Hiroki Saito

History of near‐isogenic lines carrying genes for resistance to bacterial blight and blast in rice (Oryza sativa L.)

Abstract Bacterial blight and blast, caused by Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae and Magnaporthe oryzae, respectively, are the two most devastating diseases of rice (Oryza sativa L.). Although the diseases were first documented in the 17th–19th centuries, systematic research on their pathology and host resistance began in...