1. PLAN Cooking Quality and Drought Improvement of Rice Kongpanh Kanyavong & Chanthakhone Boualaphanh The Agriculture Research Center, NAFRI, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Vientiane, Lao PDR

2. Objective: To obtain the rice lines that have: - good eating - drought adaptation

3. Material: Recipient: IR 57514 (Non glutinous and Moderate drought resistance) Donor: TDK1 (Glutinous and good eating quality) Methods: - Making normal crossing - Making back cross (BC1F1, BC2F1, BC3F1 and BC4F1) - Using MAS (Every back cross)

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7. Aknowledgement We would like to express our sincerest gratitude to: Associate professor Dr. Apichart Vanavichit and Dr. Theerayut Toojinda who organizer and give chance for us to participate this workshop Thanks to all lecturers and all staff who give us skill and help us in the laboratory Finally, thanks to Rockefeller, Kasetsart University and National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology in Thailand which support for this workshop