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Development of Intraspecific Hybrid of (Iuron 6 X Dular), (Mr 219-4 X
Dular), (Mr219-4 X Pokkali) and (Iuron 6 X Pokkali) Rice Varieties
Muhammad Nurshafiq Azlan
Supervisor: Dr. Rohayu Ma’arup
Bachelor of Science Agrotechnology (Crop Science)
School Of Food Science and Technology
Rice is a staple food especially in Asia. However, abiotic stresses such as drought and
high salinity, are the major constraints in rice productivity. Combining drought
tolerance gene or salinity tolerance gene in high yield varieties through conventional
breeding would produce potential hybrid lines that tolerance to these stresses without
impact on yield production. This study used rice with high yield performance MR219-
4 (MARDI variety) and IURON 6 (International upland rice observational nursery) as
female parents while drought tolerant variety Dular and salinity tolerant variety Pokkali
were used as male parents to generate F1 hybrid generation in the field. Simple
sequence repeats (SSR) markers will be used for hybrid confirmation and selection for
future research program.
1108 | UMT UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH DAY 2018