India is among the topmost rice producers and consumers in the world. Rice crop is susceptible to various bacterial diseases and one such commonly known disease is Bacterial Blight (BB) caused by the pathogen Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (Xoo) and is known to severally impact rice crop yield. Rice variety HKR-47 is widely popular amongst rice farmers and consumers in Haryana because of its high yield, medium slender grains, and excellent cooking and eating qualities, however, HKR-47 exhibits less endurance to BB. | Evaluation of resistance of rice genotypes (Derived from the Cross between HKR-47 and IRBB-60) against bacterial blight caused by xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae