title: Decision tools for bacterial blight resistance gene deployment in rice-based agricultural ecosystems.
abstract: Attempting to achieve long-lasting and stable resistance using uniformly deployed rice varieties is not a sustainable approach. The real situation appears to be much more complex and dynamic, one in which pathogens quickly adapt to resistant varieties. To prevent disease epidemics, deployment should be customized and this decision will require interdisciplinary actions. This perspective article aims to highlight the current progress on disease resistance deployment to control bacterial blight in rice. Although the model system rice-Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae has distinctive features that underpin the need for a case-by-case analysis, strategies to integrate those elements into a unique decision tool could be easily extended to other crops.
authors.affiliation: Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division, International Rice Research Institute , Metro Manila, Philippines ; Department of Phytomedicine, Leibniz Universität Hannover , Hannover, Germany.
authors.forename: Gerbert S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Dossa
authors.affiliation: Crop and Environmental Sciences Division, International Rice Research Institute , Metro Manila, Philippines.
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sparks
authors.affiliation: Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division, International Rice Research Institute , Metro Manila, Philippines.
authors.forename: Casiana Vera
authors.initials: CV
authors.lastname: Cruz
authors.affiliation: Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division, International Rice Research Institute , Metro Manila, Philippines.
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Oliva
keywords: R-genes; TAL effectors; customized deployment; forward breeding; genome editing