Exploring Genetic Diversity within aus Rice Germplasm: Insights into the Variations in Agro-morphological Traits.

The aus (Oryza sativa L.) varietal group comprises of aus, boro, ashina and rayada seasonal and/or field ecotypes, and exhibits unique stress tolerance traits, making it valuable for rice breeding. Despite its importance, the agro-morphological diversity and genetic control of yield traits in aus rice remain poorly understood.

Genetic diversity analysis of specialty glutinous and low-amylose rice ( L.) landraces of Assam based on locus and microsatellite diversity.

The sticky rice of Assam is traditionally classified as bora (glutinous) and chokuwa (semi-glutinous) based on their stickiness after cooking. The gene encodes for granule-bound starch synthase (GBSS) that controls the synthesis of amylose, which is a key determinant of rice end-use quality attributes. In this report, we analysed the level of variation in grain quality traits in a collection of bora and cultivars, and examined the nucleotide diversity at the Wx locus of selected rice accessions to identify the possible cause of low-amylose in these rice cultivar groups.

Microbial Interactions in Plants: Perspectives and Applications of Proteomics.

The structure and function of proteins involved in plant-microbe interactions is investigated through large-scale proteomics technology in a complex biological sample. Since the whole genome sequences are now available for several plant species and microbes, proteomics study has become easier, accurate and huge amount of data can be generated and analyzed during plant-microbe interactions. Proteomics approaches are highly important and relevant in many studies and showed that only genomics approaches are not sufficient enough as much significant information are lost as the proteins and not the genes coding them are final product that is responsible for the observed phenotype.