QTL analysis of different quantitative data to Bacterial Leaf Blight in rice

In the world, Bacterial blight is one of the most serious stress of rice. The earlier the disease occurs, the higher the yield loss. Yield loss due to bacterial blight can be as much as 70% when susceptible varieties are grown, in environments favorable to the disease. When plants are infected at booting stage, bacterial blight does not affect yield but results in poor quality grains and a high proportion of broken kernels.