1 23 European Journal of Plant Pathology Published in cooperation with the European Foundation for Plant Pathology ISSN 0929-1873 Volume 139 Number 1 Eur J Plant Pathol (2014) 139:27-37 DOI 10.1007/s10658-014-0377-x Breeding approaches for bacterial leaf blight resistance in rice (Oryza sativa L.), current status and future directions Mueen Alam Khan, Muhammad Naeem & Muhammad Iqbal