In-vitro vs in-vivo Inoculation: Screening for Resistance of Australian Rice …

To assist with rapid screening for rice blast resistance as a precursor in a breeding program,the susceptibility to rice blast of 13 rice genotypes from Australia was evaluated in May to June 2013 using three distinct inoculation methods (spot, filter paper and standard methods) at seedling, vegetative and reproductive stages. The results revealed that the spot and filter paper inoculation meth…