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Mohd Y. Rafii
Researcher at Universiti Putra Malaysia
Publications - 279
Citations - 6552
Mohd Y. Rafii is an academic researcher from Universiti Putra Malaysia. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Heritability. The author has an hindex of 35, co-authored 251 publications receiving 4639 citations. Previous affiliations of Mohd Y. Rafii include Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture & International Institute of Tropical Agriculture.
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Principle and application of plant mutagenesis in crop improvement: a review
Yusuff Oladosu,Mohd Y. Rafii,Norhani Abdullah,Ghazali Hussin,Asfaliza Ramli,Harun A. Rahim,Gous Miah,Magaji G. Usman +7 more
TL;DR: The potential of mutation breeding as a flexible and practicable approach applicable to any crop provided that appropriate objectives and selection methods are used is highlighted.
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Blast resistance in rice: a review of conventional breeding to molecular approaches
Gous Miah,Mohd Y. Rafii,Mohd Razi Ismail,Adam Puteh,Harun A. Rahim,R. Asfaliza,Mohammad Abdul Latif,Mohammad Abdul Latif +7 more
TL;DR: The application of conventional breeding, tissue culture and DNA-based markers that are used for accelerating the development of blast resistant rice cultivars are outlined and update information will be helpful guidance for rice breeders to develop durable blastresistant rice variety through marker assisted selection.
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A Review of Microsatellite Markers and Their Applications in Rice Breeding Programs to Improve Blast Disease Resistance
Gous Miah,Mohd Y. Rafii,Mohd Razi Ismail,Adam Puteh,Harun A. Rahim,Kh. Nurul Islam,Mohammad Abdul Latif +6 more
TL;DR: The aim of this review is to summarize the current knowledge concerning the linkage of microsatellite markers to rice blast resistance genes, as well as to explore the use of MAS in rice breeding programs aimed at improving blast resistance in this species.
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Importance of silicon and mechanisms of biosilica formation in plants.
Mahbod Sahebi,Mohamed M. Hanafi,Abdullah Siti Nor Akmar,Mohd Y. Rafii,Parisa Azizi,F. F. Tengoua,Jamaludin Nurul Mayzaitul Azwa,Mahmoodreza Shabanimofrad +7 more
TL;DR: Silicon is one of the most prevalent macroelements, performing an essential function in healing plants in response to environmental stresses, but the concentration of Si depends on the plants genotype and organisms, and the physiological mechanisms and metabolic activities of plants may be affected by Si application.
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Marker-assisted backcrossing: a useful method for rice improvement.
Muhammad Mahmudul Hasan,Mohd Y. Rafii,Mohd Razi Ismail,Maziah Mahmood,Harun A. Rahim,Md. Amirul Alam,Sadegh Ashkani,M. A. Malek,Mohammad Abdul Latif +8 more
TL;DR: This paper reviews recent literature on some examples of variety/ line development using MABC strategy in rice growing countries through MABC within the shortest timeframe.