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Lhamo D, Sun Q, Friesen TL, Karmacharya A, Li X, Fiedler JD, Faris JD, Xia G, Luo M, Gu YQ, Liu Z, Xu SS. Association mapping of tan spot and septoria nodorum blotch resistance in cultivated emmer wheat. TAG. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS. THEORETISCHE UND ANGEWANDTE GENETIK 2024; 137:193. [PMID: 39073628 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-024-04700-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2024] [Accepted: 07/21/2024] [Indexed: 07/30/2024]
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KEY MESSAGE A total of 65 SNPs associated with resistance to tan spot and septoria nodorum blotch were identified in a panel of 180 cultivated emmer accessions through association mapping Tan spot and septoria nodorum blotch (SNB) are foliar diseases caused by the respective fungal pathogens Pyrenophora tritici-repentis and Parastagonospora nodorum that affect global wheat production. To find new sources of resistance, we evaluated a panel of 180 cultivated emmer wheat (Triticum turgidum ssp. dicoccum) accessions for reactions to four P. tritici-repentis isolates Pti2, 86-124, 331-9 and DW5, two P. nodorum isolate, Sn4 and Sn2000, and four necrotrophic effectors (NEs) produced by the pathogens. About 8-36% of the accessions exhibited resistance to the four P. tritici-repentis isolates, with five accessions demonstrating resistance to all isolates. For SNB, 64% accessions showed resistance to Sn4, 43% to Sn2000 and 36% to both isolates, with Spain (11% accessions) as the most common origin of resistance. To understand the genetic basis of resistance, association mapping was performed using SNP (single nucleotide polymorphism) markers generated by genotype-by-sequencing and the 9 K SNP Infinium array. A total of 46 SNPs were significantly associated with tan spot and 19 SNPs with SNB resistance or susceptibility. Six trait loci on chromosome arms 1BL, 3BL, 4AL (2), 6BL and 7AL conferred resistance to two or more isolates. Known NE sensitivity genes for disease development were undetected except Snn5 for Sn2000, suggesting novel genetic factors are controlling host-pathogen interaction in cultivated emmer. The emmer accessions with the highest levels of resistance to the six pathogen isolates (e.g., CItr 14133-1, PI 94634-1 and PI 377672) could serve as donors for tan spot and SNB resistance in wheat breeding programs.
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- Dhondup Lhamo
- USDA-ARS, Crop Improvement and Genetics Research Unit, Western Regional Research Center, Albany, CA, 94710, USA
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- Department of Plant Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, 58108, USA
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- USDA-ARS, Cereal Crops Research Unit, Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center, Fargo, ND, 58102, USA
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA, 95616, USA
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- Department of Plant Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, 58108, USA
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- USDA-ARS, Cereal Crops Research Unit, Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center, Fargo, ND, 58102, USA
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- USDA-ARS, Cereal Crops Research Unit, Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center, Fargo, ND, 58102, USA
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Development and Environmental Adaptation Biology, School of Life Science, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, China
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA, 95616, USA
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- USDA-ARS, Crop Improvement and Genetics Research Unit, Western Regional Research Center, Albany, CA, 94710, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, 58108, USA.
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- USDA-ARS, Crop Improvement and Genetics Research Unit, Western Regional Research Center, Albany, CA, 94710, USA.
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Szabo-Hever A, Singh G, Haugrud ARP, Running KLD, Seneviratne S, Zhang Z, Shi G, Bassi FM, Maccaferri M, Cattivelli L, Tuberosa R, Friesen TL, Liu Z, Xu SS, Faris JD. Association Mapping of Resistance to Tan Spot in the Global Durum Panel. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2023; 113:1967-1978. [PMID: 37199466 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-02-23-0043-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Tan spot, caused by the necrotrophic fungal pathogen Pyrenophora tritici-repentis (Ptr), is an important disease of durum and common wheat worldwide. Compared with common wheat, less is known about the genetics and molecular basis of tan spot resistance in durum wheat. We evaluated 510 durum lines from the Global Durum Wheat Panel (GDP) for sensitivity to the necrotrophic effectors (NEs) Ptr ToxA and Ptr ToxB and for reaction to Ptr isolates representing races 1 to 5. Overall, susceptible durum lines were most prevalent in South Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa. Genome-wide association analysis showed that the resistance locus Tsr7 was significantly associated with tan spot caused by races 2 and 3, but not races 1, 4, or 5. The NE sensitivity genes Tsc1 and Tsc2 were associated with susceptibility to Ptr ToxC- and Ptr ToxB-producing isolates, respectively, but Tsn1 was not associated with tan spot caused by Ptr ToxA-producing isolates, which further validates that the Tsn1-Ptr ToxA interaction does not play a significant role in tan spot development in durum. A unique locus on chromosome arm 2AS was associated with tan spot caused by race 4, a race once considered avirulent. A novel trait characterized by expanding chlorosis leading to increased disease severity caused by the Ptr ToxB-producing race 5 isolate DW5 was identified, and this trait was governed by a locus on chromosome 5B. We recommend that durum breeders select resistance alleles at the Tsr7, Tsc1, Tsc2, and the chromosome 2AS loci to obtain broad resistance to tan spot.
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- Agnes Szabo-Hever
- U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Cereal Crops Research Unit, Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center, Fargo, ND 58102
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- Department of Plant Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58102
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- U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Cereal Crops Research Unit, Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center, Fargo, ND 58102
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- Department of Plant Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58102
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- U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Cereal Crops Research Unit, Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center, Fargo, ND 58102
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- Department of Plant Pathology, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58102
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- International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), Rabat Institutes, Rabat 10101, Morocco
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- Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna 40127, Italy
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- Council for Agricultural Research and Economics-Research Center for Genomics and Bioinformatics, Fiorenzuola d'Arda 29017, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna 40127, Italy
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- U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Cereal Crops Research Unit, Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center, Fargo, ND 58102
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- Department of Plant Pathology, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58102
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- U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Western Regional Research Center, Albany, CA 94710
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- U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Cereal Crops Research Unit, Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center, Fargo, ND 58102
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Newman TE, Kim H, Khentry Y, Sohn KH, Derbyshire MC, Kamphuis LG. The broad host range pathogen Sclerotinia sclerotiorum produces multiple effector proteins that induce host cell death intracellularly. MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY 2023; 24:866-881. [PMID: 37038612 PMCID: PMC10346375 DOI: 10.1111/mpp.13333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2022] [Revised: 03/19/2023] [Accepted: 03/20/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Sclerotinia sclerotiorum is a broad host range necrotrophic fungal pathogen, which causes disease on many economically important crop species. S. sclerotiorum has been shown to secrete small effector proteins to kill host cells and acquire nutrients. We set out to discover novel necrosis-inducing effectors and characterize their activity using transient expression in Nicotiana benthamiana leaves. Five intracellular necrosis-inducing effectors were identified with differing host subcellular localization patterns, which were named intracellular necrosis-inducing effector 1-5 (SsINE1-5). We show for the first time a broad host range pathogen effector, SsINE1, that uses an RxLR-like motif to enter host cells. Furthermore, we provide preliminary evidence that SsINE5 induces necrosis via an NLR protein. All five of the identified effectors are highly conserved in globally sourced S. sclerotiorum isolates. Taken together, these results advance our understanding of the virulence mechanisms employed by S. sclerotiorum and reveal potential avenues for enhancing genetic resistance to this damaging fungal pathogen.
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- Toby E. Newman
- Centre for Crop and Disease Management, School of Molecular and Life SciencesCurtin UniversityBentleyWestern AustraliaAustralia
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- Plant Immunity Research CenterSeoul National UniversitySeoul08826Republic of Korea
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- Centre for Crop and Disease Management, School of Molecular and Life SciencesCurtin UniversityBentleyWestern AustraliaAustralia
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- Plant Immunity Research CenterSeoul National UniversitySeoul08826Republic of Korea
- Department of Agricultural BiotechnologySeoul National UniversitySeoul08826Republic of Korea
- Research Institute of Agriculture and Life SciencesSeoul National UniversitySeoul08826Republic of Korea
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- Centre for Crop and Disease Management, School of Molecular and Life SciencesCurtin UniversityBentleyWestern AustraliaAustralia
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- Centre for Crop and Disease Management, School of Molecular and Life SciencesCurtin UniversityBentleyWestern AustraliaAustralia
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Farooq M, Nabi A, Khursheed S, Padder BA, Sofi TA, Masoodi KZ, Hamid S, Shah MD. Whole genome sequencing of Wilsonomyces carpophilus, an incitant of shot hole disease in stone fruits: insights into secreted proteins of a necrotrophic fungal repository. Mol Biol Rep 2023; 50:4061-4071. [PMID: 36877348 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-023-08243-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2022] [Accepted: 01/03/2023] [Indexed: 03/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Shot hole is one of the important fungal diseases in stone fruits viz., peach, plum, apricot and cherry caused by Wilsonomyces carpophilus and almond among nut crops. Fungicides significantly decrease the disease. Pathogenicity studies proved a wide host range of the pathogen infecting all stone fruits and almond among the nut crops, however, the mechanism underlying host-pathogen interaction is still unknown. Molecular detection of the pathogen using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) based simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers is also unknown due to the unavailability of the pathogen genome. METHODS AND RESULTS We examined the morphology, pathology and genomics of the Wilsonomyces carpophilus. Whole genome sequencing of the W. carpophilus was carried out by Illumina HiSeq and PacBio high throughput sequencing plate-forms through hybrid assembly. Constant selection pressure alters the molecular mechanism of the pathogen causing disease. The studies revealed that the necrotrophs are more lethal with a complex pathogenicity mechanism and little-understood effector repositories. The different isolates of necrotrophic fungus W. carpophilus causing shot hole in stone fruits namely peach, plum, apricot and cherry, and almonds among the nut crops showed a significant variation in their morphology, however, the probability value (p = 0.29) suggests in-significant difference in the pathogenicity. Here, we reported draft genome of W. carpophilus of size 29.9 Mb (Accession number: PRJNA791904). A total of 10,901 protein-coding genes were predicted, including heterokaryon incompatibility genes, cytochrome-p450 genes, kinases, sugar transporters among others. We found 2851 simple sequence repeats (SSRs), tRNAs, rRNAs and pseudogenes in the genome. The most prominent proteins showing necrotrophic lifestyle of the pathogen were hydrolases, polysaccharide-degrading enzymes, esterolytic, lipolytic, and proteolytic enzymes accounted for 225 released proteins. Among the 223 fungal species, top-hit species distribution revealed the majority of hits against the Pyrenochaeta species followed by Ascochyta rabiei and Alternaria alternata. CONCLUSION Draft genome of W. carpophilus is 29.9 Mb based on Illumina HiSeq and PacBio hybrid assembly. The necrotrophs are more lethal with a complex pathogenicity mechanism. A significant variation in morphology was observed in different pathogen isolates. A total of 10,901 protein-coding genes were predicted in the pathogen genome including heterokaryon incompatibility, cytochrome-p450 genes, kinases and sugar transporters. We found 2851 SSRs, tRNAs, rRNAs and pseudogenes, and prominent proteins showing necrotrophic lifestyle such as hydrolases, polysaccharide-degrading enzymes, esterolytic, lipolytic and proteolytic enzymes. The top-hit species distribution were against the Pyrenochaeta spp. followed by Ascochyta rabiei.
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- Mahiya Farooq
- Plant Virology and Molecular Pathology Laboratory, Division of Plant Pathology, Faculty of Horticulture (FOH), Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar, Srinagar, 190025, Jammu Kashmir, India
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- Plant Virology and Molecular Pathology Laboratory, Division of Plant Pathology, Faculty of Horticulture (FOH), Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar, Srinagar, 190025, Jammu Kashmir, India
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- Plant Virology and Molecular Pathology Laboratory, Division of Plant Pathology, Faculty of Horticulture (FOH), Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar, Srinagar, 190025, Jammu Kashmir, India
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- Plant Virology and Molecular Pathology Laboratory, Division of Plant Pathology, Faculty of Horticulture (FOH), Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar, Srinagar, 190025, Jammu Kashmir, India
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- Plant Virology and Molecular Pathology Laboratory, Division of Plant Pathology, Faculty of Horticulture (FOH), Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar, Srinagar, 190025, Jammu Kashmir, India
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- Division of Biotechnology, FOH, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar, Srinagar, 190025, Jammu Kashmir, India
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- Plant Virology and Molecular Pathology Laboratory, Division of Plant Pathology, Faculty of Horticulture (FOH), Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar, Srinagar, 190025, Jammu Kashmir, India
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- Plant Virology and Molecular Pathology Laboratory, Division of Plant Pathology, Faculty of Horticulture (FOH), Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar, Srinagar, 190025, Jammu Kashmir, India.
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Varietal Screening of Durum Wheat Varieties for Resistance to Pyrenophora tritici-repentis (Tan Spot) under Field Conditions. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 2022:6433577. [PMID: 35669727 PMCID: PMC9167009 DOI: 10.1155/2022/6433577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2021] [Revised: 03/30/2022] [Accepted: 04/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Tan spot disease caused by Pyrenophora tritici-repentis was becoming more bred in Tunisia during the last decade. The search for resistant varieties against the increased virulence diversity of P. tritici-repentis is presently considered as a priority. Seven of the most commercialized durum wheat varieties in Tunisia (cvs. Maâli, Salim, Razzak, Monastir, Khiar, Inrat100, and Sculptur) were inoculated with five characterized fungal strains under field conditions, during two seasons. The variance analysis revealed that strains Ech8F6 and B4.8 used in inoculation are the most virulent ones. These strains hosting ToxB gene caused chlorosis symptom on the tested varieties. The other strains induced necrosis with yellow halo and host ToxA gene were less virulent. The area under disease progress curve values revealed that Maâli is the most vulnerable genotype compared to the new selected varieties Monastir and Inrat100. A variable tolerance rate of the varieties to tan spot disease was also highly visible on yield components. The losses were about 22.2% of the thousand kernel weight in Maâli variety, 35% of spikes/m2 in Inrat100 variety, 32.5% of kernel number/spike, and 25.2% of yield grain in Monastir variety. This effect evaluation of the strains harbouring ToxA and ToxB genes could be responsible for the identification of potentially susceptible genes Tsn1 and Tsc2 representing resistance sources for breeding programs.
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Shi G, Kariyawasam G, Liu S, Leng Y, Zhong S, Ali S, Moolhuijzen P, Moffat CS, Rasmussen JB, Friesen TL, Faris JD, Liu Z. A Conserved Hypothetical Gene Is Required but Not Sufficient for Ptr ToxC Production in Pyrenophora tritici-repentis. MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS : MPMI 2022; 35:336-348. [PMID: 35100008 DOI: 10.1094/mpmi-12-21-0299-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The fungus Pyrenophora tritici-repentis causes tan spot, an important foliar disease of wheat worldwide. The fungal pathogen produces three necrotrophic effectors, namely Ptr ToxA, Ptr ToxB, and Ptr ToxC to induce necrosis or chlorosis in wheat. Both Ptr ToxA and Ptr ToxB are proteins, and their encoding genes have been cloned. Ptr ToxC was characterized as a low-molecular weight molecule 20 years ago but the one or more genes controlling its production in P. tritici-repentis are unknown. Here, we report the genetic mapping, molecular cloning, and functional analysis of a fungal gene that is required for Ptr ToxC production. The genetic locus controlling the production of Ptr ToxC, termed ToxC, was mapped to a subtelomeric region using segregating biparental populations, genome sequencing, and association analysis. Additional marker analysis further delimited ToxC to a 173-kb region. The predicted genes in the region were examined for presence/absence polymorphism in different races and isolates leading to the identification of a single candidate gene. Functional validation showed that this gene was required but not sufficient for Ptr ToxC production, thus it is designated as ToxC1. ToxC1 encoded a conserved hypothetical protein likely located on the vacuole membrane. The gene was highly expressed during infection, and only one haplotype was identified among 120 isolates sequenced. Our work suggests that Ptr ToxC is not a protein and is likely produced through a cascade of biosynthetic pathway. The identification of ToxC1 is a major step toward revealing the Ptr ToxC biosynthetic pathway and studying its molecular interactions with host factors.[Formula: see text] Copyright © 2022 The Author(s). This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International license.
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- Gongjun Shi
- Department of Plant Pathology, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58108, U.S.A
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- Department of Plant Pathology, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58108, U.S.A
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, U.S.A
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- Department of Plant Pathology, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58108, U.S.A
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- Department of Plant Pathology, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58108, U.S.A
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- Department of Agronomy, Horticulture & Plant Science, South Dakota State University Brookings, SD 57006, U.S.A
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- Center for Crop Disease and Management, School of Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University, Bentley, Western Australia, Australia
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- Center for Crop Disease and Management, School of Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University, Bentley, Western Australia, Australia
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- Department of Plant Pathology, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58108, U.S.A
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- Department of Plant Pathology, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58108, U.S.A
- USDA-ARS Cereal Crops Research Unit, Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center, Fargo, ND 58102, U.S.A
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- USDA-ARS Cereal Crops Research Unit, Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center, Fargo, ND 58102, U.S.A
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- Department of Plant Pathology, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58108, U.S.A
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Running KLD, Momotaz A, Kariyawasam GK, Zurn JD, Acevedo M, Carter AH, Liu Z, Faris JD. Genomic Analysis and Delineation of the Tan Spot Susceptibility Locus Tsc1 in Wheat. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:793925. [PMID: 35401609 PMCID: PMC8984248 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.793925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2021] [Accepted: 02/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The necrotrophic fungal pathogen Pyrenophora tritici-repentis (Ptr) causes the foliar disease tan spot in both bread wheat and durum wheat. Wheat lines carrying the tan spot susceptibility gene Tsc1 are sensitive to the Ptr-produced necrotrophic effector (NE) Ptr ToxC. A compatible interaction results in leaf chlorosis, reducing yield by decreasing the photosynthetic area of leaves. Developing genetically resistant cultivars will effectively reduce disease incidence. Toward that goal, the production of chlorosis in response to inoculation with Ptr ToxC-producing isolates was mapped in two low-resolution biparental populations derived from LMPG-6 × PI 626573 (LP) and Louise × Penawawa (LouPen). In total, 58 genetic markers were developed and mapped, delineating the Tsc1 candidate gene region to a 1.4 centiMorgan (cM) genetic interval spanning 184 kb on the short arm of chromosome 1A. A total of nine candidate genes were identified in the Chinese Spring reference genome, seven with protein domains characteristic of resistance genes. Mapping of the chlorotic phenotype, development of genetic markers, both for genetic mapping and marker-assisted selection (MAS), and the identification of Tsc1 candidate genes provide a foundation for map-based cloning of Tsc1.
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- USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Sugarcane Field Station, Canal Point, FL, United States
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- Department of Plant Pathology, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, United States
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, United States
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- Department of Global Development, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States
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- Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, United States
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- Department of Plant Pathology, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, United States
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- USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Cereal Crops Research Unit, Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center, Fargo, ND, United States
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Ribeiro S, Label P, Garcia D, Montoro P, Pujade-Renaud V. Transcriptome profiling in susceptible and tolerant rubber tree clones in response to cassiicolin Cas1, a necrotrophic effector from Corynespora cassiicola. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0254541. [PMID: 34320014 PMCID: PMC8318233 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0254541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2021] [Accepted: 06/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Corynespora cassiicola, a fungal plant pathogen with a large host range, causes important damages in rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis), in Asia and Africa. A small secreted protein named cassiicolin was previously identified as a necrotrophic effector required for the virulence of C. cassiicola in specific rubber tree clones. The objective of this study was to decipher the cassiicolin-mediated molecular mechanisms involved in this compatible interaction. We comparatively analyzed the RNA-Seq transcriptomic profiles of leaves treated or not with the purified cassiicolin Cas1, in two rubber clones: PB260 (susceptible) and RRIM600 (tolerant). The reads were mapped against a synthetic transcriptome composed of all available transcriptomic references from the two clones. Genes differentially expressed in response to cassiicolin Cas1 were identified, in each clone, at two different time-points. After de novo annotation of the synthetic transcriptome, we analyzed GO enrichment of the differentially expressed genes in order to elucidate the main functional pathways impacted by cassiicolin. Cassiicolin induced qualitatively similar transcriptional modifications in both the susceptible and the tolerant clones, with a strong negative impact on photosynthesis, and the activation of defense responses via redox signaling, production of pathogenesis-related protein, or activation of the secondary metabolism. In the tolerant clone, transcriptional reprogramming occurred earlier but remained moderate. By contrast, the susceptible clone displayed a late but huge transcriptional burst, characterized by massive induction of phosphorylation events and all the features of a hypersensitive response. These results confirm that cassiicolin Cas1 is a necrotrophic effector triggering a hypersensitive response in susceptible rubber clones, in agreement with the necrotrophic-effector-triggered susceptibility model.
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- Sébastien Ribeiro
- Université Clermont Auvergne, Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement, UMR PIAF, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement, UMR PIAF, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- UMR AGAP Institut, Université Montpellier, CIRAD, Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement, Institut Agro, Montpellier, France
- CIRAD, UMR AGAP Institut, Montpellier, France
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- UMR AGAP Institut, Université Montpellier, CIRAD, Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement, Institut Agro, Montpellier, France
- CIRAD, UMR AGAP Institut, Montpellier, France
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement, UMR PIAF, Clermont-Ferrand, France
- UMR AGAP Institut, Université Montpellier, CIRAD, Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement, Institut Agro, Montpellier, France
- CIRAD, UMR AGAP Institut, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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Malvestiti MC, Immink RGH, Arens P, Quiroz Monnens T, van Kan JAL. Fire Blight Susceptibility in Lilium spp. Correlates to Sensitivity to Botrytis elliptica Secreted Cell Death Inducing Compounds. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:660337. [PMID: 34262577 PMCID: PMC8273286 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.660337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2021] [Accepted: 06/01/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Fire blight represents a widespread disease in Lilium spp. and is caused by the necrotrophic Ascomycete Botrytis elliptica. There are >100 Lilium species that fall into distinct phylogenetic groups and these have been used to generate the contemporary commercial genotypes. It is known among lily breeders and growers that different groups of lilies differ in susceptibility to fire blight, but the genetic basis and mechanisms of susceptibility to fire blight are unresolved. The aim of this study was to quantify differences in fire blight susceptibility between plant genotypes and differences in virulence between fungal isolates. To this end we inoculated, in four biological replicates over 2 years, a set of 12 B. elliptica isolates on a panel of 18 lily genotypes representing seven Lilium hybrid groups. A wide spectrum of variation in symptom severity was observed in different isolate-genotype combinations. There was a good correlation between the lesion diameters on leaves and flowers of the Lilium genotypes, although the flowers generally showed faster expanding lesions. It was earlier postulated that B. elliptica pathogenicity on lily is conferred by secreted proteins that induce programmed cell death in lily cells. We selected two aggressive isolates and one mild isolate and collected culture filtrate (CF) samples to compare the cell death inducing activity of their secreted compounds in lily. After leaf infiltration of the CFs, variation was observed in cell death responses between the diverse lilies. The severity of cell death responses upon infiltration of the fungal CF observed among the diverse Lilium hybrid groups correlated well to their fire blight susceptibility. These results support the hypothesis that susceptibility to fire blight in lily is mediated by their sensitivity to B. elliptica effector proteins in a quantitative manner. Cell death-inducing proteins may provide an attractive tool to predict fire blight susceptibility in lily breeding programs.
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- Michele C. Malvestiti
- Laboratory of Phytopathology, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, Netherlands
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- Department of Bioscience, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, Netherlands
- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, Netherlands
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- Department of Plant Breeding, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Phytopathology, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Phytopathology, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, Netherlands
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Andersen EJ, Nepal MP, Ali S. Necrotrophic Fungus Pyrenophora tritici-repentis Triggers Expression of Multiple Resistance Components in Resistant and Susceptible Wheat Cultivars. THE PLANT PATHOLOGY JOURNAL 2021; 37:99-114. [PMID: 33866753 PMCID: PMC8053848 DOI: 10.5423/ppj.oa.06.2020.0109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2020] [Revised: 01/16/2021] [Accepted: 01/25/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Tan spot of wheat, caused by Pyrenophora tritici-repentis (Ptr), results in a yield loss through chlorosis and necrosis of healthy leaf tissue. The major objective of this study was to compare gene expression in resistant and susceptible wheat cultivars after infection with Ptr ToxA-producing race 2 and direct infiltration with Ptr ToxA proteins. Greenhouse experiments included exposure of the wheat cultivars to pathogen inoculum or direct infiltration of leaf tissue with Ptr-ToxA protein isolate. Samples from the experiments were subjected to RNA sequencing. Results showed that ToxA RNA sequences were first detected in samples collected eight hours after treatments indicating that upon Ptr contact with wheat tissue, Ptr started expressing ToxA. The resistant wheat cultivar, in response to Ptr inoculum, expressed genes associated with plant resistance responses that were not expressed in the susceptible cultivar; genes of interest included five chitinases, eight transporters, five pathogen-detecting receptors, and multiple classes of signaling factors. Resistant and susceptible wheat cultivars therefore differed in their response in the expression of genes that encode chitinases, transporters, wall-associated kinases, permeases, and wound-induced proteins, among others. Plants exposed to Ptr inoculum expressed transcription factors, kinases, receptors, and peroxidases, which are not expressed as highly in the control samples or samples infiltrated with ToxA. Several of the differentially expressed genes between cultivars were found in the Ptr resistance QTLs on chromosomes 1A, 2D, 3B, and 5A. Future studies should elucidate the specific roles these genes play in the wheat response to Ptr.
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- Ethan J. Andersen
- Department of Biology, Francis Marion University, Florence, SC 29506,
USA
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- Department of Biology and Microbiology, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD 57007,
USA
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- Department of Agronomy, Horticulture and Plant Science, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD 57007,
USA
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Kremneva OY, Mironenko NV, Volkova GV, Baranova OA, Kim YS, Kovalenko NM. Resistance of winter wheat varieties to tan spot in the North Caucasus region of Russia. Saudi J Biol Sci 2021; 28:1787-1794. [PMID: 33732063 PMCID: PMC7938123 DOI: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2020.12.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2020] [Revised: 12/07/2020] [Accepted: 12/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Tan spot caused by Pyrenophora tritici-repentis (Died.) Drechsler, in recent years, occupies an increasingly large area on the territory of Russia. Due to the wide distribution and economic significance of this disease, the search for resistant plants to the pathogen is relevant. This paper presents the results of a field assessment for 2017–2019 of 34 regionally distributed winter wheat varieties of Russian selection for resistance to P. tritici-repentis in the North Caucasus region of Russia. Field resistance - the development of the disease up to 30% against the background of artificial infection for three years was shown by 20.5% of the studied varieties. Wheat varieties were assessed for resistance to isolates of tan spot identified as races 1, 3, and 4 in the greenhouse at the seedling stage. The number of resistant accessions for each race was different and ranged from 12 to 20. The 12 varieties showed resistance to race 1, 14 varieties to race 3, 20 varieties to race 4. This research showed that the resistance to tan spot of studied varieties was race-specific. A functional allele of the susceptibility gene Tsn1 to P. tritici-repentis isolates, producing the toxin Ptr ToxA, was diagnosed by PCR method. Of the analyzed 34 varieties, 13 had a dominant allele of the Tsn1 (Tsn1+), and 21 had a recessive allele in the tsn1tsn1 homozygous state. All Tsn1+ varieties, and most varieties with recessive alleles tsn1tsn1, were susceptible to tan spot in the field. Varieties Dolya, Gurt, Lebed and Sila, which showed field resistance, had the tsn1tsn1 genotype. The expected reaction of varieties with different allelic composition of the Tsn1 gene to inoculation with the isolate of race 1, according to the generally accepted model of “gene-to-gene” interaction, did not coincide with that observed in reality, which confirms the results obtained by other authors. Research results demonstrate the effect of weather conditions on the susceptibility of wheat varieties to tan spot. In years with higher humidity and higher average air temperatures, the susceptibility response to the disease was observed in more varieties than in drier years. The studies show that the main part (79.5%) of winter wheat varieties of Russian selection widely zoned in the North Caucasus region of Russia are susceptible to P. tritici-repentis. Varieties that have been resistant to the pathogen in the adult phase in the field for three years and to the pathogen races in which the recessive allele of the tsn1 gene has been identified may be of interest as sources of resistance for developing new disease-resistant varieties.
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- Oksana Yu Kremneva
- Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution ≪All-Russian Research Institute of Biological Plant Protection≫ (FSBSI ARRIBPP), Krasnodar-39, 350039, Russia
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- Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution ≪All-Russian Research Institute of Plant Protection≫ (FSBSI ARRIPP), Podbelskogo, 3, 196608 St. Petersburg - Pushkin, Russia
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- Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution ≪All-Russian Research Institute of Biological Plant Protection≫ (FSBSI ARRIBPP), Krasnodar-39, 350039, Russia
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- Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution ≪All-Russian Research Institute of Plant Protection≫ (FSBSI ARRIPP), Podbelskogo, 3, 196608 St. Petersburg - Pushkin, Russia
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- Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution ≪All-Russian Research Institute of Biological Plant Protection≫ (FSBSI ARRIBPP), Krasnodar-39, 350039, Russia
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- Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution ≪All-Russian Research Institute of Plant Protection≫ (FSBSI ARRIPP), Podbelskogo, 3, 196608 St. Petersburg - Pushkin, Russia
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Saintenac C, Cambon F, Aouini L, Verstappen E, Ghaffary SMT, Poucet T, Marande W, Berges H, Xu S, Jaouannet M, Favery B, Alassimone J, Sánchez-Vallet A, Faris J, Kema G, Robert O, Langin T. A wheat cysteine-rich receptor-like kinase confers broad-spectrum resistance against Septoria tritici blotch. Nat Commun 2021; 12:433. [PMID: 33469010 PMCID: PMC7815785 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-20685-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2020] [Accepted: 12/02/2020] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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The poverty of disease resistance gene reservoirs limits the breeding of crops for durable resistance against evolutionary dynamic pathogens. Zymoseptoria tritici which causes Septoria tritici blotch (STB), represents one of the most genetically diverse and devastating wheat pathogens worldwide. No fully virulent Z. tritici isolates against synthetic wheats carrying the major resistant gene Stb16q have been identified. Here, we use comparative genomics, mutagenesis and complementation to identify Stb16q, which confers broad-spectrum resistance against Z. tritici. The Stb16q gene encodes a plasma membrane cysteine-rich receptor-like kinase that was recently introduced into cultivated wheat and which considerably slows penetration and intercellular growth of the pathogen.
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- Cyrille Saintenac
- grid.503180.f0000 0004 0613 5360Université Clermont Auvergne, INRAE, GDEC, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- grid.503180.f0000 0004 0613 5360Université Clermont Auvergne, INRAE, GDEC, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- grid.4818.50000 0001 0791 5666Wageningen University and Research (Wageningen Plant Research, Biointeractions and Plant Health), PO Box 16, 6700AA Wageningen, The Netherlands ,grid.169077.e0000 0004 1937 2197Present Address: Department of Agronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907 USA
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- grid.4818.50000 0001 0791 5666Wageningen University and Research (Wageningen Plant Research, Biointeractions and Plant Health), PO Box 16, 6700AA Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- grid.4818.50000 0001 0791 5666Wageningen University and Research (Wageningen Plant Research, Biointeractions and Plant Health), PO Box 16, 6700AA Wageningen, The Netherlands ,Present Address: Seed and Plant Improvement Research Department, Safiabad Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, AREEO, Dezful, Iran
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- grid.503180.f0000 0004 0613 5360Université Clermont Auvergne, INRAE, GDEC, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France ,grid.11480.3c0000000121671098Present Address: Department of Plant Biology and Ecology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Apdo. 644, 48080 Bilbao, Spain ,grid.412041.20000 0001 2106 639XPresent Address: Université de Bordeaux, 146 rue Leo-Saignat, Bordeaux, Cedex 33076 France
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- grid.507621.7CNRGV (Centre National des Ressources Génomiques Végétales), INRAE, UPR 1258 Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- grid.507621.7CNRGV (Centre National des Ressources Génomiques Végétales), INRAE, UPR 1258 Castanet-Tolosan, France ,grid.508749.7Present Address: Inari Agriculture, One Kendall Square Building 600/700, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
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- grid.463419.d0000 0001 0946 3608United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Cereal Crops Research Unit, Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center, Fargo, ND 58102 USA
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- grid.4444.00000 0001 2112 9282INRAE, Université Côte d’Azur, CNRS, ISA, 06903 Sophia Antipolis, France
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- grid.4444.00000 0001 2112 9282INRAE, Université Côte d’Azur, CNRS, ISA, 06903 Sophia Antipolis, France
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- grid.5801.c0000 0001 2156 2780Plant Pathology, Institute of Integrative Biology, ETH Zürich, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland
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- grid.5801.c0000 0001 2156 2780Plant Pathology, Institute of Integrative Biology, ETH Zürich, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland ,grid.5690.a0000 0001 2151 2978Present Address: Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas (CBGP, UPM-INIA), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) - Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA). Campus de Montegancedo-UPM, 28223-Pozuelo de Alarcón Madrid, Spain
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- grid.463419.d0000 0001 0946 3608United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Cereal Crops Research Unit, Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center, Fargo, ND 58102 USA
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- grid.4818.50000 0001 0791 5666Wageningen University and Research (Wageningen Plant Research, Biointeractions and Plant Health), PO Box 16, 6700AA Wageningen, The Netherlands ,grid.4818.50000 0001 0791 5666Present Address: Wageningen University (Laboratory of Phytopathology), 6700AA Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Florimond-Desprez, 3 rue Florimond-Desprez, BP 41, 59242 Cappelle-en-Pevele, France
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- grid.503180.f0000 0004 0613 5360Université Clermont Auvergne, INRAE, GDEC, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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Guo J, Shi G, Kalil A, Friskop A, Elias E, Xu SS, Faris JD, Liu Z. Pyrenophora tritici-repentis Race 4 Isolates Cause Disease on Tetraploid Wheat. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2020; 110:1781-1790. [PMID: 32567977 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-05-20-0179-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The ascomycete fungus Pyrenophora tritici-repentis is the causal agent of tan spot of wheat. The disease can occur on both common wheat (Triticum aestivum) and durum wheat (T. turgidum ssp. durum) and has potential to cause significant yield and quality losses. The fungal pathogen is known to produce necrotrophic effectors (NEs) that act as important virulence factors. Based on the NE production and virulence on a set of four differentials, P. tritici-repentis isolates have been classified into eight races. Race 4 produces no known NEs and is avirulent on the differentials. From a fungal collection in North Dakota, we identified several isolates that were classified as race 4. These isolates caused no or little disease on all common wheat lines including the differentials; however, they were virulent on some durum cultivars and tetraploid wheat accessions. Using two segregating tetraploid wheat populations and quantitative trait locus mapping, we identified several genomic regions significantly associated with disease caused by two of these isolates, some of which have not been previously reported. This is the first report that race 4 is virulent on tetraploid wheat, likely utilizing unidentified NEs. Our findings further highlight the insufficiency of the current race classification system for P. tritici-repentis.
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- Jingwei Guo
- Department of Plant Pathology, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58108
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- Department of Plant Pathology, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58108
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- Williston Research Extension Center, North Dakota State University, Williston, ND 58801
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- Department of Plant Pathology, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58108
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- Department of Plant Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58108
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- USDA-ARS Cereal Crops Research Unit, Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center, Fargo, ND 58102
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- USDA-ARS Cereal Crops Research Unit, Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center, Fargo, ND 58102
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- Department of Plant Pathology, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58108
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Liu Y, Salsman E, Wang R, Galagedara N, Zhang Q, Fiedler JD, Liu Z, Xu S, Faris JD, Li X. Meta-QTL analysis of tan spot resistance in wheat. TAG. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS. THEORETISCHE UND ANGEWANDTE GENETIK 2020; 133:2363-2375. [PMID: 32436020 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-020-03604-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2019] [Accepted: 05/09/2020] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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A total of 19 meta-QTL conferring resistance to tan spot were identified from 104 initial QTL detected in 15 previous QTL mapping studies. Tan spot, caused by the fungal pathogen Pyrenophora tritici-repentis (Ptr), is a major foliar disease worldwide in both bread wheat and durum wheat and can reduce grain yield due to reduction in photosynthetic area of leaves. Developing and growing resistant cultivars is a cost-effective and environmentally friendly approach to mitigate negative effects of the disease. Understanding the genetic basis of tan spot resistance can enhance the development of resistant cultivars. With that goal, over 100 QTL associated with resistance to tan spot induced by a variety of Ptr races and isolates have been identified from previous QTL mapping studies. Meta-QTL analysis can identify redundant QTL among various studies and reveal major QTL for targeting in marker-assisted selection applications. In this study, we performed a meta-QTL analysis of tan spot resistance using the reported QTL from 15 previous QTL mapping studies. An integrated linkage map with a total length of 4080.5 cM containing 47,309 markers was assembled from 21 individual linkage maps and three previously published consensus maps. Nineteen meta-QTL were clustered from 104 initial QTL projected on the integrated map. Three of the 19 meta-QTL located on chromosomes 2A, 3B, and 5A show large genetic effects and confer resistance to multiple races in multiple bread wheat and durum wheat mapping populations. The integration of those race-nonspecific QTL is a promising strategy to provide high and stable resistance to tan spot in wheat.
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- Yuan Liu
- Department of Plant Science, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, 58108, USA
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- Department of Plant Science, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, 58108, USA
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- Department of Plant Science, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, 58108, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology, North Dakota State University, Fargo, 58108, USA
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- Department of Plant Science, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, 58108, USA
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- Biosciences Research Laboratory, USDA-ARS Genotyping Laboratory, Fargo, ND, 58102, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology, North Dakota State University, Fargo, 58108, USA
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- USDA-ARS Cereal Crops Research Unit, Northern Crop Science Laboratory, Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center, Fargo, ND, 58102, USA
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- USDA-ARS Cereal Crops Research Unit, Northern Crop Science Laboratory, Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center, Fargo, ND, 58102, USA
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- Department of Plant Science, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, 58108, USA.
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Galagedara N, Liu Y, Fiedler J, Shi G, Chiao S, Xu SS, Faris JD, Li X, Liu Z. Genome-wide association mapping of tan spot resistance in a worldwide collection of durum wheat. TAG. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS. THEORETISCHE UND ANGEWANDTE GENETIK 2020; 133:2227-2237. [PMID: 32300825 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-020-03593-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2020] [Accepted: 04/01/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Resistance to tan spot in durum wheat involves race-nonspecific QTL and necrotrophic insensitivity gene. Tan spot, caused by the necrotrophic fungus Pyrenophoratritici-repentis, is a major foliar disease on all cultivated wheat crops worldwide. Compared to common wheat, much less work has been done to investigate the genetic basis of tan spot resistance in durum. Here, we conducted disease evaluations, necrotrophic effector (NE) sensitivity assays and a genome-wide association study using a collection of durum accessions. The durum panel segregated for the reaction to disease inoculations and NE infiltrations with eighteen accessions being highly resistant to all races and most of them insensitive to both PtrToxA and PtrToxB. Over 65,000SNP markers were developed from genotyping-by-sequencing for the association mapping. As expected, sensitivity to PtrToxA and PtrToxB was mapped to the chromosome arms 5BL and 2BS, respectively. For the fungal inoculations, a quantitative trait locus (QTL) on chromosome 3B was associated with resistance to all races and likely corresponds to the race-nonspecific resistance QTL previously identified in common wheat. The Tsn1locus was not significantly associated with tan spot caused by the PtrToxA-producing isolates Pti2 and 86-124, but the Tsc2 locus was significantly associated with tan spot caused by the PtrToxB-producing isolate DW5. Another QTL on chromosome arm 1AS was associated with tan spot caused by the PtrToxC-producing isolate Pti2 and likely corresponds to the Tsc1 locus. Additional QTL for specific races was identified on chromosome 1B and 3B. Our work highlights the complexity of genetic resistance to tan spot and further confirms that the Ptr ToxA-Tsn1 interaction plays no significant role in disease development in tetraploid wheat.
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- Nelomie Galagedara
- Department of Plant Pathology, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, 58108, USA
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- Department of Plant Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, 58108, USA
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- USDA-ARS Cereal Crops Research Unit, Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center, Fargo, ND, 58102, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, 58108, USA
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- USDA-ARS Cereal Crops Research Unit, Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center, Fargo, ND, 58102, USA
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- USDA-ARS Cereal Crops Research Unit, Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center, Fargo, ND, 58102, USA
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- USDA-ARS Cereal Crops Research Unit, Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center, Fargo, ND, 58102, USA
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- Department of Plant Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, 58108, USA.
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- Department of Plant Pathology, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, 58108, USA.
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Faris JD, Overlander ME, Kariyawasam GK, Carter A, Xu SS, Liu Z. Identification of a major dominant gene for race-nonspecific tan spot resistance in wild emmer wheat. TAG. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS. THEORETISCHE UND ANGEWANDTE GENETIK 2020; 133:829-841. [PMID: 31863156 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-019-03509-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2019] [Accepted: 12/10/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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A single dominant gene found in tetraploid and hexaploid wheat controls broad-spectrum race-nonspecific resistance to the foliar disease tan spot caused by Pyrenophora tritici-repentis. Tan spot is an important foliar disease of durum and common wheat caused by the necrotrophic fungal pathogen Pyrenophora tritici-repentis. Genetic studies in common wheat have shown that pathogen-produced necrotrophic effectors interact with host genes in an inverse gene-for-gene manner to cause disease, but quantitative trait loci (QTLs) with broad race-nonspecific resistance also exist. Less work has been done to understand the genetics of tan spot interactions in durum wheat. Here, we evaluated a set of Langdon durum-wild emmer (Triticum turgidum ssp. dicoccoides) disomic chromosome substitution lines for reaction to four P. tritici-repentis isolates representing races 1, 2, 3, and 5 to identify wild emmer chromosomes potentially containing tan spot resistance genes. Chromosome 3B from the wild emmer accession IsraelA rendered the tan spot-susceptible durum cultivar Langdon resistant to all four fungal isolates. Genetic analysis indicated that a single dominant gene, designated Tsr7, governed resistance. Detailed mapping experiments showed that the Tsr7 locus is likely the same as the race-nonspecific QTL previously identified in the hexaploid wheat cultivars BR34 and Penawawa. Four user-friendly SNP-based semi-thermal asymmetric reverse PCR (STARP) markers cosegregated with Tsr7 and should be useful for marker-assisted selection of resistance. In addition to 3B, other wild emmer chromosomes contributed moderate levels of tan spot resistance, and, as has been shown previously for tetraploid wheat, the Tsn1-Ptr ToxA interaction was not associated with susceptibility. This is the first report of a major dominant gene governing resistance to tan spot in tetraploid wheat.
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- Justin D Faris
- Northern Crop Science Laboratory, Cereal Crops Research Unit, Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center, USDA-Agricultural Research Service, 1616 Albrecht Blvd. North, Fargo, ND, 58102-2765, USA.
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- Northern Crop Science Laboratory, Cereal Crops Research Unit, Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center, USDA-Agricultural Research Service, 1616 Albrecht Blvd. North, Fargo, ND, 58102-2765, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology, North Dakota State University, 306 Walster Hall, Fargo, ND, 58105, USA
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- Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA
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- Northern Crop Science Laboratory, Cereal Crops Research Unit, Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center, USDA-Agricultural Research Service, 1616 Albrecht Blvd. North, Fargo, ND, 58102-2765, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology, North Dakota State University, 306 Walster Hall, Fargo, ND, 58105, USA.
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Liu Y, Zhang Q, Salsman E, Fiedler JD, Hegstad JB, Liu Z, Faris JD, Xu SS, Li X. QTL mapping of resistance to tan spot induced by race 2 of Pyrenophora tritici-repentis in tetraploid wheat. TAG. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS. THEORETISCHE UND ANGEWANDTE GENETIK 2020; 133:433-442. [PMID: 31720702 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-019-03474-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2019] [Accepted: 11/05/2019] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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A total of 12 QTL conferring resistance to tan spot induced by a race 2 isolate, 86-124, were identified in three tetraploid wheat mapping populations. Durum is a tetraploid species of wheat and an important food crop. Tan spot, caused by the necrotrophic fungal pathogen Pyrenophora tritici-repentis (Ptr), is a major foliar disease of both tetraploid durum wheat and hexaploid bread wheat. Understanding the Ptr-wheat interaction and identifying major QTL can facilitate the development of resistant cultivars and effectively mitigate the negative effect of this disease. Over 100 QTL have already been discovered in hexaploid bread wheat, whereas few mapping studies have been conducted in durum wheat. Utilizing resistant resources and identifying novel resistant loci in tetraploid wheat will be beneficial for the development of tan spot-resistant durum varieties. In this study, we evaluated four interconnected tetraploid wheat populations for their reactions to the race 2 isolate 86-124, which produces Ptr ToxA. Tsn1, the wheat gene that confers sensitivity to Ptr ToxA, was not associated with tan spot severity in any of the four populations. We found a total of 12 tan spot-resistant QTL among the three mapping populations. The QTL located on chromosomes 3A and 5A were detected in multiple populations and co-localized with race-nonspecific QTL identified in other mapping studies. Together, these QTL can confer high levels of resistance and can be used for the improvement in tan spot resistance in both hexaploid bread and durum wheat breeding. Two QTL on chromosomes 1B and 7A, respectively, were found in one population when inoculated with a ToxA knockout strain 86-124ΔToxA only, indicating that their association with tan spot was induced by other unidentified necrotrophic effectors, but under the absence of Ptr ToxA. In addition to removal of the known dominant susceptibility genes, integrating major race-nonspecific resistance loci like the QTL identified on chromosome 3A and 5A in this study could confer high and stable tan spot resistance in durum wheat.
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- Yuan Liu
- Department of Plant Science, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, 58108, USA
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- Department of Plant Science, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, 58108, USA
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- Department of Plant Science, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, 58108, USA
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- Biosciences Research Laboratory, USDA-ARS Genotyping Laboratory, Fargo, ND, 58102, USA
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- Department of Plant Science, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, 58108, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology, North Dakota State University, Fargo, 58108, USA
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- USDA-ARS Cereal Crops Research Unit, Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center, Northern Crop Science Laboratory, Fargo, ND, 58102, USA
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- USDA-ARS Cereal Crops Research Unit, Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center, Northern Crop Science Laboratory, Fargo, ND, 58102, USA
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- Department of Plant Science, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, 58108, USA.
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Newman TE, Derbyshire MC. The Evolutionary and Molecular Features of Broad Host-Range Necrotrophy in Plant Pathogenic Fungi. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2020; 11:591733. [PMID: 33304369 PMCID: PMC7693711 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.591733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2020] [Accepted: 10/22/2020] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Necrotrophic fungal pathogens cause considerable disease on numerous economically important crops. Some of these pathogens are specialized to one or a few closely related plant species, whereas others are pathogenic on many unrelated hosts. The evolutionary and molecular bases of broad host-range necrotrophy in plant pathogens are not very well-defined and form an on-going area of research. In this review, we discuss what is known about broad host-range necrotrophic pathogens and compare them with their narrow host-range counterparts. We discuss the evolutionary processes associated with host generalism, and highlight common molecular features of the broad host-range necrotrophic lifestyle, such as fine-tuning of host pH, modulation of host reactive oxygen species and metabolic degradation of diverse host antimicrobials. We conclude that broad host-range necrotrophic plant pathogens have evolved a range of diverse and sometimes convergent responses to a similar selective regime governed by interactions with a highly heterogeneous host landscape.
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Kokhmetova AM, Atishova MN, Kumarbayeva MT, Leonova IN. Phytopathological screening and molecular marker analysis of wheat germplasm from Kazakhstan and CIMMYT for resistance to tan spot. Vavilovskii Zhurnal Genet Selektsii 2019. [DOI: 10.18699/vj19.562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Tan spot caused by the fungus Pyrenophora tritici-repentis is an important leaf spot disease in wheat growing areas throughout the world. The study aims to identify wheat germplasm resistant to tan spot based on phytopathological screening and molecular marker analysis. A collection of 64 common wheat germplasms, including cultivars and breeding lines from Kazakhstan and CIMMYT, was assessed for tan spot resistance in greenhouse conditions and characterized using the Xfcp623 molecular marker, diagnostic for the Tsn1 gene. All wheat cultivars/lines varied in their reaction to tan spot isolate race 1, ranging from susceptible to resistant. Most accessions studied (53 %) were susceptible to Ptr race 1. Spring wheat cultivars were more susceptible to race 1 than winter wheat cultivars. As a result of genotyping, an insensitive reaction to Ptr ToxA was predicted in 41 wheat cultivars (64 %). The tsn1 gene carriers identified included 27 Kazakhstani and 14 CIMMYT cultivars/lines, demonstrating insensitivity to Ptr ToxA. The majority of the Tsn1 genotype were sensitive to race 1 and showed susceptibility to the pathogen in the field. Disease scores from seedling stage positively correlated with field disease ratings. Of particular interest are 27 wheat accessions that demonstrated resistance to spore inoculation by Ptr race 1, were characterized by insensitivity to ToxA and showed field resistance to the pathogen. The results of this study will contribute to wheat breeding programs for tan spot resistance with Marker Assisted Selection using the closely flanking markers.
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- A. M. Kokhmetova
- Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology; Kazakh National Agrarian University
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- Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology; Kazakh National Agrarian University
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Biotechnological potential of engineering pathogen effector proteins for use in plant disease management. Biotechnol Adv 2019; 37:107387. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2019.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2018] [Revised: 04/18/2019] [Accepted: 04/20/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Lorang J. Necrotrophic Exploitation and Subversion of Plant Defense: A Lifestyle or Just a Phase, and Implications in Breeding Resistance. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2019; 109:332-346. [PMID: 30451636 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-09-18-0334-ia] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Breeding disease-resistant plants is a critical, environmentally friendly component of any strategy to sustainably feed and clothe the 9.8 billion people expected to live on Earth by 2050. Here, I review current literature detailing plant defense responses as they relate to diverse biological outcomes; disease resistance, susceptibility, and establishment of mutualistic plant-microbial relationships. Of particular interest is the degree to which these outcomes are a function of plant-associated microorganisms' lifestyles; biotrophic, hemibiotrophic, necrotrophic, or mutualistic. For the sake of brevity, necrotrophic pathogens and the necrotrophic phase of pathogenicity are emphasized in this review, with special attention given to the host-specific pathogens that exploit defense. Defense responses related to generalist necrotrophs and mutualists are discussed in the context of excellent reviews by others. In addition, host evolutionary trade-offs of disease resistance with other desirable traits are considered in the context of breeding for durable disease resistance.
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- Jennifer Lorang
- Department of Botany, 2082 Cordley Hall, Oregon State University, Corvallis 97331
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Dinglasan EG, Singh D, Shankar M, Afanasenko O, Platz G, Godwin ID, Voss-Fels KP, Hickey LT. Discovering new alleles for yellow spot resistance in the Vavilov wheat collection. TAG. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS. THEORETISCHE UND ANGEWANDTE GENETIK 2019; 132:149-162. [PMID: 30327845 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-018-3204-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2018] [Accepted: 10/09/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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GWAS detected 11 yellow spot resistance QTL in the Vavilov wheat collection. Promising adult-plant resistance loci could provide a sustainable genetic solution to yellow spot in modern wheat varieties. Yellow spot, caused by the fungal pathogen Pyrenophora tritici-repentis (Ptr), is the most economically damaging foliar disease of wheat in Australia. Genetic resistance is considered to be the most sustainable means for disease management, yet the genomic regions underpinning resistance to Ptr, particularly adult-plant resistance (APR), remain vastly unknown. In this study, we report results of a genome-wide association study using 295 accessions from the Vavilov wheat collection which were extensively tested for response to Ptr infections in glasshouse and field trials at both seedling an adult growth stages. Combining phenotypic datasets from multiple experiments in Australia and Russia with 25,286 genome-wide, high-quality DArTseq markers, we detected a total of 11 QTL, of which 5 were associated with seedling resistance, 3 with all-stage resistance, and 3 with APR. Interestingly, the novel APR QTL were effective even in the presence of host sensitivity gene Tsn1. These genomic regions could offer broad-spectrum yellow spot protection, not just to ToxA but also other pathogenicity or virulence factors. Vavilov wheat accessions carrying APR QTL combinations displayed enhanced levels of resistance highlighting the potential for QTL stacking through breeding. We propose that the APR genetic factors discovered in our study could be used to improve resistance levels in modern wheat varieties and contribute to the sustainable control of yellow spot.
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- Eric G Dinglasan
- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD, Australia
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- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD, Australia
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- Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, South Perth, WA, Australia
- School of Agriculture and Environment, University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia
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- Department of Plant Resistance to Diseases, All-Russian Research Institute of Plant Protection, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hermitage Research Facility (HRF), Warwick, QLD, Australia
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- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD, Australia
- School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD, Australia
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- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD, Australia.
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- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD, Australia.
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Xiaodong X, Olukolu B, Yang Q, Balint-Kurti P. Identification of a locus in maize controlling response to a host-selective toxin derived from Cochliobolus heterostrophus, causal agent of southern leaf blight. TAG. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS. THEORETISCHE UND ANGEWANDTE GENETIK 2018; 131:2601-2612. [PMID: 30191251 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-018-3175-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2018] [Accepted: 08/25/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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A host-selective, proteinaceous maize toxin was identified from the culture filtrate of the maize pathogen Cochliobolus heterostrophus. A dominant gene for toxin susceptibility was identified on maize chromosome 4. A toxic activity was identified from the culture filtrate (CF) of the fungus Cochliobolus heterostrophus, causal agent of the maize disease southern leaf blight (SLB) with differential toxicity on maize lines. Two independent mapping populations; a 113-line recombinant inbred line population and a 258-line association population, were used to map loci associated with sensitivity to the CF at the seedling stage. A major QTL on chromosome 4 was identified at the same locus using both populations. Mapping in the association population defined a 400 kb region that contained the sensitivity locus. By comparing CF-sensitivity of the parents of the RIL population with that of the F1 progeny, we determined that the sensitivity allele was dominant. No relationship was observed between CF-sensitivity in seedlings and SLB susceptibility in mature plants; however, a significant correlation (- 0.58) was observed between SLB susceptibility and CF-sensitivity in seedlings. The activity of the CF was light-dependent and was sensitive to pronase, indicating that the toxin was proteinaceous.
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- Xie Xiaodong
- Maize Research Institute, Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanning, 530007, Guangxi, China
- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, NC State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695-7616, USA
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, NC State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695-7616, USA
- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 37996, USA
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, NC State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695-7616, USA
- College of Agronomy and State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, NC State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695-7616, USA.
- USDA-ARS Plant Science Research Unit, Raleigh, NC, 27695, USA.
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Guo J, Shi G, Liu Z. Characterizing Virulence of the Pyrenophora tritici-repentis Isolates Lacking Both ToxA and ToxB Genes. Pathogens 2018; 7:E74. [PMID: 30213041 PMCID: PMC6161158 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens7030074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2018] [Revised: 09/05/2018] [Accepted: 09/10/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The fungus Pyrenophora tritici-repentis (Ptr) causes tan spot of wheat crops, which is an important disease worldwide. Based on the production of the three known necrotrophic effectors (NEs), the fungal isolates are classified into eight races with race 4 producing no known NEs. From a laboratory cross between 86⁻124 (race 2 carrying the ToxA gene for the production of Ptr ToxA) and DW5 (race 5 carrying the ToxB gene for the production of Ptr ToxB), we have obtained some Ptr isolates lacking both the ToxA and ToxB genes, which, by definition, should be classified as race 4. In this work, we characterized virulence of two of these isolates called B16 and B17 by inoculating them onto various common wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and durum (T. turgidum L.) genotypes. It was found that the two isolates still caused disease on some genotypes of both common and durum wheat. Disease evaluations were also conducted in recombinant inbred line populations derived from two hard red winter wheat cultivars: Harry and Wesley. QTL mapping in this population revealed that three genomic regions were significantly associated with disease, which are different from the three known NE sensitivity loci. This result further indicates the existence of other NE-host sensitivity gene interactions in the wheat tan spot disease system.
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- Jingwei Guo
- Department of Plant Pathology, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58108, USA.
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- Department of Plant Pathology, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58108, USA.
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- Department of Plant Pathology, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58108, USA.
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Andersen EJ, Ali S, Byamukama E, Yen Y, Nepal MP. Disease Resistance Mechanisms in Plants. Genes (Basel) 2018; 9:E339. [PMID: 29973557 PMCID: PMC6071103 DOI: 10.3390/genes9070339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 141] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2018] [Accepted: 06/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Plants have developed a complex defense system against diverse pests and pathogens. Once pathogens overcome mechanical barriers to infection, plant receptors initiate signaling pathways driving the expression of defense response genes. Plant immune systems rely on their ability to recognize enemy molecules, carry out signal transduction, and respond defensively through pathways involving many genes and their products. Pathogens actively attempt to evade and interfere with response pathways, selecting for a decentralized, multicomponent immune system. Recent advances in molecular techniques have greatly expanded our understanding of plant immunity, largely driven by potential application to agricultural systems. Here, we review the major plant immune system components, state of the art knowledge, and future direction of research on plant⁻pathogen interactions. In our review, we will discuss how the decentralization of plant immune systems have provided both increased evolutionary opportunity for pathogen resistance, as well as additional mechanisms for pathogen inhibition of such defense responses. We conclude that the rapid advances in bioinformatics and molecular biology are driving an explosion of information that will advance agricultural production and illustrate how complex molecular interactions evolve.
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- Ethan J Andersen
- Department of Biology and Microbiology, South Dakota State University, Brookings, 57007 SD, USA.
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- Department of Agronomy, Horticulture, and Plant Science, South Dakota State University, Brookings, 57007 SD, USA.
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- Department of Agronomy, Horticulture, and Plant Science, South Dakota State University, Brookings, 57007 SD, USA.
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- Department of Biology and Microbiology, South Dakota State University, Brookings, 57007 SD, USA.
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- Department of Biology and Microbiology, South Dakota State University, Brookings, 57007 SD, USA.
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Figueroa M, Hammond‐Kosack KE, Solomon PS. A review of wheat diseases-a field perspective. MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY 2018; 19:1523-1536. [PMID: 29045052 PMCID: PMC6638159 DOI: 10.1111/mpp.12618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 208] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2017] [Revised: 09/10/2017] [Accepted: 09/22/2017] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Wheat is one of the primary staple foods throughout the planet. Significant yield gains in wheat production over the past 40 years have resulted in a steady balance of supply versus demand. However, predicted global population growth rates and dietary changes mean that substantial yield gains over the next several decades will be needed to meet this escalating demand. A key component to meeting this challenge is better management of fungal incited diseases, which can be responsible for 15%-20% yield losses per annum. Prominent diseases of wheat that currently contribute to these losses include the rusts, blotches and head blight/scab. Other recently emerged or relatively unnoticed diseases, such as wheat blast and spot blotch, respectively, also threaten grain production. This review seeks to provide an overview of the impact, distribution and management strategies of these diseases. In addition, the biology of the pathogens and the molecular basis of their interaction with wheat are discussed.
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- Melania Figueroa
- Department of Plant PathologyStakman‐Borlaug Center for Sustainable Plant Health, University of MinnesotaSt. PaulMN 55108USA
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- Department of Biointeractions and Crop ProtectionRothamsted Research, West CommonHarpendenHertfordshire AL5 2JQUK
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- Division of Plant Sciences, Research School of BiologyThe Australian National UniversityCanberraACT 2601Australia
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McDonald MC, Solomon PS. Just the surface: advances in the discovery and characterization of necrotrophic wheat effectors. Curr Opin Microbiol 2018; 46:14-18. [PMID: 29452845 DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2018.01.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2017] [Revised: 01/09/2018] [Accepted: 01/31/2018] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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For many years pathogens of wheat have remained poorly understood. Hindered by an inaccessible host and the obligate nature of many of the pathogens, our understanding of these interactions has been limited compared to other more amenable pathosystems. However, breakthroughs over recent years have shed new light on diseases of wheat, particularly those caused by the genetically tractable necrotrophic pathogens. We now understand that many of the necrotrophic fungal pathogens do interact with wheat in a strict gene-for-gene relationship, and that pathogen and host partners in these interactions have now been identified. This improved understanding of necrotrophic effector biology has fundamentally changed the way we consider these important wheat diseases.
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- Megan C McDonald
- Division of Plant Sciences, Research School of Biology, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
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- Division of Plant Sciences, Research School of Biology, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia.
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Zurn JD, Rouse MN, Chao S, Aoun M, Macharia G, Hiebert CW, Pretorius ZA, Bonman JM, Acevedo M. Dissection of the multigenic wheat stem rust resistance present in the Montenegrin spring wheat accession PI 362698. BMC Genomics 2018; 19:67. [PMID: 29357813 PMCID: PMC5776780 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-018-4438-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2017] [Accepted: 01/04/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Research to identify and characterize stem rust resistance genes in common wheat, Triticum aestivum, has been stimulated by the emergence of Ug99-lineage races of the wheat stem rust pathogen, Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici (Pgt), in Eastern Africa. The Montenegrin spring wheat landrace PI 362698 was identified as a source of Pgt resistance. This accession exhibits resistance to multiple Ug99-lineage and North American Pgt races at seedling and adult-plant stages. A recombinant inbred population was developed by crossing the susceptible line LMPG-6 with a single plant selection of PI 362698. A genetic map was constructed using the Illumina iSelect 90 K wheat assay and the markers csLv34, NB-LRR3, and wMAS000003 and quantitative trait locus (QTL) analysis was performed. RESULTS QTL analysis identified five significant QTLs (α = 0.05) on chromosomes 2B, 3B, 6A, 6D, and 7A associated with wheat stem rust resistance. The QTL on chromosome 3B was identified using both field data from Kenya (Pgt Ug99-lineage races) and seedling data from Pgt race MCCF. This QTL potentially corresponds to Sr12 or a new allele of Sr12. The multi-pathogen resistance gene Sr57 located on chromosome 7D is present in PI 362698 according to the diagnostic markers csLv34 and wMAS000003, however a significant QTL was not detected at this locus. The QTLs on chromosomes 2B, 6A, and 6D were identified during seedling trials and are thought to correspond to Sr16, Sr8a, and Sr5, respectively. The QTL identified on chromosome 7A was detected using MCCF seedling data and may be Sr15 or a potentially novel allele of recently detected Ug99 resistance QTLs. CONCLUSIONS The combination of resistance QTLs found in PI 362698 is like the resistance gene combination present in the broadly resistant cultivar Thatcher. As such, PI 362698 may not be a landrace as previously thought. PI 362698 has been crossed with North Dakota wheat germplasm for future breeding efforts. Additional work is needed to fully understand why the combination of genes present in PI 362698 and 'Thatcher' provide such durable resistance.
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- Jason D Zurn
- Department of Plant Pathology, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, USA
- USDA-ARS, National Clonal Germplasm Repository, Corvallis, OR, USA
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- USDA-ARS, Cereal Disease Laboratory, and Department of Plant Pathology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, USA
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- USDA-ARS, Cereal Crops Research Unit, Fargo, ND, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, USA
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- Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization, Njoro, Kenya
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa
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- USDA-ARS, Small Grains and Potato Germplasm Research Unit, Aberdeen, ID, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, USA.
- International Programs, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University, Mann Library B-75, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA.
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