A. Dedication

In memory of Dr. Man-emon Takahashi ............... 5

B. Research Notes

I. Varietal differentiation and evolution

1. Analysis of somaclonal variation by using landmarkers of genomic DNA clones in rice, by M. Yamada, Z. Lu, J. Shimazu, M. Senda, R. Ishikawa, S. Akada, T. Harada and M. Niizeki ............... 6
   

II. Genetics of morphological traits

2. Mapping of the EARLY YELLOWING 1 gene, EYE1 in rice, by M. Kusaba, S. Iida, R. Morita and N. Nishimura ............... 9
   
   
3. Genetic interaction between srt5 and srt6, two short-root mutations in rice (Oryza sativa L.), by S.G. Yao and M. Ichii ............... 10
   
   
4. A rice mutant showing position-dependent leaf abnormality, by Y. Suzuki, H. Hirasawa, R. Ikeda and T. Ishikawa ............... 13
   
   
5. Introgression for grain traits from Oryza minuta into rice, O. sativa, by F.X. Jin, S.J. Kwon, K.H. Kang, O.Y. Jeong, L.H. Le, D.B. Yoon and S.N. Ahn ............... 15
   
   
6. Linkage mapping of genes for short panicle and awn in rice, by A. Yoshimura, N. Takano-Kai and C. Anno ............... 17
   
   
7. Mapping of the TINY RICE 1 gene, TR1, by K. Asano, K. Miura, Y. Hasegawa, H. Hirochika, M. Ashikari, H. Kitano, M. Matsuoka and Y. R. Lin ............... 19
   
   
8. SSR mapping of Minute, a major gene for grain size, on rice chromosome 3, by E. Fraker, J. Li and S.R. McCouch ............... 21
   
   
9. Genetic relationship among aromatic short grain and Basmati rice based on ISSR and SSR markers, by K. Sujatha, R. Upadhyay, K. Kaladhar, N.S. Rani and N. Sarla ............... 24
   
   
10. Introgression and mapping of yield enhancing QTLs from Oryza rufipogon, by M.P. Reddy, N. Sarla, V.L.N. Reddy and E.A. Siddiq ............... 25
    
    
11. Clustering of maintainer and restorer lines of rice based on morphological and molecular diversity, by K. Kaladhar, M.S. Ramesha, S. Ramakrishna, M. Ilyas Ahmed, B.C. Viraktamath and N. Sarla ............... 27
    
    
12. Field performance of genotypes generated by molecular-assisted breeding to bacterial leaf blight in India, by K. Muralidharan, G.S. Laha, D. Krishnaven, C.S. Reddy, J. N. Reddy and R. Sridhar ............... 29
    
    
13. Molecular mapping of a new pollen killer gene S29(t) on chromosome 2 in Oryza glaberrima, by F. Y. Hu, P. Xu, X. N. Deng, J. W. Zhou, J. Li and D.Y. Tao ............... 31
    

III. Genetics of physiological traits and others

14. Detection of QTLs for zinc toxicity tolerance in rice (Oryza sativa L.), by Y.J. Dong, T. Ogawa, H. Kamiunten, D.Z. Lin, S.H. Cheng, H. Terao and M. Matsuo ............... 33
    
    
15. QTL analysis of low-temperature-sensitive pollen sterility in indica-japonica hybrid rice (Oryza sativa L.), by J.Yang and J.M.Wan ............... 36
    
    
16. Molecular cloning and expression of a novel glutamate decarboxylase gene in rice, by L.L. Liu, L. Zhao, Q. Li, L. Jiang, C.M. Wang, W.W. Zhang, S.J. Liu, L.M. Chen, H.Q. Zhai and J.M. Wan ............... 39
    
    
17. QTL analysis for traits associated with photosynthetic function in rice (Oryza sativa L.), by M. L. Hu, C. M. Wang, Q. H. Yang, H. Q. Zhai and J. M. Wan ............... 42
    
    
18. A novel gene causing hybrid sterility in a remote cross of rice (Oryza sativa L.), by S.S. Zhu, C.M. Wang, T.Q. Zheng, Z.G. Zhao, J.M. Wan and H.Ikehashi ............... 44
    
    
19. Comparative mapping of QTL for seed dormancy in cultivated rice: N22 among three populations, by J.Y. Tang, L. Jiang, M.Y. Hou, L.X. Zhang, H.Q. Zhai and J.M. Wan ............... 46
    
    
20. Inheritance mode of Glup5 gene and the genetic relationships with other 57 mutant genes, by Y. Ueda, H. Satoh, M. Sato, Y. Takemoto, T. Kumamaru and M. Ogawa ............... 49
    
    
21. A novel 57H mutant gene, glup7, located on chromosome 4, by Y. Ueda, A, Sugino, Y. Takemoto, M. Sato, T. Kumamaru, M. Ogawa and H. Satoh ............... 51
    

IV. Genetics of disease and insect resistance

22. Fine mapping of pgwc8 gene affecting percentage of grains with chalkiness in rice (Oryza sativa. L), by X.Y. Wan, J.F. Weng, H.Q. Zhai and J.M. Wan ............... 54
    
    
23. QTLs linked to a gene cluster conferring resistance to sucking insect pests in rice (Oryza sativa L.), by C.M. Wang, C.C. Su, X.L. Ding, H.Q. Zhai and J.M. Wan ............... 56
    
    
24. QTL analysis for resistance to rice stripe disease using backcross inbred lines, by X.L. Ding, D.Z. Sun, Y.X. Zhang, X.N. Cheng and J.M. Wan ............... 60
    
    
25. RFLP mapping of a new resistance gene for green rice leafhopper in Kanto PL10, by K. Tamura, Y. Fukuta, M. Hirae, S. Oya, I. Ashikawa and T. Yagi ............... 62
    
    
26. Introgression of a resistance gene for green rice leafhopper from Oryza nivara into cultivated rice, Oryza sativa L., by D. Fujita, K. Doi, A. Yoshimura and H. Yasui ............... 64
    
    
27. Identification of blast resistance genes in IRRI-bred rice (Oryza sativa L.) varieties, by L.A. Ebron, Y. Fukuta, T. Imbe, H. Kato, H. Tsunematsu, M.J. Telebanco-Yanoria, G.S. Khush and M. Yokoo ............... 66
    
    
28. Near-isogenic lines of rice (Oryza sativa L.) for blast resistance with the genetic background of indica-type line IR49830-7-1-2-2, by L.A. Ebron, Y. Fukuta, T. Imbe, H. Kato, H. Tsunematsu, M.J. Telebanco-Yanoria, R. Ohsawa, S. Yanagihara and M. Yokoo ............... 68
    
    
29. Monogenic lines as an international standard differential set for blast resistance in rice (Oryza sativa L.), by Y. Fukuta, M.J. Telebanco-Yanoria, T. Imbe, H. Tsunematsu, H. Kato, T. Ban, L.A. Ebron, N. Hayashi, I. Ando and G.S. Khush ............... 70
    
    
30. Development of differential varieties for rice blast resistance with Indica-type rice, CO39, genetic background, by M.J. Telebanco-Yanoria, Y. Fukuta, T. Imbe, H. Tsunematsu, H. Kato, T. Ban, L.A. Ebron and G.S. Khush ............... 73
    
    
31. Susceptibility of IRBB 21 carrying the resistance gene Xa21 to bacterial blight, by C. Sirisha, J.N. Reddy, D. Mishra, K.M. Das, M.A. Bernardo, C.M. Vera Cruz, H. Leung and R. Sridhar ............... 75
    

V. Gene and genome structure

32. Microarray analysis of transcription patterns in rice: Comparison of differential expression among different tissues/organs, by N. Kishimoto, J. Yazaki, F. Fujii, K. Nakamura, K. Shimbo, Y. Otsuka, Y. Otake, K. Yamamoto, K. Sakata, T. Sasaki and S. Kikuchi ............... 78
    
    
33. Lonely guy is a new regulator of meristem maintenance in rice, by T. Kurakawa, M. Maekawa and J. Kyozuka ............... 81
    
    
34. Cloning and expression of OsHPL1 gene encoding rice hydroperoxide lyase, by L. Zhao, Q. Li, L.L. Long, W.B. Shen, L. Jiang, C.M. Wang and J.M. Wan ............... 82
    
    
35. The construction of a library of single segment substitution lines in rice (Oryza sativa L.), by G.Q. Zhang, R.Z. Zeng, Z.M. Zhang, X.H. Ding, W.T. Li, G.M. Liu, F.H. He, A. Tulukdar, C.F. Huang, Z.Y. Xi, L.J. Qin, J.Q. Shi, F.M. Zhao, M.J. Feng, Z.L. Shan, L. Chen, X.Q. Guo, H.T. Zhu and Y.G. Lu ............... 85
    
    
36. Identification of rice PIN homologs, by Y. Morita and J. Kyozuka ............... 87
    
    
37. Cloning of Twisted dwarf1 gene, by H. Sunohara, T. Kawai, Y. Sato, M. Matsuoka and H. Kitano ............... 88
    
    
38. Loss-of-function mutation of rice hexokinase OsHXK1 does not affect sugar regulation of Alpha-amylase gene RAmy3D, by A. Iwata, A. Ikeda, A. Miyao, H. Hirochika and J. Yamaguchi ............... 90
    
    
39. Selected ISSR and SSR markers reveal phylogenetic relationship among wild Oryza species, by K. Sujatha, V.P. Rai, K. Kaladhar, T. Ram and N. Sarla ............... 92