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 Nearly 50% of the world population depend on
rice as their major diet. To meet the
increasing demand of rice to feed the growing world population, the rice
production must be increased by 50% in the next 30 years. However, most of the agronomic traits of interest to
breeders and producers are not simply inherited, but are controlled by
multiple genes with relatively less individual effect. Such traits are
difficult to measure or are environmentally sensitive, and thus it is
difficult to make progress in conventional breeding programs. However, biotechnology aids in overcoming these
limitations and allow us to manipulate genes at particular locations on
chromosomes which further help to understand how to use these genes in
cultivar development.
The project is divided into 4 studies in order
to apply various techniques and tools to achieve its common objective of
improving yield and quality of Malaysian rice.
Studies
1. Identification and isolation
of yield genes from Oryza rufipogon. Find
more
2. Identification
of yield related genes in cereals for yield enhancement in rice. Find more
3.
Improvement of rice yield through molecular breeding. Find more
4. The identification and
analysis of genes that are induced in grain filling by microarray. Find more
Funding
source
Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation
(MOSTI), Malaysia
http://www.mosti.gov.my/
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