Table 1 Reaction of sixteen wheat cultivars to S. oryzae under forced-choice test.

HI 1544

2.70 ± 0.5^a

22.4 ± 1.8^ab

42.89 ± 1.1^g

3.15 ± 0.07^ab

GW 322

3.03 ± 0.4^ab

18.0 ± 2.3^a

41.93 ± 0.5^fg

2.94 ± 0.15^a

HD 3117

3.33 ± 0.3^ab

23.6 ± 1.9^ab

38.61 ± 0.8^defg

3.54 ± 0.07^abcd

HD 3184

4.61 ± 0.4^ab

28.4 ± 1.7^abcde

37.82 ± 0.9 ^bcdef

3.84 ± 0.11^abcd

HD 3118

4.61 ± 1.7^ab

26.6 ± 3.9^abc

38.19 ± 1.0^cdefg

3.67 ± 0.80 ^abc

HD 2932

4.97 ± 0.7^ab

34.0 ± 3.6^abcdef

36.41 ± 0.6^bcde

4.18 ± 0.13^abcde

HD 3086

5.20 ± 2.2^ab

31.6 ± 6.5^abcdef

37.85 ± 1.3^bcdefg

3.86 ± 0.13^abcd

HD 3165

5.69 ± 1.16^ab

32 ± 2.6^abcdef

34.58 ± 0.4^abcde

4.33 ± 0.07^abcde

HI 1500

5.94 ± 0.3^ab

27.8 ± 1.18^abcd

32.87 ± 0.3^ab

4.39 ± 0.04^abcde

HD 2967

6.06 ± 0.8^ab

35.2 ± 1.93^abcdef

35.68 ± 0.5^bcde

4.33 ± 0.08^abcde

HD 3059

6.14 ± 0.9^ab

37.6 ± 1.8^bcdef

37.80 ± 0.7^bcdefg

4.17 ± 0.07^abcd

HD 3090

6.37 ± 1.0^ab

40.6 ± 2.0^bcdef

36.31 ± 0.6^bcde

4.43 ± 0.07^bcde

HD 4728

7.06 ± 0.9^ab

46.8 ± 3.6^ef

39.72 ± 1.1^efg

4.20 ± 0.1^abcd

HI 8381

7.81 ± 0.9^ab

45.8 ± 4.9^def

33.98 ± 1.2^abcd

4.88 ± 0.21^de

HD 1563

8.61 ± 1.3^ab

43.2 ± 4.1^cdef

33.24 ± 1.3^abc

4.92 ± 0.23^de

PBW 343

8.86 ± 1.4^b

47.2 ± 4.1^f

30.53 ± 0.3^a

5.46 ± 0.13^e

Mean

5.69

33.8

36.78

4.14

SD

3

11.6

3.73

0.69

SE

0.34

1.3

0.42

0.08