Abstract:Rice stripe resistance in the field was identified among twenty-seven japonica rice varieties derived from Jiangsu Province. The inheritance of rice stripe resistance in F2 lines from the cross Zhendao 88/ Wuyujing No. 3 was studied. The result revealed that rice stripe resistance exists in some difference among the japonica rice varieties in different years and fields. However, nine varieties, such as Zhendao 88, Lianjing No. 4 and Xudao No. 3 etc., displaying high-resistance or resistance in all test, could be populated in Jiangsu Province. The segregation of F2 lines from the cross Zhendao 88/ Wuyujing No. 3 fit a ratio of 3(resistance)∶ 1(susceptible) as except. These data support the conclusion that the resistance of Zhendao 88 is inherited as a single recessive trait. It could accelerate rice breeding process that Zhendao 88 was used as resistance parent. In addition, we found out that, under the condition of not causing insect damage by the small brown planthopper (SBPH), the correlation between the viruliferous SBPH and the incidence of a disease of susceptible control reaches significant level. It revealed that resistance identification of rice varieties to rice stripe in the field was effective, when the value of viruliferous SBPH was 0.8×106/hm2 to 3.6×106/hm2.