Researchers report that loss of function of the Bsr-k1 gene in rice confers enhanced broad-spectrum resistance to two rice diseases without affecting major agronomic traits, such as grain weight and grain yield per plant, in field experiments, findings with potential implications for breeding disease-resistant rice.
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Article #17-05927: "Loss of function of a rice TPR-domain RNA-binding protein confers broad-spectrum disease resistance," by Xiaogang Zhou et al.
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