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)