A. Report of the Committee on Gene Symbols (A. Yoshimura and Y. Nagato) ............... 5

B. Research Notes

I. Database

1. Oryzabase (Integrated Rice Database) in 2004, by Y. Yamazaki, Y. Nagato, N. Kurata ............... 9
   
   
2. The Rice Genome Resource Center as an outlet for distribution of biological materials from the rice genome project, by B.A. Antonio, A. Miyao, Y. Nagamura and T. Sasaki ............... 10
   

II. Varietal differentiation and evolution

3. Microsatellites as diagnostic markers for differentiating Indica and Japonica subspecies of Asian rice (Oryza sativa L.), by C.N. Neeraja, S. Malathi and E. A. Siddiq ............... 12
   
   
4. Genetic diversity of Myanmar rice cultivars detected by DNA markers, by Ohm Mar Saw, K. Doi, Khin Aye, K. Irie and A. Yoshimura ............... 14
   

III. Genetics of morphological traits

5. Mapping of genes for awn in rice using Oryza meridionalis introgression lines, by S. Matsushita, T. Kurakazu, Sobrizal, K. Doi and A. Yoshimura ............... 17
   
   
6. Identification of new alleles of awnness genes, An7 and An8, in rice using Oryza glumaepatula introgression lines, by S. Matsushita, P.L. Sanchez, Sobrizal, K. Doi and A. Yoshimura ............... 19
   
   
7. New dwarf mutant controlled by a dominant gene, Twisted dwarf1, by H. Sunohara and H. Kitano ............... 20
   
   
8. Physical mapping of the REDUCED EMBRYO2 gene, by N. Nagasawa, Y. Nagato and H. Sakai ............... 22
   
   
9. Mapping of GOLIATH, a new gene controlling embryo size in rice, by G. Taramino,
   J. Allen, S-K. Hong, N. Nagasawa, Y. Nagato and H. Sakai ............... 24
   
   
10. Morphological classification of twelve rice mutants that cease embryogenesis at early globular stages, by E. Takabe, N. Sentoku, Y. Nagato, M. Matsuoka and H. Kitano ............... 27
    
    
11. Mapping of the lazy gene, la, by K. Miura, M. Ashikari, M. Matsuoka and Y.I.C. Hsing ............... 29
    
    
12. Agronomic performance of Golden indica rice (cv. IR64), by M. Rai, K. Datta, N. Baisakh, E. Abrigo, N. Oliva and S.K. Datta ............... 30
    
    
13. QTL analysis of stigma exsertion in rice, by T. Yamamoto, N. Takemori, N. Sue and N. Nitta ............... 33
    
    
14. Tagging and mapping of a gene controlling yellowish-green leaf, by C. Wang, B. He, M. Xun and J. Wan ............... 35
    

IV. Genetics of physiological traits and others

15. Diversity of glutelin basic subunit among Myanmar local rice cultivars, by Pa Pa Aung, T. Kumamaru and H. Satoh ............... 36
    
    
16. The amylopectin chains length distribution of opaque endosperm type in Myanmar local rice cultivar, by Pa Pa Aung, A. Nishi, T. Kumamaru and H. Satoh ............... 39
    
    
17. Mapping of glup4 gene for highly accumulating glutelin precursor polypeptides in rice, by M. Sato, Y. Takemoto, T. Kumamaru, and H. Satoh ............... 42
    
    
18. Gene mapping and immunocytochemistry of rice glup6 mutant, by M. Sato, D. Ishihara, H.D. Tian, Y. Takemoto, T. Kumamaru, and H. Satoh ............... 43
    
    
19. A novel glutelin gene located on chromosome 3 in rice, by Y. Uemura, T. Kumamaru, M. Ogawa and H. Satoh ............... 45
    
    
20. Glu6 gene encodes a glutelin polypeptide containing Alpha-2 acidic subunit with pI 6.55, by Y. Uemura, T. Kumamaru, M. Ogawa and H. Satoh ............... 47
    
    
21. Molecular mapping of QTLs associated with ferulic acid content in rice straw, by Y.-J. Dong, E. Tsuzuki, D.-Z. Lin, H. Terao, M. Matsuo, S.-H. Cheng and H. Kamiunten ............... 49
    
    
22. Identification of rice genes encoding a LEC1-type HAP3 subunit protein, by T. Thirumurugan, K. Miyoshi, Y. Ito and N. Kurata ............... 51
    
    
23. Detection and analysis of QTLs for low temperature germinability in rice (Oryza sativa L.), by M.Y. Hou, L. Jiang, C.M. Wang and J.M. Wan ............... 52
    
    
24. Detection and analysis of QTLs for some traits associated with tolerance to ferrous iron toxicity in rice (Oryza sativa L.), using recombinant inbred lines, by J.L. Wan, H.Q. Zhai, J.M. Wan, H. Yasui and A. Yoshimura ............... 55
    
    
25. Stable expression of QTL for cooking and eating quality (Oryza sativa L.) in CSSLs population, by X.Y. Wan, C.C. Su, W.B. Shen, H.Q. Zhai, H. Yasui, A. Yoshimura and J.M Wan ............... 57
    
    
26. Identification of Quantitative Trait Loci for Al Toxicity Tolerance in Rice (Oryza Sativa L.), by Y. Xue, L. Jiang, J.F. Ma, H.Q. Zhai and J.M. Wan ............... 60
    
    
27. Expression analyses of glutelin genes in low glutelin rice mutant LGC-1, by S.M. Jiang, T. Imbe, N. Horiswe, L.L. Xu and J.M. Wan ............... 62
    
    
28. Isolation and characterization of a rice mutant with enhanced amylose content in endosperm derived from a low amylose variety "Snow pearl", by Suzuki, Y., H.-Y. Hirano, Y. Sano, U. Matsukura, S. Kawasaki, M. Chono, S. Nakamura and H. Sato ............... 65
    
    
29. Proteomic identification of RuBisCO/LS gene mutations in radiation mutant of rice by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis, mass spectrometry, single strand conformation polymorphism, and nucleotide sequencing, by H. Kajiwara, T. Kaneko, M. Nishimura, and M. Ishizaka ............... 66
    
    
30. Application of Molecular Markers for Identification of Restorers, by T.M. Nas, C.S. Casal, Jr., Z. Li and S.S. Virmani ............... 69
    
    
31. Studies on fertility in interspecific hybrids between Oryza sativa and O. glaberrima, by D. Tao, P. Xu, Y. Yang, F. Hu, J. Li, and J. Zhou ............... 71
    
    
32. QTL analysis for floating ability in rice, by R. Kawano, T. Mochizuki, H. Yasui, K. Doi and A. Yoshimura ............... 74
    
    
33. Transgenic BRRI Dhan 29 developed with enhanced iron in polished seeds, by M. Khalekuzzaman, N. Oliva, K. Datta, and S.K. Datta ............... 77
    
    

V. Genetics of disease and insect resistance

34. Mapping of a new resistance gene for green rice leafhopper introgressed from Oryza rufipogon Griff. into cultivated rice, Oryza sativa L., by D. Fujita, K. Doi, A. Yoshimura and H. Yasui ............... 79
    
    
35. QTL mapping of rice ovicidal response to two planthopper species, by M. Yamasaki, A. Yoshimura and H. Yasui ............... 81
    
    
36. A new locus for resistance to brown planthopper in DV85, an indica rice (Oryza. Sativa L.), by C.C. Su, J. Wan, H.Q. Zhai, C.M.Wang and L H. Sun ............... 83
    
    
37. Detection of QTLs for antibiosis to brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens Stal, in rice, Oryza sativa L., by T. Sonoda, A. Yoshimura and H. Yasui ............... 85
    
    
38. Evaluation of durable resistance of transgenic hybrid maintainer line IR58025B for bacterial blight disease of rice, by G.S. Laha, M.V. Ramana Rao, E. Abrigo, N. Oliva, K. Datta, and S.K. Datta ............... 88
    
    
39. Identification of a new source of resistance to blast isolates of Korea in an alien introgression line of rice, by J.U. Jeung, S.S. Han, Y.C. Cho, H.G. Hwang, H.C. Choi, H.P. Moon, M.H. Lee, D.S. Brar, D.J. Mackill and K. K. Jena ............... 92
    
    
40. Evaluation of blast resistance genes in India, by K. Muralidharan, D. Krishnaveni, G.S. Laha, C.S. Reddy, M. Srinivasprasad and R. Sridhar ............... 94
    
    
41. Appraisal of bacterial leaf blight resistance genes in India, by K. Muralidharan, D. Krishnaveni, G.S. Laha, C.S. Reddy, M. Srinivasprasad and R. Sridhar ............... 96
    
    
42. Marker-free transgenic Bt rice conferring resistance to yellow stem borer, by M.V. Ramana Rao, E. Abrigo, M. Rai, N.P. Oliva, K. Datta and S.K. Datta ............... 98
    
    
43. Resistant genes and their effects to rice blast in isogenic lines of genetic background of Chucheongbyeo and Suweon345, by Y.C. Cho, I.S. Choi, M.K. Baek, J.P. Suh, H.C. Hong, Y.G. Kim, S. Koizumi, K.K. Jena, H.C. Choi and H.G. Hwang ............... 101
    

VI. Gene and genome structure

44. Development of introgression lines of Oryza rufipogon in the background of japonica rice, by S.J. Lee, J.P. Suh, C.S. Oh, S.R. Mccouch, and S.N. Ahn ............... 105
    
    
45. RFLP mapping of nuclear DNA sequences homologous to organellar DNAs, by N. Kishimoto, H. Higo, K. Higo and A. Saito ............... 107
    
    
46. Characterization of monosomic alien addition lines of Oryza ridleyi through genomic in situ hybridization using meiotic chromosomes, by N.T.N. Hue, T. Ram, A.A. Barrion and D.S. Brar ............... 110
    
    
47. Production of advanced backcross progenies and monosomic alien addition lines from O. sativa x O. ridleyi, by T. Ram, D. Mahapatra, J. Ramos, R. McNally and D.S. Brar ............... 112
    
    
48. Identification of a seventy base-pair promoter region required for reproductive meristem specific up-regulation of RFL, a rice FLO/LFY ortholog, by A. Chujo, R. Matsumura, K. Shimamoto and J. Kyozuka ............... 114
    
    
49. Application of enhanced lipofection to rice transformation, by T. Suzuki, K.-I. Nonomura, N. Takeda, Y. Murayama and N. Kurata ............... 116
    
    
50. Rice genome annotation pipeline system in RGP, by N. Namiki, B.A. Antonio, A. Idonuma, M. Masukawa, M. Shibata, Y. Ito, M. Yamamoto, I. Ohta, Y. Mukai, S. Naitoh, Y. Katayose, T. Matsumoto, Y. Nagamura and T. Sasaki ............... 119
    
    
51. Development of O. minuta specific clones using representational difference analysis (RDA), by C. Vitte, J.D. Talag, O. Panaud, M.A. Bernardo and D.S. Brar ............... 121