Recent Strategies for Detection and Improvement of Brown Planthopper Resistance Genes in Rice: A Review.

Brown planthopper (BPH; Stal) is considered the main rice insect pest in Asia. Several BPH-resistant varieties of rice have been bred previously and released for large-scale production in various rice-growing regions. However, the frequent surfacing of new BPH biotypes necessitates the evolution of new rice varieties that have a wide genetic base to overcome BPH attacks.