Table of Contents
Cover
Address of the Office Bearers, p. 0
A. Report of the Coordinating Committee
of Rice Genetics Cooperative
(T. Kinoshita and G. Rothschild), p. 7
B. Report of the Committee on Gene symbolization, Nomenclature and Linkage Groups
D. Research Notes (List of contents on next page), p. 27
E. Information
I. Rice Database, p. 167
II. Upcoming Meetings,
p. 169
III. Advice to Contributors,
p. 171
Research Notes, List of Contents
I. Varietal differentiation and evolution
1. Fingerprinting of Korean commercial japonica
rice cultivars based on AFLP
analysis,Y.C.Cho, G.B.Gregorio, K.H.Kang,
S.N.Ahn, D.S.Brar and
H.P. Moon, p. 27
2. Indica-Japonica differentiation of Bangladesh
rice cultivars detected by
isozyme analysis, H.W.Cai and H.Morishima,
p.29
3. Studies on subspecies differentiating markers
in Oryza sativa by two-dimen-
sional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis,
X.Z.Bi,Y.H.Xiao and W.F.Liu, p.31
4. Heterosis and combining ability of hybrid
rice and its relation to Japonica-
Indica index of parents, P.J.Zhang,S.Ming,C.W.Xu,L.S.Yang,Y.S.Bai,
C.Q. Sun and X.K.Wang, p.34
5. Genetic differentiation in Oryzaglumaepatula
and its phylogenetic relation-
ship with other AAgenome species, M.Akimoto,Y.Shimamoto
and H.
Morishima, p. 37
II. Cytogenetics
6. The construction of chromosome substitution
lines of African rice
(Oryza
glaberrima Stued.) in the background of
japonica rice (0. sativa
L.),K.
Doi, N Iwata and Y. Yoshimura, p.39
7. Development of a series of introgression lines
of Japonica in the background
of Indica rice, Y. Aida, H. Tsunematsu, K.
Doi and A. Yoshimura, p. 41
8. Cytogenetic and molecular characterization
of an intergeneric hybrid between
Oryza sativa L. and Porteresia coarctata
(Roxb.)Tateoka, D.S. Brar, R.M.
Elloran, J.D.Talag, F.Abbasi and G.S.Khush , p. 43
III. Genetics of morphological traits
9. Dominant gene, Ssil(t) located on the
chromosome 1 shows the dm-typein-
temode elongation pattern accompanied by a semidwarfness,
X. Wu, S. Uozu,
K. Takeda, K. Hattori and H. Kitano, p. 45
10. A new gene for spreading panicle in rice,
A.C.Sanchez and G.S. Khush, p. 47
11. A new gene for white panicle in rice,
A.C. Sanchez and G.S. Khush, p. 49
12. Genic interaction between lhs (leafy
hull sterile) and some mutant genes re-
lated to spikelet formation,T. Aida, S. Niikura
and I.Takamure, p.50
13. Allelism test between Pl-i and pl2(t)
responsible for purple leaf in rice, T.
Kinoshita, p. 52
14. Six glabrous phenotypes of rice classified
with a scanning electron micro-
scope, K. Kobayashi,R.Ishikawa, M. Senda,
S. Akada, T. Harada and
M.Niizeki, p. 53
15. Increased frequency of chimeric plants in
progenies of dwarf chimeric rice
plant treated with 5-azacytidine,M. Ashikari,
A. Yoshimura and N.Iwata, p. 55
IV. Genetics of disease resistance and other physiological traits
16. Some considerations on linkage relationships
between Pii and Piz in the blast
resistance of rice, T.Kinoshita and S.Kiyosawa,
p. 57
17. A new gene for blast resistance in rice cultivar,
IR24, T.Imbe, S.Oba, M.J.T.
Yanoria and H.Tsunematsu, p. 60
18. Genetic analysis of the blast resistance
at vegetative and reproductive stages
in rice, J.Y.Zhliang, R.Y.Chai, W.B.Ma, J.Lu,
M.Z.Jin and K.L.Zheng, p. 62
19. The dosage effect of bacterial blight resistance
genes Xal and Xa3 in rice, H.
Kaku, p. 64
20. The inheritance of resistance to gall midge
in the rice variety Duokangi, Z.
Yang, T. Yujuan, H. Bingchao, C.Jianwei, C.Lixia, X. Yankang, Z.
Xudong, Q.Qian and Z.Dali, p. 67
21.Photoperiodic responses of the earliness gene,
Efl,K.H.Tsai, p. 69
22. Possible wide distribution of a photosensitivity
gene, se-pat(t), in wild and
cultivated rice, L.V. Dung and Y.Sano, p.
72
23. Male sterile mutants induced through irradiation
of egg cells in rice, P. Plaha,
G.S.Khush and D.S.Brar, p. 74
24. A new null allele at Amp4 locus in
a traditional rice cultivar, S.X. Tang and
G.S. Khush, p. 75
25. New storage protein genes detected by Acidic
Formate-PAGE method,
H.W.Cai and H. Morishima, p. 76
26. Genetic analyses on glutelin mutants in rice,
L.Q. Qu, T. Kumamaru, H.
Satoh and M. Ogawa, p. 78
27. Glutelin mutants induced by MNU treatment
in rice, H. Satoh, L.Q. Qu, T.
Kumamaru and M. Ogawa, p. 81
28. Transportation route of oleosin during rice
embryogenesis, H.K.Wu and
M.C.Chung, p. 85
29. Leaf proteins of PGMR during photoperiod-sensitive
stage of fertility trans-
formation, X.Z.Bi,Y.H.Xiao and Y.B.Tao, p.
87
V. Molecular mapping and QTL analysis
30. Molecular markers linked to genes for tolerance
to ferrous toxicity in rice
seedlings, P. Wu, A.Lou, J. Zhu,L.Zhang,
Y. Wu, N. Huang and D.
Senedhira, p. 90
31. Tagging of bacterial blight resistance gene
in rice using RAPD markers, Y.
Vikal, J.S.Sidhu, S.Singh, M. Sodhi and S.Dhaliwal, p. 92
32. Location of the rice blast resistance locus
Pi5(t) in Moroberekan by AFLP
bulk segregant analysis, D.Chen, G.L.Wang
and P.C. Ronald, p. 95
33. QTL analysis for field resistance to rice
blast using RFLP markers, S.Fukuoka
and K.Okuno, p. 98
34. RFLP mapping of complementary genes for hybrid
breakdown in cultivated
rice, S. Fukuoka and K. Okuno, p. 99
35. Development of PCR-based markers for thermosensitive
genetic male steril-
ity gene, tms3(t) in rice, N.T.Lang,
P.K.Subudhi, S.S.Virmani, N.Huang
and D.S.Brar, p. 102
36. RFLP mapping of a rice NADP-malic enzyme
gene: Close linkage with a
PEPCase gene on rice chromosome 1, N. Kishimoto,
H.Honda, K.I. Higo
and H. Shimada, p. 104
37. Integration of AFLP markers into an RFLP
and SSLP map of rice (Oryza
sativa L.),Y.G.Cho, S.R.McCouch,
M.Kuiper, M.R.Kang, J. Pot, J.
TM.Groenen and M.Y.Eun, p.106
38. A high density RFLP map based on the F2
population of a cross between
Oryza saliva and 0. ruftpogon
using Cornell and RGP markers, L.Z.Xiong,
K.D.Liu, X.K.Dai, S.W. Wang, C.G.Xu, D.P.Zhang, M.A.S.Maroof, T.
Sasaki and Q. Zhang, p. 110
VI. Gene and genome structure
39. Construction of a contig for a fertility
restorer gene, Rf2 in rice using BAC
library and its sequence homology with Rf2
gene of maize, D.C.Yang, G.B.
Magpantay, M. Mendoza, N. Huang and D.S.Brar, p.116
40. Construction of overlapping BAC clones for
xa5 region of chromosome 5,
A.C.Sanchez, D. Yang, G.S.Khush,Y.Zhu and N. Huang, p.118
41. Molecular characterization of two wx
mutants induced with y-rays and EMS
treatments, A. Sako,T. Inukaiand Y.Sano,
p.119
42. Construction of a 300-kb BAC contig containing
waxy locus in Japonica type,
H. Nagano, L. Wu, S. Kawasaki, Y. Kishima and Y. Sano, p. 121
43. Identification of the DNA fragments located
in the vicinity of
waxy locus
responsible for gamete elimination, L. Wu,
H. Nagano, S. Kawasaki, Y.
Kishima and Y. Sano, p.123
44. Molecular characterization of the rice OsNAC
genes, K. Kikuchi, K.T.
Yoshida, M. Uekuchi-Tanaka, M. Matsuoka, Y. Nagato and H.-Y.Hirano,
p. 125
45. Isolation of gene related to sexual reproduction
in rice by simplified differen-
tial display, K.T. Yoshida and T. Kuboyama,
p.126
46. Relationship between transposon and mutability
caused by hybrid dysgen-
esis in rice, Y. Tsuchimine, Y. Miyashita
,R.Ishikawa, M. Senda, S. Akada,
T. Harada and M.Niizeki, p. 129
47. Molecular cloning of OSDIM cDNA and
its linkage analysis in rice, by L.
Tao,N. Kameya,Y. Fukuta and I. Nakamura, p. 130
48. A cDNA clone from rice accelerated overgrowth
(ao)mutant encoding
xyloglucan-related protein homolog,T.Aoki,
N.Kameya and I. Nakamura, p. 133
VII. Gene expression and function
49. Transcription of alternative oxidase genes
in rice is increased by low tem-
perature, M.Nakazono,Y.lto,D.Saisho and
A.Hirai, p. 136
50. Expression pattern of OSVPI in developing
rice seed, K.Miyoshi, T. Hattori
and Y.Nagato, p. 138
51. A gene associated with temporal regulation
of vegetative development in rice,
J.I. ltoh,A. Hasegawa,H.Kitanoand Y.Nagato, p. 141
52. Characterization of shootless mutants in
rice, N. Satoh,S.K. Hong, M.
Matsuoka, H. Kitano and Y. Nagato, p. 145
53. Temporal and spatial expression pattern
of rice a-amylase gene
RAmylA dur-
ing seed development, N. Sugimoto, G.Takeda,
Y. Nagato and J.Yamaguchi, p. 148
54. Characterization and expression of GASRi,
a root-specific GASTI-like pro-
tein in rice, A. lkeda, J. Yamaguchi and
Y. Futsuhara, p. 150
55. The first leaf growth promoted by gibberellins
in a dwarf mutant of rice,C.
Matsukura and J. Yamaguchi , p. 153
56. Gene silencing and reactivation in transgenic
rice, S.P.Kumpatia, W.Teng,
W.G.Buchhols and T.C. Hall, p. 155
57. Systemic induction and kinetics of Pinll
gene expression in transgenic rice
plants, W.Cheng and R.Wu, p. 160
VIII. Technical Note
58. Silica gel mediated storage of rice leaf
tissue and DNA, G.Yang, J. Yang, W.
Li, C. Qin and Z.Luo, p. 164