Application of Bioinformatics in Crop Improvement: Annotating the Putative Soybean Rust resistance gene Rpp3 for Enhancing Marker Assisted Selection

Okii D^1,3*, Chilagane LA², Tukamuhabwa P¹ and Maphosa M¹

¹Department of Agricultural Production, Makerere University, P.O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda

²Department of Crop Science and Production, Sokoine university of Agriculture, P.O. Box 3005, Morogoro, Tanzania

³National Crops Resources Research Institute, Namulonge, P.O. Box 7084, Kampala, Uganda

^*Corresponding Author: Okii D, National Crops Resources Research Institute, Namulonge, P.O. Box 7084, Kampala, Uganda, Tel: +256782177552, Fax: +256414531641