Rena Tomita

Ms. Rena Tomita

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Academic Career Length

4Years (2023-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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14 February 2023 in Plants
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RTRena Tomita
Rena Tomita
Vincent Pamugas ReyesVincent Pamugas Reyes
Vincent Pamugas Reyes
YFYoshimichi Fukuta
Yoshimichi Fukuta
EGEmily Waringa Gichuhi
Emily Waringa Gichuhi
MKMayumi Kikuta
Mayumi Kikuta
DMDaigo Makihara
Daigo Makihara
In Kenya’s rice-growing areas, Basmati varieties have been produced in monoculture since the late 1980s. This has resulted in the breakdown of the resistance (R) gene-mediated response of the local Basmati varieties to blast disease caused by Pyricularia oryzae. To improve blast resistance in Kenyan Basmati varieties, continuous identification of R genes and suitable breeding materials for Basmati are necessary. Longistaminata chromosome segment introgression lines (LCSILs) with the Kernel Basmati genetic background, developed using a rice line called potential low-input adaptable-1 (pLIA-1) derived from a cross between Taichung 65 (T65) (a rice variety in the Japonica Group) and O. longistaminata, are expected to contain useful blast R genes derived from O. longistaminata or T65. In this study, we investigated the genetic variation of blast R genes in LCSILs and their parents by using a new international differential system for designating blast races based on the gene-for-gene theory and molecular characterization using single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers. LCSILs and their parents were classified into three groups—A, B1, and B2—based on reaction patterns to the standard differential blast isolates (SDBIs). Group A, including pLIA-1, showed the highest resistance in all groups, followed by groups B1 and B2. Kernel Basmati in group B1 was considered to possess Pik-p or Pi7(t), Pi19(t), and other unknown R genes. In addition to these R genes, LCSIL 6, 12, 27, 28, and 40, in group A, were determined to possess one of Pish, Piz-t, or both genes that confer resistance to the Kenyan blast races. These lines can be used for efficiently pyramiding blast R genes in the local Basmati varieties.

3 July 2023 in Plant Production Science
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MKMayumi Kikuta
Mayumi Kikuta
DMDaniel Makori Menge
Daniel Makori Menge
EGEmily Waringa Gichuhi
Emily Waringa Gichuhi
HSHiroaki Samejima
Hiroaki Samejima
RTRena Tomita
Rena Tomita
DMDaigo Makihara
Daigo Makihara

25 June 2025
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DMDaigo Makihara
Daigo Makihara
EGEmily Gichuhi
Emily Gichuhi
DMDaniel Menge
Daniel Menge
RMRuth Musila
Ruth Musila
KDKazuyuki Doi
Kazuyuki Doi
AYAkira Yamauchi
Akira Yamauchi