Characterization and cloning of agronomically
important genes
The high quality map-based rice genome sequence is the ultimate tool for discovering all the rice genes and establishing the functionality particularly for genes involved in many agronomic traits. Gene identification and functional validation has been the focus of rice genomics since the sequence has been fully elucidated. The sequence data has become the blueprint for charting the structure of many genes, developing appropriate markers, isolating the genes, and eventually, incorporating the genes into many rice cultivars. Our efforts in rice functional genomics in collaboration with researchers from other research institutes and universities have led to identification of a wide array of genes for desirable traits and functions.
