Activities

Genome mapping

•  Marker technology and development of SSRs using sequence information

• Genome mapping

• Qualitative traits

• Quantitative traits

Biology of heterosis

• Genetic mapping of heterosis

• Gene expression

• Physiology

Map-based cloning of important genes

• Photoperiod sensitive male sterility

• Wide compatibility

• Brown planthopper resistance

• Disease resistance

Germplasm screening and gene discovery

• Drought tolerance

• Phosphorus use efficiency

• Nitrogen use efficiency

• Insect resistance

• Grain quality

Functional genomics

• Technical platforms

• Generation of mutant library

• ESTs and full-length cDNAs

• cDNA microarray

• High-efficiency transformation

Bioinformatics

• Functional genomics of important traits

1. Drought tolerance

2. Phosphorus use efficiency

3. Nitrogen use efficiency

4. Disease resistance

5. Heterosis and yield potential

Varietal development

• Molecular breeding

1. Transformation

2. Insect resistance

3. Water and nutrition efficiency

4. Marker-assisted selection

5. Disease resistance

6. Grain quality

• Conventional breeding

1. Two-line hybrid rice