Chaudharry, R. C. and V. N. Sahai - A probable new male sterile line with cytoplasm from a boro rice of Uttar Pradesh, India.......... 104

  • 12. Maekawa, M. - Geographical distribution of the genes for black hull coloration....................................................... 104

  • 13. Sato, Y. I., S. Matsuura and K. Hayashi - The genetic basis of hybrid chlorosis found in a cross between two Japanese native cultivars............................................................. 106



    III. New genes and mutants


  • 14. Sethi, M. and J. K. Roy - Inheritance of two anatomical characteristics..................................... 108

  • 15. Jodon, N. E. - A "fish-hook" mutation in rice......................... 108

  • 16. Takeda, K. - A big-grain gene, Lk-f, found in a Japanese local variety Fusayoshi and its character expression........................ 108

  • 17. Kinoshita, T. - Interitance of reduced-culm-number type and its character expression.................................................. 109

  • 18. Thakur, R. - Linkage relationship of long palea in rice............... 110

  • 19. Khush, G. S. and A. L. Librojo - Allelic relationships of Hg and Lh.................................................................... 110

  • 20. Khush, G. S. and A. L. Librojo - New mutations at old loci............ 111

  • 21. Khush, G. S. and A. L. Librojo - Search for new g loci unfruitful............................................................ 111

  • 22. Okuno, K. and M. Yano - Mutant genes controlling starch synthesis in rice..................................................... 112

  • 23. Satoh, H., M. Yano and T. Omura - Endosperm mutants of rice induced by N-methyl-N-nitrosourea treatment of fertilized egg cells... 113



    IV. Regulation of gene action


  • 24. Sano, Y. - Differential regulation of waxy gene expression in rice.................................................................. 115

  • 25. Tsai, K. H. - Unusual segregation patterns found at the m-Ef locus................................................................. 115



    V. Isoenzymes


  • 26. Morishima, H. and R. Sano - Genic analysis for isozymes in rice...................................................... 117

  • 27. Nakagahra, M. - Geographical distribution of esterase genotypes of rice in Asia....................................................... 118



    VI. Chromosomes


  • 28. Rao, G. M. - Chromosome pairing in a haploid rice.................................................................. 121

  • 29. Jena, K. K. and R. N. Misra - Chiasma studies in genus Oyyza.......... 121



    VII. Linkage groups, trisomics and translocations


  • 30. Sato, S. - Trial construction of cytological map in rice.............. 123

  • 31. Wu, H. K., H. C. Liou and M. C. Chung - Cytological identification of extra chromosomes in trisomics and location of the brittle-culm (bc) gene................................................ 124

  • 32. Khush, G. S., R. J. Singh, S. C. Sur and A. L. Librojo - Use of primary trisomics of rice for associating linkage groups with respective chromosomes................................................ 124

  • 33. Iwata, N. and T. Omura - Establishment of a complete trisomic series from a Japonica rice variety................................... 125

  • 34. Iwata, N., H. Satoh and T. Omura - The relationships between chromosomes identified cytologically and linkage groups............... 128



    VIII. Technical notes


  • 35. Jena, K. K. and G. S. Khush - Embryo rescue of interspecific hybrids and its scope in rice improvement............................. 133

  • 36. Kumar, I. and T. H. Singh - A rapid method for identifying different dwarfing genes in rice...................................... 134

  • 37. Chaudhary, R. C., D. P. Mishra and V. N. Sahai - High recovery of useful hybrid mutants in a lowland variety of rice................. 135

  • 38. Wu, H. K. - An improved technique for staining rice pachytene chromosomes........................................................... 136

  • 39. Chen, C. C. - Utilization of microspore-derived plants for genic analysis.............................................................. 137

  • 40. Boyet, Ch., M. Jay and G. Second - Flabonoids as biochemical markers in the genus Oryza............................................ 138

  • 41. Mon, K. - Callus induction and growth from different Oryza species............................................................... 139