The microsatellite (SSLP) marker RM262,which is tightly linked to the blast resistance gene Pi\|d(t) in rice,provides means to conduct marker\|aided selection in a rice breeding program. The objective of this study was to investigate the ability of this marker to select the blast resistance gene,Pi\|d(t),in two crosses for rice blast resistance breeding. The products with amplified the microsatellite primers were polymorphic between the three varietes examined. To examine the power of the identified microsa...