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Spychała J, Tomkowiak A, Noweiska A, Bobrowska R, Rychel-Bielska S, Bocianowski J, Wolko Ł, Kowalczewski PŁ, Nowicki M, Kwiatek MT. Expression patterns of candidate genes for the Lr46/Yr29 "slow rust" locus in common wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and associated miRNAs inform of the gene conferring the Puccinia triticina resistance trait. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0309944. [PMID: 39240941 PMCID: PMC11379320 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0309944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2024] [Accepted: 08/22/2024] [Indexed: 09/08/2024] Open
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Leaf rust caused by Puccinia triticina (Pt) is one of the most impactful diseases causing substantial losses in common wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) crops. In adult plants resistant to Pt, a horizontal adult plant resistance (APR) is observed: APR protects the plant against multiple pathogen races and is distinguished by durable persistence under production conditions. The Lr46/Yr29 locus was mapped to chromosome 1B of common wheat genome, but the identity of the underlying gene has not been demonstrated although several candidate genes have been proposed. This study aimed to analyze the expression of nine candidate genes located at the Lr46/Yr29 locus and their four complementary miRNAs (tae-miR5384-3p, tae-miR9780, tae-miR9775, and tae-miR164), in response to Pt infection. The plant materials tested included five reference cultivars in which the molecular marker csLV46G22 associated with the Lr46/Yr29-based Pt resistance was identified, as well as one susceptible control cultivar. Biotic stress was induced in adult plants by inoculation with fungal spores under controlled conditions. Plant material was sampled before and at 6, 12, 24, 48 hours post inoculation (hpi). Differences in expression of candidate genes at the Lr46/Yr29 locus were analyzed by qRT-PCR and showed that the expression of the genes varied at the analyzed time points. The highest expression of Lr46/Yr29 candidate genes (Lr46-Glu1, Lr46-Glu2, Lr46-Glu3, Lr46-RLK1, Lr46-RLK2, Lr46-RLK3, Lr46-RLK4, Lr46-Snex, and Lr46-WRKY) occurred at 12 and 24 hpi and such expression profiles were obtained only for one candidate gene among the nine genes analyzed (Lr46-Glu2), indicating that it may be a contributing factor in the resistance response to Pt infection.
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- Julia Spychała
- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Poznań, Poland
- Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute - National Research Institute in Radzików, Poznań Division, Department of Oilseed Crops, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Poznań, Poland
- Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute - National Research Institute in Radzików, Poznań Division, Department of Oilseed Crops, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Genetics, Plant Breeding and Seed Production, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Mathematical and Statistical Methods, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Institute of Agriculture, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, United States of America
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- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Poznań, Poland
- Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute - National Research Institute in Radzików, Radzikow, Poland
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Miedaner T, Eckhoff W, Flath K, Schmitt AK, Schulz P, Schacht J, Boeven P, Akel W, Kempf H, Gruner P. Mapping rust resistance in European winter wheat: many QTLs for yellow rust resistance, but only a few well characterized genes for stem rust resistance. TAG. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS. THEORETISCHE UND ANGEWANDTE GENETIK 2024; 137:215. [PMID: 39235622 PMCID: PMC11377555 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-024-04731-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2024] [Accepted: 08/24/2024] [Indexed: 09/06/2024]
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KEY MESSAGE Stem rust resistance was mainly based on a few, already known resistance genes; for yellow rust resistance there was a combination of designated genes and minor QTLs. Yellow rust (YR) caused by Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici (Pst) and stem rust (SR) caused by Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici (Pgt) are among the most damaging wheat diseases. Although, yellow rust has occurred regularly in Europe since the advent of the Warrior race in 2011, damaging stem rust epidemics are still unusual. We analyzed the resistance of seven segregating populations at the adult growth stage with the parents being selected for YR and SR resistances across three to six environments (location-year combinations) following inoculation with defined Pst and Pgt races. In total, 600 progenies were phenotyped and 563 were genotyped with a 25k SNP array. For SR resistance, three major resistance genes (Sr24, Sr31, Sr38/Yr17) were detected in different combinations. Additional QTLs provided much smaller effects except for a gene on chromosome 4B that explained much of the genetic variance. For YR resistance, ten loci with highly varying percentages of explained genetic variance (pG, 6-99%) were mapped. Our results imply that introgression of new SR resistances will be necessary for breeding future rust resistant cultivars, whereas YR resistance can be achieved by genomic selection of many of the detected QTLs.
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- Thomas Miedaner
- State Plant Breeding Institute, University of Hohenheim, 70599, Stuttgart, Germany.
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- State Plant Breeding Institute, University of Hohenheim, 70599, Stuttgart, Germany
- Kleinwanzlebener Saatzucht (KWS) KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA, Einbeck, Germany
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- Institut für Pflanzenschutz in Ackerbau und Grünland, Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI), Stahnsdorfer Damm 81, 14532, Kleinmachnow, Germany
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- Institut für Pflanzenschutz in Ackerbau und Grünland, Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI), Stahnsdorfer Damm 81, 14532, Kleinmachnow, Germany
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- Institut für Pflanzenschutz in Ackerbau und Grünland, Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI), Stahnsdorfer Damm 81, 14532, Kleinmachnow, Germany
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- Strube Research GmbH & Co. KG, Hauptstraße 1, 38387, Söllingen, Germany
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- SECOBRA Saatzucht GmbH, Feldkirchen 3, 85368, Moosburg an der Isar, Germany
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- State Plant Breeding Institute, University of Hohenheim, 70599, Stuttgart, Germany
- Sativa Rheinau, Chorbstr. 43, 8462, Rheinau, Switzerland
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Wu J, Cheng Y, Hao W, Bai B, Fu L, Ren Y, Hao Y, Wang F, Lin R, Si H, Ma C, He Z, Chen J, Chen C, Xia X. Identification of stripe rust resistance gene YrBDT in Chinese landrace wheat Baidatou using BSE-seq and BSR-seq. TAG. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS. THEORETISCHE UND ANGEWANDTE GENETIK 2024; 137:199. [PMID: 39110238 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-024-04704-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2023] [Accepted: 07/27/2024] [Indexed: 09/14/2024]
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KEY MESSAGE A new stripe rust resistance gene YrBDT in Chinese landrace wheat Baidatou was mapped to a 943.6-kb interval on chromosome arm 6DS and co-segregated with a marker CAPS3 developed from candidate gene TraesCS6D03G0027300. Stripe rust caused by Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici (Pst) is a devastating foliar disease of wheat. Chinese landrace wheat Baidatou has shown high resistance to a broad spectrum of Pst races at both the seedling and adult-plant stages for decades in the Longnan region of Gansu province, a hot spot for stripe rust epidemics. Here, we report fine mapping and candidate gene analysis of stripe rust resistance gene YrBDT in Baidatou. Analysis of F1, F2 plants and F2:3 lines indicated that resistance in Baidatou to Pst race CYR31 was conferred by a single dominant gene, temporarily designated YrBDT. Bulked segregant exome capture sequencing (BSE-seq) analysis revealed 61 high-confidence polymorphic SNPs concentrated in a 5.4-Mb interval at the distal of chromosome arm 6DS. Several SNPs and InDels were also identified by genome mining of DNA sampled from the parents and contrasting bulks. The YrBDT locus was mapped to a 943.6-kb (4,658,322-5,601,880 bp) genomic region spanned by markers STS2 and STS3 based on IWGSC RefSeq v2.1, including five putative disease resistance genes. There was high collinearity of the target interval among Chinese Spring RefSeq v2.1, Ae. tauschii AL8/78 and Fielder genomes. The expression level of TraesCS6D03G0027300 showed significant association with Pst infection, and a gene-specific marker CAPS3 developed from TraesCS6D03G0027300 co-segregated with YrBDT suggesting this gene as a candidate of YrBDT. The resistance gene and flanking markers can be used in marker-assisted selection for improvement of stripe rust resistance.
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- Jingchun Wu
- National Key Laboratory of Wheat Improvement, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Street, Tai'an, 271018, Shandong, China
- Institute of Crop Sciences, National Wheat Improvement Centre, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), 12 Zhongguancun South Street, Beijing, 100081, China
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- College of Agronomy, Xinjiang Agricultural University, 311 Nongda East Road, Urumqi, 830052, Xinjiang, China
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- College of Agronomy, Anhui Agricultural University, 130 Changjiang West Road, Hefei, 230036, Anhui, China
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- Wheat Research Institute, Gansu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 1 New Village, Lanzhou, 730070, Gansu, China
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center for Modern Production Technology of Grain Crops /Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genomics and Molecular Breeding/Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Cultivation and Physiology, Agricultural College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, Jiangsu Province, China
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- College of Agronomy, Henan Agricultural University, 63 Agriculture Road, Zhengzhou, 450002, Henan, China
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, National Wheat Improvement Centre, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), 12 Zhongguancun South Street, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, National Wheat Improvement Centre, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), 12 Zhongguancun South Street, Beijing, 100081, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China
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- College of Agronomy, Anhui Agricultural University, 130 Changjiang West Road, Hefei, 230036, Anhui, China
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- College of Agronomy, Anhui Agricultural University, 130 Changjiang West Road, Hefei, 230036, Anhui, China
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, National Wheat Improvement Centre, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), 12 Zhongguancun South Street, Beijing, 100081, China
- International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT) China Office, CAAS, Beijing, 100081, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Wheat Improvement, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Street, Tai'an, 271018, Shandong, China.
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- College of Agronomy, Anhui Agricultural University, 130 Changjiang West Road, Hefei, 230036, Anhui, China.
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- College of Agronomy, Xinjiang Agricultural University, 311 Nongda East Road, Urumqi, 830052, Xinjiang, China.
- Institute of Crop Sciences, National Wheat Improvement Centre, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), 12 Zhongguancun South Street, Beijing, 100081, China.
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Lv X, Deng J, Zhou C, Abdullah A, Yang Z, Wang Z, Yang L, Zhao B, Li Y, Ma Z. Comparative transcriptomic insights into molecular mechanisms of the susceptibility wheat variety MX169 response to Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici ( Pst) infection. Microbiol Spectr 2024; 12:e0377423. [PMID: 38916358 PMCID: PMC11302261 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.03774-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2023] [Accepted: 06/02/2024] [Indexed: 06/26/2024] Open
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Stripe rust of wheat is caused by the fungal pathogen Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici (Pst). Breeding durably resistant wheat varieties by disrupting the susceptibility (S) gene has an important impact on the control of wheat stripe rust. Mingxian169 (MX169) showed strong stripe rust susceptibility to all the races of Pst. However, molecular mechanisms and responsive genes underlying susceptibility of the wheat variety MX169 to Pst have not been elucidated. Here, we utilized next-generation sequencing technology to analyze transcriptomics data of "MX169" and high-resistance wheat "Zhong4" at 24, 48, and 120 h post-inoculation (hpi) with Pst. Comparative transcriptome analysis revealed 3,494, 2,831, and 2,700 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) at different time points. We observed an upregulation of DEGs involved in photosynthesis, flavonoid biosynthesis, pyruvate metabolism, thiamine metabolism, and other biological processes, suggesting their involvement in MX169's response to Pst. DEGs encoding transcription factors were also identified. Our study suggested the potential susceptibility gene resources in MX169 related to stripe rust response could be valuable for understanding the mechanisms involved in stripe rust susceptibility and for improving wheat resistance to Pst. IMPORTANCE Our study suggests the potential susceptibility gene resources in MX169 related to stripe rust response could be valuable for understanding the mechanisms involved in stripe rust susceptibility and for improving wheat resistance to Pst.
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- Xuan Lv
- Department of Plant Pathology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MOA) Key Lab of Pest Monitoring and Green Management, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MOA) Key Lab of Pest Monitoring and Green Management, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MOA) Key Lab of Pest Monitoring and Green Management, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MOA) Key Lab of Pest Monitoring and Green Management, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MOA) Key Lab of Pest Monitoring and Green Management, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MOA) Key Lab of Pest Monitoring and Green Management, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MOA) Key Lab of Pest Monitoring and Green Management, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MOA) Key Lab of Pest Monitoring and Green Management, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MOA) Key Lab of Pest Monitoring and Green Management, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MOA) Key Lab of Pest Monitoring and Green Management, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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Zeng C, Li L, He Z, Zhu W, Xu L, Cheng Y, Wang Y, Zeng J, Fan X, Sha L, Zhang H, Chen G, Zhou Y, Wu D, Kang H. Introgression of tetraploid Thinopyrum elongatum 6EL segments enhances the stripe rust resistance of adult wheat plants. MOLECULAR BREEDING : NEW STRATEGIES IN PLANT IMPROVEMENT 2024; 44:55. [PMID: 39157810 PMCID: PMC11327235 DOI: 10.1007/s11032-024-01493-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2023] [Accepted: 08/08/2024] [Indexed: 08/20/2024]
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Preventing the widespread occurrence of stripe rust in wheat largely depends on the identification of new stripe rust resistance genes and the breeding of cultivars with durable resistance. In previous study, we reported 6E of wheat-tetraploid Thinopyrum elongatum 6E (6D) substitution line contains adult-stage stripe rust resistance genes. In this study, three novel wheat-tetraploid Th. elongatum translocation lines were generated from the offspring of a cross between common wheat and the 6E (6D) substitution line. Genomic in situ hybridization (GISH), fluorescence in situ hybridization chromosome painting (FISH painting), repetitive sequential FISH, and 55 K SNP analyses indicated that K227-48, K242-82, and K246-6 contained 42 chromosomes and were 6DL·6ES, 2DL·6EL, and 6DS·6EL translocation lines, respectively. The assessment of stripe rust resistance revealed that K227-48 was susceptible to a mixture of Pst races, whereas the 6EL lines K242-82 and K246-6 were highly resistance to stripe rust at the adult stage. Thus, this resistance was due to the chromosome arm 6EL of tetraploid Th. elongatum. The improved agronomic performance of 6DS·6EL translocation line may be a useful novel germplasm resource for wheat breeding programs. For the application of marker-assisted selection (MAS), 47 simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers were developed, showing specific amplification on the chromosome 6E using the whole-genome sequence of diploid Th. elongatum. The 6DS·6EL translocation line and SSR markers have the potential to be deploy for future stripe rust resistance wheat breeding program. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11032-024-01493-6.
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- Chunyan Zeng
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Exploration and Utilization in Southwest China, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 China
- Triticeae Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Exploration and Utilization in Southwest China, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 China
- Triticeae Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Exploration and Utilization in Southwest China, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 China
- Triticeae Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Exploration and Utilization in Southwest China, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 China
- Triticeae Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 China
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- Triticeae Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Exploration and Utilization in Southwest China, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 China
- Triticeae Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Exploration and Utilization in Southwest China, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 China
- Triticeae Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 China
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- College of Resources, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Exploration and Utilization in Southwest China, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 China
- Triticeae Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 China
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- College of Grassland Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Exploration and Utilization in Southwest China, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 China
- Triticeae Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 China
- College of Resources, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 China
- College of Grassland Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Exploration and Utilization in Southwest China, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 China
- Triticeae Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 China
- College of Resources, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 China
- College of Grassland Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Exploration and Utilization in Southwest China, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 China
- Triticeae Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 China
- College of Resources, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 China
- College of Grassland Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Exploration and Utilization in Southwest China, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 China
- Triticeae Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Exploration and Utilization in Southwest China, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 China
- Triticeae Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130 China
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Ogutu EA, Madahana SL, Bhavani S, Macharia G. Genotype × environment interaction: trade-offs between the agronomic performance and stability of durum ( Triticum turgidum) wheat to stem-rust resistance in Kenya. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2024; 15:1427483. [PMID: 39119503 PMCID: PMC11306089 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2024.1427483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2024] [Accepted: 07/04/2024] [Indexed: 08/10/2024]
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Stem rust significantly threatens durum wheat production, often resulting in substantial yield losses. To better understand resistance mechanisms and the stability of durum lines in stem rust-prone environments, this study evaluated 49 durum genotypes over three seasons at the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization in Njoro. Utilizing 7 × 7 alpha lattice design, we assessed adult-plant resistance, monitored disease progression through final disease score (FDS) and area under the disease progress curve (AUDPC), and evaluated agronomic performance. Statistical analyses revealed significant seasonal and genotypic effects on FDS, AUDPC, spike length, and grain yield (p≤0.01; p≤0.001), with important genotype-by-season interactions (p≤0.05; p≤0.001). Broad-sense heritability for AUDPC was high at 0.91 and moderate at 0.35 for kernels per spike, underscoring the genetic basis of these traits. Notably, we observed negative correlations between disease parameters and agronomic traits, suggesting potential trade-offs. GGE biplot analysis singled out the first season (main season of 2019) as crucial for evaluating stem rust resistance and identified several durum lines, such as G45 and G48, as consistently resistant across all conditions. Furthermore, this analysis highlighted G45, G48, G176 and G189 as the highest yielding and most stable lines. The discovery of these resistant and high-performing genotypes is critical for enhancing durum breeding programs, helping to mitigate the impact of stem rust and improve yield stability.
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- Emmaculate A. Ogutu
- Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO), Njoro, Kenya
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- Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO), Njoro, Kenya
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- World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF House), International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Nairobi, Kenya
- International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Texcoco, Mexico
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- Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO), Njoro, Kenya
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Milne RJ, Dibley KE, Bose J, Riaz A, Zhang J, Schnippenkoetter W, Ashton AR, Ryan PR, Tyerman SD, Lagudah ES. Dissecting the causal polymorphism of the Lr67res multipathogen resistance gene. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2024; 75:3877-3890. [PMID: 38618744 PMCID: PMC11233415 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erae164] [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: 01/11/2024] [Accepted: 04/14/2024] [Indexed: 04/16/2024]
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Partial resistance to multiple biotrophic fungal pathogens in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is conferred by a variant of the Lr67 gene, which encodes a hexose-proton symporter. Two mutations (G144R and V387L) differentiate the resistant and susceptible protein variants (Lr67res and Lr67sus). Lr67res lacks sugar transport capability and was associated with anion transporter-like properties when expressed in Xenopus laevis oocytes. Here, we extended this functional characterization to include yeast and in planta studies. The Lr67res allele, but not Lr67sus, induced sensitivity to ions in yeast (including NaCl, LiCl, and KI), which is consistent with our previous observations that Lr67res expression in oocytes induces novel ion fluxes. We demonstrate that another naturally occurring single amino acid variant in wheat, containing only the Lr67G144R mutation, confers rust resistance. Transgenic barley plants expressing the orthologous HvSTP13 gene carrying the G144R and V387L mutations were also more resistant to Puccinia hordei infection. NaCl treatment of pot-grown adult wheat plants with the Lr67res allele induced leaf tip necrosis and partial leaf rust resistance. An Lr67res-like function can be introduced into orthologous plant hexose transporters via single amino acid mutation, highlighting the strong possibility of generating disease resistance in other crops, especially with gene editing.
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- Ricky J Milne
- CSIRO Agriculture and Food, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
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- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, University of Adelaide, Urrbrae, SA 5064, Australia
- School of Science and Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University, Richmond, NSW 2753, Australia
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- CSIRO Agriculture and Food, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
- AgriBio, Centre for AgriBioscience, Bundoora, VIC 3083, Australia
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- CSIRO Agriculture and Food, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
- Plant Breeding Institute, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney, Cobbitty, NSW 2570, Australia
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- CSIRO Agriculture and Food, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
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- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, University of Adelaide, Urrbrae, SA 5064, Australia
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Tong J, Zhao C, Liu D, Jambuthenne DT, Sun M, Dinglasan E, Periyannan SK, Hickey LT, Hayes BJ. Genome-wide atlas of rust resistance loci in wheat. TAG. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS. THEORETISCHE UND ANGEWANDTE GENETIK 2024; 137:179. [PMID: 38980436 PMCID: PMC11233289 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-024-04689-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2024] [Accepted: 06/29/2024] [Indexed: 07/10/2024]
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Rust diseases, including leaf rust, stripe/yellow rust, and stem rust, significantly impact wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) yields, causing substantial economic losses every year. Breeding and deployment of cultivars with genetic resistance is the most effective and sustainable approach to control these diseases. The genetic toolkit for wheat breeders to select for rust resistance has rapidly expanded with a multitude of genetic loci identified using the latest advances in genomics, mapping and cloning strategies. The goal of this review was to establish a wheat genome atlas that provides a comprehensive summary of reported loci associated with rust resistance. Our atlas provides a summary of mapped quantitative trait loci (QTL) and characterised genes for the three rusts from 170 publications over the past two decades. A total of 920 QTL or resistance genes were positioned across the 21 chromosomes of wheat based on the latest wheat reference genome (IWGSC RefSeq v2.1). Interestingly, 26 genomic regions contained multiple rust loci suggesting they could have pleiotropic effects on two or more rust diseases. We discuss a range of strategies to exploit this wealth of genetic information to efficiently utilise sources of resistance, including genomic information to stack desirable and multiple QTL to develop wheat cultivars with enhanced resistance to rust disease.
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- Jingyang Tong
- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia
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- National Wheat Improvement Centre, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia
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- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia
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- National Wheat Improvement Centre, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia.
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- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia.
- School of Agriculture and Environmental Science and Centre for Crop Health, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, QLD, 4350, Australia.
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- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia.
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- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia.
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Cui Z, Shen S, Meng L, Sun X, Jin Y, Liu Y, Liu D, Ma L, Wang H. Evasion of wheat resistance gene Lr15 recognition by the leaf rust fungus is attributed to the coincidence of natural mutations and deletion in AvrLr15 gene. MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY 2024; 25:e13490. [PMID: 38952297 PMCID: PMC11217590 DOI: 10.1111/mpp.13490] [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: 03/13/2024] [Revised: 06/02/2024] [Accepted: 06/14/2024] [Indexed: 07/03/2024]
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Employing race-specific resistance genes remains an effective strategy to protect wheat from leaf rust caused by Puccinia triticina (Pt) worldwide, while the newly emerged Pt races, owing to rapid genetic evolution, frequently overcome the immune response delivered by race-specific resistance genes. The molecular mechanisms underlying the newly evolved virulence Pt pathogen remain unknown. Here, we identified an avirulence protein AvrLr15 from Pt that induced Lr15-dependent immune responses. Heterologously produced AvrLr15 triggered pronounced cell death in Lr15-isogenic wheat leaves. AvrLr15 contains a functional signal peptide, localized to the plant nucleus and cytosol and can suppress BAX-induced cell death. Evasion of Lr15-mediated resistance in wheat was associated with a deletion and point mutations of amino acids in AvrLr15 rather than AvrLr15 gene loss in the Lr15-breaking Pt races, implying that AvrLr15 is required for the virulence function of Pt. Our findings identified the first molecular determinant of wheat race-specific immunity and facilitated the identification of the first AVR/R gene pair in the Pt-wheat pathosystem, which will provide a molecular marker to monitor natural Pt populations and guide the deployment of Lr15-resistant wheat cultivars in the field.
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- Zhongchi Cui
- College of Plant ProtectionHebei Agricultural University/Technological Innovation Center for Biological Control of Crop Diseases and Insect Pests of Hebei ProvinceBaodingHebeiChina
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- College of Plant ProtectionHebei Agricultural University/Technological Innovation Center for Biological Control of Crop Diseases and Insect Pests of Hebei ProvinceBaodingHebeiChina
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- College of Plant ProtectionHebei Agricultural University/Technological Innovation Center for Biological Control of Crop Diseases and Insect Pests of Hebei ProvinceBaodingHebeiChina
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- The State Key Laboratory of North China Crop Improvement and RegulationCollege of HorticultureBaodingHebeiChina
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- College of Plant ProtectionHebei Agricultural University/Technological Innovation Center for Biological Control of Crop Diseases and Insect Pests of Hebei ProvinceBaodingHebeiChina
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- College of Plant ProtectionHebei Agricultural University/Technological Innovation Center for Biological Control of Crop Diseases and Insect Pests of Hebei ProvinceBaodingHebeiChina
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- College of Plant ProtectionHebei Agricultural University/Technological Innovation Center for Biological Control of Crop Diseases and Insect Pests of Hebei ProvinceBaodingHebeiChina
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- The State Key Laboratory of North China Crop Improvement and RegulationCollege of HorticultureBaodingHebeiChina
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- College of Plant ProtectionHebei Agricultural University/Technological Innovation Center for Biological Control of Crop Diseases and Insect Pests of Hebei ProvinceBaodingHebeiChina
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Ijaz U, Zhao C, Shabala S, Zhou M. Molecular Basis of Plant-Pathogen Interactions in the Agricultural Context. BIOLOGY 2024; 13:421. [PMID: 38927301 PMCID: PMC11200688 DOI: 10.3390/biology13060421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2024] [Revised: 06/03/2024] [Accepted: 06/03/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024]
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Biotic stressors pose significant threats to crop yield, jeopardizing food security and resulting in losses of over USD 220 billion per year by the agriculture industry. Plants activate innate defense mechanisms upon pathogen perception and invasion. The plant immune response comprises numerous concerted steps, including the recognition of invading pathogens, signal transduction, and activation of defensive pathways. However, pathogens have evolved various structures to evade plant immunity. Given these facts, genetic improvements to plants are required for sustainable disease management to ensure global food security. Advanced genetic technologies have offered new opportunities to revolutionize and boost plant disease resistance against devastating pathogens. Furthermore, targeting susceptibility (S) genes, such as OsERF922 and BnWRKY70, through CRISPR methodologies offers novel avenues for disrupting the molecular compatibility of pathogens and for introducing durable resistance against them in plants. Here, we provide a critical overview of advances in understanding disease resistance mechanisms. The review also critically examines management strategies under challenging environmental conditions and R-gene-based plant genome-engineering systems intending to enhance plant responses against emerging pathogens. This work underscores the transformative potential of modern genetic engineering practices in revolutionizing plant health and crop disease management while emphasizing the importance of responsible application to ensure sustainable and resilient agricultural systems.
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- Usman Ijaz
- Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, University of Tasmania, Launceston, TAS 7250, Australia; (U.I.); (C.Z.)
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- Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, University of Tasmania, Launceston, TAS 7250, Australia; (U.I.); (C.Z.)
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- School of Biological Science, University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia;
- International Research Centre for Environmental Membrane Biology, Foshan University, Foshan 528000, China
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- Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, University of Tasmania, Launceston, TAS 7250, Australia; (U.I.); (C.Z.)
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Nguyen DT, Henningsen EC, Lewis D, Mago R, McNeil M, Suchecki R, Boden S, Sperschneider J, Kianian SF, Dodds PN, Figueroa M. Genotypic and Resistance Profile Analysis of Two Oat Crown Rust Differential Sets Urge Coordination and Standardization. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2024; 114:1356-1365. [PMID: 38114076 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-10-23-0353-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: 12/21/2023]
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Puccinia coronata f. sp. avenae is the causal agent of the disease known as crown rust, which represents a bottleneck in oat production worldwide. Characterization of pathogen populations often involves race (pathotype) assignments using differential sets, which are not uniform across countries. This study compared the virulence profiles of 25 P. coronata f. sp. avenae isolates from Australia using two host differential sets, one from Australia and one from the United States. These differential sets were also genotyped using diversity arrays technology sequencing technology. Phenotypic and genotypic discrepancies were detected on 8 out of 29 common lines between the two sets, indicating that pathogen race assignments based on those lines are not comparable. To further investigate molecular markers that could assist in the stacking of rust resistance genes important for Australia, four published Pc91-linked markers were validated across the differential sets and then screened across a collection of 150 oat cultivars. Drover, Aladdin, and Volta were identified as putative carriers of the Pc91 locus. This is the first report to confirm that the cultivar Volta carries Pc91 and demonstrates the value of implementing molecular markers to characterize materials in breeding pools of oat. Overall, our findings highlight the necessity of examining seed stocks using pedigree and molecular markers to ensure seed uniformity and bring robustness to surveillance methodologies. [Formula: see text] Copyright © 2024 The Author(s). This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International license.
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- Duong T Nguyen
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Agriculture and Food, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Agriculture and Food, Adelaide, SA 5064, Australia
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- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Agriculture and Food, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
- Research School of Biology, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
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- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Agriculture and Food, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
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- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Agriculture and Food, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
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- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Agriculture and Food, St. Lucia, QLD 4067, Australia
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- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Agriculture and Food, Adelaide, SA 5064, Australia
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- School of Agriculture, Food & Wine, Faculty of Sciences, Waite Research Institute, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5064, Australia
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- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Agriculture and Food, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
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- U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Cereal Disease Laboratory, St. Paul, MN, U.S.A
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- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Agriculture and Food, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
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- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Agriculture and Food, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
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Zhang M, Liu X, Wu L, Zhou K, Yang J, Miao Y, Hao M, Ning S, Yuan Z, Jiang B, Chen X, Chen X, Zhang L, Huang L, Liu D. Mapping of a Recessive Gene for All-Stage Resistance to Stripe Rust in a Wheat Line Derived from Cultivated Einkorn ( Triticum monococcum). PLANT DISEASE 2024; 108:1682-1687. [PMID: 38190359 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-11-23-2363-re] [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: 01/10/2024]
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Stripe rust, caused by Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici (Pst), is one of the most destructive fungal diseases of wheat. Cultivated einkorn (Triticum monococcum L. ssp. monococcum, 2n = 2x = 14, AmAm), one of the founder crops of agriculture, harbors unexploited genetic sources for wheat improvement. An advanced wheat line, Z15-1949, with 42 chromosomes, selected from the hybrids of Pst-susceptible common wheat cultivar Crocus and resistant T. monococcum accession 10-1, exhibits high resistance to a mixture of the prevalent Chinese Pst races. Genetic analysis on F1, F2, and F2:3 generations of the cross between Z15-1949 and Pst-susceptible common wheat SY95-71 indicated that the resistance of Z15-1949 was conferred by a recessive gene, tentatively designated as YrZ15-1949. This gene was mapped to the short arm of chromosome 7D using the Wheat 55K single nucleotide polymorphism array, flanked by markers KASP-1949-2 and KASP-1949-10 within a 3.3-cM genetic interval corresponding to a 1.12-Mb physical region in the Chinese Spring reference genome V2.0. The gene differs from previously reported Yr genes on 7D based on their physical positions and is probably a novel gene. YrZ15-1949 would be a valuable resource for developing Pst-resistant wheat cultivars, and the linked markers could be used for marker-assisted selection.
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- Minghu Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Exploration and Utilization in Southwest China, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
- Triticeae Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
- Solid-State Fermentation Resource Utilization Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Department of Agriculture Forestry and Food Engineering, Yibin University, Yibin 644000, China
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- Triticeae Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Exploration and Utilization in Southwest China, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Exploration and Utilization in Southwest China, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Exploration and Utilization in Southwest China, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Exploration and Utilization in Southwest China, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
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- Triticeae Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
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- Triticeae Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
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- Triticeae Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
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- Triticeae Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
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- Triticeae Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
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- Triticeae Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Exploration and Utilization in Southwest China, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
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- Triticeae Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Exploration and Utilization in Southwest China, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
- Triticeae Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
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Spychała J, Tomkowiak A, Noweiska A, Bobrowska R, Bocianowski J, Sobiech A, Kwiatek MT. Diversity of Expression Patterns of Lr34, Lr67, and Candidate Genes towards Lr46 with Analysis of Associated miRNAs in Common Wheat Hybrids in Response to Puccinia triticina Fungus. Curr Issues Mol Biol 2024; 46:5511-5529. [PMID: 38921001 PMCID: PMC11201949 DOI: 10.3390/cimb46060329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2024] [Revised: 05/21/2024] [Accepted: 05/29/2024] [Indexed: 06/27/2024] Open
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Leaf rust caused by Puccinia triticina (Pt) is one of the most dangerous diseases causing significant losses in common wheat crops. In adult plants resistant to rust, a horizontal adult plant resistance (APR) type is observed, which protects the plant against multiple pathogen races and is distinguished by greater persistence under production conditions. Crucial pleiotropic slow-rust genes such as Lr34, Lr46, Lr67, and Lr68, in combination with other genes of lesser influence, continue to increase durable resistance to rust diseases. Based on our previous results, we selected four candidate genes for Lr46 out of ten candidates and analysed them for expression before and after inoculation by P. triticina. As part of our study, we also investigated the expression patterns of miRNA molecules complementary to Lr34 and the candidate genes. The aim of the study was to analyse the expression profiles of candidate genes for the Lr46 gene and the Lr34 and Lr67 genes responsible for the differential leaf-rust resistance of hybrid forms of the F1 generation resulting from crosses between the Glenlea cultivar and cultivars from Polish breeding companies. In addition, the expression of five miRNAs (tae-miR9653b, tae-miR5384-3p, tae-miR9780, tae-miR9775 and tae-miR164), complementary to Lr34, and selected candidate genes were analysed using stem-loop RT-PCR and ddPCR. Biotic stress was induced in adult plants by inoculation with Pt fungal spores, under controlled conditions. Plant material was collected before and 6, 12, 24, and 48 h after inoculation (hpi). Differences in expression patterns of Lr34, Lr67, and candidate genes (for Lr46) were analysed by qRT-PCR and showed that gene expression changed at the analysed time points. Identification of molecular markers coupled to the Lr genes studied was also carried out to confirm the presence of these genes in wheat hybrids. qRT-PCR was used to examine the expression levels of the resistance genes. The highest expression of Lr46/Yr29 genes (Lr46-Glu2, Lr46-RLK1, Lr46-RLK2, and Lr46-RLK3) occurred at 12 and 24 hpi, and such expression profiles were obtained for only one candidate gene among the four genes analysed (Lr46-Glu2), indicating that it may be involved in resistance mechanisms of response to Pt infection.
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- Julia Spychała
- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Faculty of Agronomy, Horticulture and Biotechnology, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Dojazd 11, 60-632 Poznań, Poland; (J.S.); (A.N.); (R.B.); (A.S.); (M.T.K.)
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- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Faculty of Agronomy, Horticulture and Biotechnology, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Dojazd 11, 60-632 Poznań, Poland; (J.S.); (A.N.); (R.B.); (A.S.); (M.T.K.)
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- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Faculty of Agronomy, Horticulture and Biotechnology, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Dojazd 11, 60-632 Poznań, Poland; (J.S.); (A.N.); (R.B.); (A.S.); (M.T.K.)
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- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Faculty of Agronomy, Horticulture and Biotechnology, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Dojazd 11, 60-632 Poznań, Poland; (J.S.); (A.N.); (R.B.); (A.S.); (M.T.K.)
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- Department of Mathematical and Statistical Methods, Poznań University of Life Sciences, 60-637 Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Faculty of Agronomy, Horticulture and Biotechnology, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Dojazd 11, 60-632 Poznań, Poland; (J.S.); (A.N.); (R.B.); (A.S.); (M.T.K.)
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- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Faculty of Agronomy, Horticulture and Biotechnology, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Dojazd 11, 60-632 Poznań, Poland; (J.S.); (A.N.); (R.B.); (A.S.); (M.T.K.)
- Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute—National Research Institute in Radzików, 05-870 Błonie, Poland
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Wang Y, Liu C, Qin Y, Du Y, Song C, Kang Z, Guo J, Guo J. Stripe rust effector Pst03724 modulates host immunity by inhibiting NAD kinase activation by a calmodulin. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2024; 195:1624-1641. [PMID: 38441329 DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiae112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2023] [Accepted: 01/19/2024] [Indexed: 06/02/2024]
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Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici (Pst) secretes effector proteins that enter plant cells to manipulate host immune processes. In this report, we present an important Pst effector, Pst03724, whose mRNA expression level increases during Pst infection of wheat (Triticum aestivum). Silencing of Pst03724 reduced the growth and development of Pst. Pst03724 targeted the wheat calmodulin TaCaM3-2B, a positive regulator of wheat immunity. Subsequent investigations revealed that Pst03724 interferes with the TaCaM3-2B-NAD kinase (NADK) TaNADK2 association and thus inhibits the enzyme activity of TaNADK2 activated by TaCaM3-2B. Knocking down TaNADK2 expression by virus-mediated gene silencing significantly increased fungal growth and development, suggesting a decrease in resistance against Pst infection. In conclusion, our findings indicate that Pst effector Pst03724 inhibits the activity of NADK by interfering with the TaCaM3-2B-TaNADK2 association, thereby facilitating Pst infection.
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- Yanfeng Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management of Ministry of Education, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Xianyang 712100, Shaanxi, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management of Ministry of Education, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Xianyang 712100, Shaanxi, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management of Ministry of Education, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Xianyang 712100, Shaanxi, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management of Ministry of Education, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Xianyang 712100, Shaanxi, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management of Ministry of Education, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Xianyang 712100, Shaanxi, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management of Ministry of Education, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Xianyang 712100, Shaanxi, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management of Ministry of Education, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Xianyang 712100, Shaanxi, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management of Ministry of Education, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Xianyang 712100, Shaanxi, P. R. China
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Khan H, Krishnappa G, Kumar S, Devate NB, Rathan ND, Kumar S, Mishra CN, Ram S, Tiwari R, Parkash O, Ahlawat OP, Mamrutha HM, Singh GP, Singh G. Genome-wide association study identifies novel loci and candidate genes for rust resistance in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2024; 24:411. [PMID: 38760694 PMCID: PMC11100168 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-024-05124-2] [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: 01/27/2024] [Accepted: 05/09/2024] [Indexed: 05/19/2024]
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BACKGROUND Wheat rusts are important biotic stresses, development of rust resistant cultivars through molecular approaches is both economical and sustainable. Extensive phenotyping of large mapping populations under diverse production conditions and high-density genotyping would be the ideal strategy to identify major genomic regions for rust resistance in wheat. The genome-wide association study (GWAS) population of 280 genotypes was genotyped using a 35 K Axiom single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) array and phenotyped at eight, 10, and, 10 environments, respectively for stem/black rust (SR), stripe/yellow rust (YR), and leaf/brown rust (LR). RESULTS Forty-one Bonferroni corrected marker-trait associations (MTAs) were identified, including 17 for SR and 24 for YR. Ten stable MTAs and their best combinations were also identified. For YR, AX-94990952 on 1A + AX-95203560 on 4A + AX-94723806 on 3D + AX-95172478 on 1A showed the best combination with an average co-efficient of infection (ACI) score of 1.36. Similarly, for SR, AX-94883961 on 7B + AX-94843704 on 1B and AX-94883961 on 7B + AX-94580041 on 3D + AX-94843704 on 1B showed the best combination with an ACI score of around 9.0. The genotype PBW827 have the best MTA combinations for both YR and SR resistance. In silico study identifies key prospective candidate genes that are located within MTA regions. Further, the expression analysis revealed that 18 transcripts were upregulated to the tune of more than 1.5 folds including 19.36 folds (TraesCS3D02G519600) and 7.23 folds (TraesCS2D02G038900) under stress conditions compared to the control conditions. Furthermore, highly expressed genes in silico under stress conditions were analyzed to find out the potential links to the rust phenotype, and all four genes were found to be associated with the rust phenotype. CONCLUSION The identified novel MTAs, particularly stable and highly expressed MTAs are valuable for further validation and subsequent application in wheat rust resistance breeding. The genotypes with favorable MTA combinations can be used as prospective donors to develop elite cultivars with YR and SR resistance.
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- Hanif Khan
- ICAR-Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research, Karnal, 132001, India
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- ICAR-Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research, Karnal, 132001, India.
- ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore, 641007, India.
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- ICAR-Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research, Karnal, 132001, India
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- International Centre for Agriculture Research in the Dry Area - Food Legume Research Platform, Amlaha, MP, 466113, India
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- ICAR-Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research, Karnal, 132001, India
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- ICAR-Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research, Karnal, 132001, India
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- ICAR-Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research, Karnal, 132001, India
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- ICAR-Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research, Karnal, 132001, India
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- ICAR-Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research, Karnal, 132001, India
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- ICAR-Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research, Karnal, 132001, India
- ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi, 110012, India
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- ICAR-Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research, Karnal, 132001, India
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Li Y, Wang M, Hu X, Chen X. Identification of a Locus for High-Temperature Adult-Plant Resistance to Stripe Rust in the Wheat Yr8 Near-Isogenic Line Through Mutagenesis and Molecular Mapping. PLANT DISEASE 2024; 108:1261-1269. [PMID: 37938905 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-10-23-2037-re] [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: 11/10/2023]
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Aegilops species are wheat relatives that harbor valuable disease resistance genes for wheat breeding. The wheat Yr8 near-isogenic line AvSYr8NIL has long been believed to carry only Yr8 for race-specific all-stage resistance to stripe rust, caused by Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici, derived from Aegilops comosa. However, AvSYr8NIL has been found to have high-temperature adult-plant (HTAP) resistance in our field and greenhouse tests. To confirm both HTAP and Yr8 resistance, seeds from AvSYr8NIL were treated with ethyl methanesulfonate to generate mutant lines. The mutant lines with only Yr8 (M641) and only HTAP resistance (M488) were crossed with the susceptible recurrent parent Avocet S (AvS). The F1 and F4 lines of AvS/M641 were phenotyped with Yr8-avirulent races in the seedling stage at the low-temperature (4 to 20°C) profile, while the F1, F2, F4, and F5 lines of AvS/M488 were phenotyped with Yr8-virulent races in the adult-plant stage at the high-temperature (10 to 30°C) profile. Both Yr8 and the HTAP resistance gene (YrM488) were recessive. The F4 populations of AvS/M641 and AvS/M488 were genotyped using polymorphic Kompetitive allele-specific PCR markers converted from single-nucleotide polymorphisms. Yr8 was mapped to a 0.66-cM fragment, and YrM488 was mapped to a 1.22-cM interval on chromosome 2D. The physical distance between the two resistance genes was estimated to be more than 500 Mb, indicating their distinct loci. The mutant lines with separated resistance genes would be useful in enhancing our understanding of different types of resistance and in further studying the interactions between wheat and the stripe rust pathogen.
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- Yuxiang Li
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas and College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
- Department of Plant Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, U.S.A
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, U.S.A
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas and College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, U.S.A
- U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Wheat Health, Genetics, and Quality Research Unit, Pullman, WA 99164, U.S.A
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Badiyal A, Mahajan R, Rana RS, Sood R, Walia A, Rana T, Manhas S, Jayswal DK. Synergizing biotechnology and natural farming: pioneering agricultural sustainability through innovative interventions. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2024; 15:1280846. [PMID: 38584951 PMCID: PMC10995308 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2024.1280846] [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: 08/21/2023] [Accepted: 01/29/2024] [Indexed: 04/09/2024]
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The world has undergone a remarkable transformation from the era of famines to an age of global food production that caters to an exponentially growing population. This transformation has been made possible by significant agricultural revolutions, marked by the intensification of agriculture through the infusion of mechanical, industrial, and economic inputs. However, this rapid advancement in agriculture has also brought about the proliferation of agricultural inputs such as pesticides, fertilizers, and irrigation, which have given rise to long-term environmental crises. Over the past two decades, we have witnessed a concerning plateau in crop production, the loss of arable land, and dramatic shifts in climatic conditions. These challenges have underscored the urgent need to protect our global commons, particularly the environment, through a participatory approach that involves countries worldwide, regardless of their developmental status. To achieve the goal of sustainability in agriculture, it is imperative to adopt multidisciplinary approaches that integrate fields such as biology, engineering, chemistry, economics, and community development. One noteworthy initiative in this regard is Zero Budget Natural Farming, which highlights the significance of leveraging the synergistic effects of both plant and animal products to enhance crop establishment, build soil fertility, and promote the proliferation of beneficial microorganisms. The ultimate aim is to create self-sustainable agro-ecosystems. This review advocates for the incorporation of biotechnological tools in natural farming to expedite the dynamism of such systems in an eco-friendly manner. By harnessing the power of biotechnology, we can increase the productivity of agro-ecology and generate abundant supplies of food, feed, fiber, and nutraceuticals to meet the needs of our ever-expanding global population.
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- Anila Badiyal
- Department of Microbiology, Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- Department of Microbiology, Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- Centre for Geo-Informatics Research and Training, Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- Centre for Geo-Informatics Research and Training, Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- Department of Microbiology, Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, India
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- National Agricultural Higher Education Project, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi, India
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Mohaimin AZ, Krishnamoorthy S, Shivanand P. A critical review on bioaerosols-dispersal of crop pathogenic microorganisms and their impact on crop yield. Braz J Microbiol 2024; 55:587-628. [PMID: 38001398 PMCID: PMC10920616 DOI: 10.1007/s42770-023-01179-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2022] [Accepted: 11/07/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023] Open
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Bioaerosols are potential sources of pathogenic microorganisms that can cause devastating outbreaks of global crop diseases. Various microorganisms, insects and viroids are known to cause severe crop diseases impeding global agro-economy. Such losses threaten global food security, as it is estimated that almost 821 million people are underfed due to global crisis in food production. It is estimated that global population would reach 10 billion by 2050. Hence, it is imperative to substantially increase global food production to about 60% more than the existing levels. To meet the increasing demand, it is essential to control crop diseases and increase yield. Better understanding of the dispersive nature of bioaerosols, seasonal variations, regional diversity and load would enable in formulating improved strategies to control disease severity, onset and spread. Further, insights on regional and global bioaerosol composition and dissemination would help in predicting and preventing endemic and epidemic outbreaks of crop diseases. Advanced knowledge of the factors influencing disease onset and progress, mechanism of pathogen attachment and penetration, dispersal of pathogens, life cycle and the mode of infection, aid the development and implementation of species-specific and region-specific preventive strategies to control crop diseases. Intriguingly, development of R gene-mediated resistant varieties has shown promising results in controlling crop diseases. Forthcoming studies on the development of an appropriately stacked R gene with a wide range of resistance to crop diseases would enable proper management and yield. The article reviews various aspects of pathogenic bioaerosols, pathogen invasion and infestation, crop diseases and yield.
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- Abdul Zul'Adly Mohaimin
- Environmental and Life Sciences Programme, Faculty of Science, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Jalan Tungku Link, Bandar Seri Begawan, BE1410, Brunei Darussalam
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- Environmental and Life Sciences Programme, Faculty of Science, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Jalan Tungku Link, Bandar Seri Begawan, BE1410, Brunei Darussalam
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- Environmental and Life Sciences Programme, Faculty of Science, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Jalan Tungku Link, Bandar Seri Begawan, BE1410, Brunei Darussalam.
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Hewitt TC, Henningsen EC, Pereira D, McElroy K, Nazareno ES, Dugyala S, Nguyen-Phuc H, Li F, Miller ME, Visser B, Pretorius ZA, Boshoff WHP, Sperschneider J, Stukenbrock EH, Kianian SF, Dodds PN, Figueroa M. Genome-Enabled Analysis of Population Dynamics and Virulence-Associated Loci in the Oat Crown Rust Fungus Puccinia coronata f. sp. avenae. MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS : MPMI 2024; 37:290-303. [PMID: 37955552 DOI: 10.1094/mpmi-09-23-0126-fi] [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: 11/14/2023]
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Puccinia coronata f. sp. avenae (Pca) is an important fungal pathogen causing crown rust that impacts oat production worldwide. Genetic resistance for crop protection against Pca is often overcome by the rapid virulence evolution of the pathogen. This study investigated the factors shaping adaptive evolution of Pca using pathogen populations from distinct geographic regions within the United States and South Africa. Phenotypic and genome-wide sequencing data of these diverse Pca collections, including 217 isolates, uncovered phylogenetic relationships and established distinct genetic composition between populations from northern and southern regions from the United States and South Africa. The population dynamics of Pca involve a bidirectional movement of inoculum between northern and southern regions of the United States and contributions from clonality and sexuality. The population from South Africa is solely clonal. A genome-wide association study (GWAS) employing a haplotype-resolved Pca reference genome was used to define 11 virulence-associated loci corresponding to 25 oat differential lines. These regions were screened to determine candidate Avr effector genes. Overall, the GWAS results allowed us to identify the underlying genetic factors controlling pathogen recognition in an oat differential set used in the United States to assign pathogen races (pathotypes). Key GWAS findings support complex genetic interactions in several oat lines, suggesting allelism among resistance genes or redundancy of genes included in the differential set, multiple resistance genes recognizing genetically linked Avr effector genes, or potentially epistatic relationships. A careful evaluation of the composition of the oat differential set accompanied by the development or implementation of molecular markers is recommended. [Formula: see text] Copyright © 2024 The Author(s). This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International license.
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- Tim C Hewitt
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Agriculture and Food, Canberra, ACT 2600, Australia
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- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Agriculture and Food, Canberra, ACT 2600, Australia
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- Christian Albrechts University of Kiel, 24118 Kiel, Germany
- Max Planck Institute of Evolutionary Biology, 24306 Plön, Germany
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- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Agriculture and Food, Canberra, ACT 2600, Australia
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108, U.S.A
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108, U.S.A
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108, U.S.A
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108, U.S.A
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108, U.S.A
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein 9300, South Africa
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein 9300, South Africa
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein 9300, South Africa
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- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Agriculture and Food, Canberra, ACT 2600, Australia
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- Christian Albrechts University of Kiel, 24118 Kiel, Germany
- Max Planck Institute of Evolutionary Biology, 24306 Plön, Germany
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108, U.S.A
- USDA-ARS Cereal Disease Laboratory, St. Paul, MN 55108, U.S.A
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- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Agriculture and Food, Canberra, ACT 2600, Australia
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- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Agriculture and Food, Canberra, ACT 2600, Australia
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Camenzind M, Koller T, Armbruster C, Jung E, Brunner S, Herren G, Keller B. Breeding for durable resistance against biotrophic fungal pathogens using transgenes from wheat. MOLECULAR BREEDING : NEW STRATEGIES IN PLANT IMPROVEMENT 2024; 44:8. [PMID: 38263979 PMCID: PMC10803697 DOI: 10.1007/s11032-024-01451-2] [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: 12/20/2023] [Accepted: 01/11/2024] [Indexed: 01/25/2024]
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Breeding for resistant crops is a sustainable way to control disease and relies on the introduction of novel resistance genes. Here, we tested three strategies on how to use transgenes from wheat to achieve durable resistance against fungal pathogens in the field. First, we tested the highly effective, overexpressed single transgene Pm3e in the background of spring wheat cultivar Bobwhite in a long-term field trial over many years. Together with previous results, this revealed that transgenic wheat line Pm3e#2 conferred complete powdery mildew resistance during a total of nine field seasons without a negative impact on yield. Furthermore, overexpressed Pm3e provided resistance to powdery mildew isolates from our worldwide collection when crossed into the elite wheat cultivar Fiorina. Second, we pyramided the four overexpressed transgenes Pm3a, Pm3b, Pm3d, and Pm3f in the background of cultivar Bobwhite and showed that the pyramided line Pm3a,b,d,f was completely resistant to powdery mildew in five field seasons. Third, we performed field trials with three barley lines expressing adult plant resistance gene Lr34 from wheat during three field seasons. Line GLP8 expressed Lr34 under control of the pathogen-inducible Hv-Ger4c promoter and provided partial barley powdery mildew and leaf rust resistance in the field with small, negative effects on yield components which might need compensatory breeding. Overall, our study demonstrates and discusses three successful strategies for achieving fungal disease resistance of wheat and barley in the field using transgenes from wheat. These strategies might confer long-term resistance if applied in a sustainable way. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11032-024-01451-2.
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- Marcela Camenzind
- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of Zurich, Zollikerstrasse 107, 8008 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of Zurich, Zollikerstrasse 107, 8008 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of Zurich, Zollikerstrasse 107, 8008 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of Zurich, Zollikerstrasse 107, 8008 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of Zurich, Zollikerstrasse 107, 8008 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of Zurich, Zollikerstrasse 107, 8008 Zurich, Switzerland
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Lu C, Du J, Chen H, Gong S, Jin Y, Meng X, Zhang T, Fu B, Molnár I, Holušová K, Said M, Xing L, Kong L, Doležel J, Li G, Wu J, Chen P, Cao A, Zhang R. Wheat Pm55 alleles exhibit distinct interactions with an inhibitor to cause different powdery mildew resistance. Nat Commun 2024; 15:503. [PMID: 38218848 PMCID: PMC10787760 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-44796-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2023] [Accepted: 01/05/2024] [Indexed: 01/15/2024] Open
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Powdery mildew poses a significant threat to wheat crops worldwide, emphasizing the need for durable disease control strategies. The wheat-Dasypyrum villosum T5AL·5 V#4 S and T5DL·5 V#4 S translocation lines carrying powdery mildew resistant gene Pm55 shows developmental-stage and tissue-specific resistance, whereas T5DL·5 V#5 S line carrying Pm5V confers resistance at all stages. Here, we clone Pm55 and Pm5V, and reveal that they are allelic and renamed as Pm55a and Pm55b, respectively. The two Pm55 alleles encode coiled-coil, nucleotide-binding site-leucine-rich repeat (CNL) proteins, conferring broad-spectrum resistance to powdery mildew. However, they interact differently with a linked inhibitor gene, SuPm55 to cause different resistance to wheat powdery mildew. Notably, Pm55 and SuPm55 encode unrelated CNL proteins, and the inactivation of SuPm55 significantly reduces plant fitness. Combining SuPm55/Pm55a and Pm55b in wheat does not result in allele suppression or yield penalty. Our results provide not only insights into the suppression of resistance in wheat, but also a strategy for breeding durable resistance.
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- Chuntian Lu
- College of Agronomy of Nanjing Agricultural University/State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics & Germplasm Enhancement and Application /JCIC-MCP, Nanjing, 210095, P.R. China
- Zhongshan Biological Breeding Laboratory, No.50 Zhongling Street, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210014, China
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- College of Agronomy of Nanjing Agricultural University/State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics & Germplasm Enhancement and Application /JCIC-MCP, Nanjing, 210095, P.R. China
- Zhongshan Biological Breeding Laboratory, No.50 Zhongling Street, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210014, China
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- College of Agronomy of Nanjing Agricultural University/State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics & Germplasm Enhancement and Application /JCIC-MCP, Nanjing, 210095, P.R. China
- Zhongshan Biological Breeding Laboratory, No.50 Zhongling Street, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210014, China
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- Institute of Plant Protection and Soil Science, Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan, 430064, P.R. China
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- College of Agronomy of Nanjing Agricultural University/State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics & Germplasm Enhancement and Application /JCIC-MCP, Nanjing, 210095, P.R. China
- Zhongshan Biological Breeding Laboratory, No.50 Zhongling Street, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210014, China
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- College of Agronomy of Nanjing Agricultural University/State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics & Germplasm Enhancement and Application /JCIC-MCP, Nanjing, 210095, P.R. China
- Zhongshan Biological Breeding Laboratory, No.50 Zhongling Street, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210014, China
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- College of Agronomy of Nanjing Agricultural University/State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics & Germplasm Enhancement and Application /JCIC-MCP, Nanjing, 210095, P.R. China
- Zhongshan Biological Breeding Laboratory, No.50 Zhongling Street, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210014, China
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- Zhongshan Biological Breeding Laboratory, No.50 Zhongling Street, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210014, China
- Institute of Germplasm Resources and Biotechnology/Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Agrobiology, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, 210014, P.R. China
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- Agricultural Institute, Centre for Agricultural Research, Eötvös Loránd Research Network (ELKH), 2462, Martonvásár, Hungary
- Institute of Experimental Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Centre of Plant Structural and Functional Genomics, Šlechtitelů 31, CZ, 77900, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Experimental Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Centre of Plant Structural and Functional Genomics, Šlechtitelů 31, CZ, 77900, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Experimental Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Centre of Plant Structural and Functional Genomics, Šlechtitelů 31, CZ, 77900, Olomouc, Czech Republic
- Field Crops Research Institute, Agricultural Research Centre, 9 Gamma Street, 12619, Giza, Cairo, Egypt
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- College of Agronomy of Nanjing Agricultural University/State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics & Germplasm Enhancement and Application /JCIC-MCP, Nanjing, 210095, P.R. China
- Zhongshan Biological Breeding Laboratory, No.50 Zhongling Street, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210014, China
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- College of Agronomy of Nanjing Agricultural University/State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics & Germplasm Enhancement and Application /JCIC-MCP, Nanjing, 210095, P.R. China
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- Institute of Experimental Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Centre of Plant Structural and Functional Genomics, Šlechtitelů 31, CZ, 77900, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Crop Research Institute, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan, 250100, P.R. China
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- Zhongshan Biological Breeding Laboratory, No.50 Zhongling Street, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210014, China
- Institute of Germplasm Resources and Biotechnology/Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Agrobiology, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, 210014, P.R. China
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- College of Agronomy of Nanjing Agricultural University/State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics & Germplasm Enhancement and Application /JCIC-MCP, Nanjing, 210095, P.R. China
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- College of Agronomy of Nanjing Agricultural University/State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics & Germplasm Enhancement and Application /JCIC-MCP, Nanjing, 210095, P.R. China
- Zhongshan Biological Breeding Laboratory, No.50 Zhongling Street, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210014, China
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- College of Agronomy of Nanjing Agricultural University/State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics & Germplasm Enhancement and Application /JCIC-MCP, Nanjing, 210095, P.R. China.
- Zhongshan Biological Breeding Laboratory, No.50 Zhongling Street, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210014, China.
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Kenzhebayeva S, Mazkirat S, Shoinbekova S, Atabayeva S, Abekova A, Omirbekova N, Doktyrbay G, Asrandina S, Zharassova D, Amirova A, Serfling A. Phenotyping and Exploitation of Kompetitive Allele-Specific PCR Assays for Genes Underpinning Leaf Rust Resistance in New Spring Wheat Mutant Lines. Curr Issues Mol Biol 2024; 46:689-709. [PMID: 38248347 PMCID: PMC10814123 DOI: 10.3390/cimb46010045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2023] [Revised: 01/03/2024] [Accepted: 01/05/2024] [Indexed: 01/23/2024] Open
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Leaf rust (Puccinia triticina Eriks) is a wheat disease causing substantial yield losses in wheat production globally. The identification of genetic resources with permanently effective resistance genes and the generation of mutant lines showing increased levels of resistance allow the efficient incorporation of these target genes into germplasm pools by marker-assisted breeding. In this study, new mutant (M3 generation) lines generated from the rust-resistant variety Kazakhstanskaya-19 were developed using gamma-induced mutagenesis through 300-, 350-, and 400-Gy doses. In field trials after leaf rust inoculation, 75 mutant lines showed adult plant resistance. These lines were evaluated for resistance at the seedling stage via microscopy in greenhouse experiments. Most of these lines (89.33%) were characterized as resistant at both developmental stages. Hyperspectral imaging analysis indicated that infected leaves of wheat genotypes showed increased relative reflectance in visible and near-infrared light compared to the non-infected genotypes, with peak means at 462 and 644 nm, and 1936 and 2392 nm, respectively. Five spectral indexes, including red edge normalized difference vegetation index (RNDVI), structure-insensitive pigment index (SIPI), ratio vegetation index (RVSI), water index (WI), and normalized difference water index (NDWI), demonstrated significant potential for determining disease severity at the seedling stage. The most significant differences in reflectance between susceptible and resistant mutant lines appeared at 694.57 and 987.51 nm. The mutant lines developed were also used for the development and validation of KASP markers for leaf rust resistance genes Lr1, Lr2a, Lr3, Lr9, Lr10, and Lr17. The mutant lines had high frequencies of "a" resistance alleles (0.88) in all six Lr genes, which were significantly associated with seedling resistance and suggest the potential of favorable haplotype introgression through functional markers. Nine mutant lines characterized by the presence of "b" alleles in Lr9 and Lr10-except for one line with allele "a" in Lr9 and three mutant lines with allele "a" in Lr10-showed the progressive development of fungal haustorial mother cells 72 h after inoculation. One line from 300-Gy-dosed mutant germplasm with "b" alleles in Lr1, Lr2a, Lr10, and Lr17 and "a" alleles in Lr3 and Lr9 was characterized as resistant based on the low number of haustorial mother cells, suggesting the contribution of the "a" alleles of Lr3 and Lr9.
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- Saule Kenzhebayeva
- Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty 050040, Kazakhstan; (S.S.); (S.A.); (N.O.); (G.D.); (S.A.); (A.A.)
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- Kazakh Research Institute of Agriculture and Plant Growing, Almaty Region, Almalybak 040909, Kazakhstan; (S.M.); (A.A.)
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- Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty 050040, Kazakhstan; (S.S.); (S.A.); (N.O.); (G.D.); (S.A.); (A.A.)
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- Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty 050040, Kazakhstan; (S.S.); (S.A.); (N.O.); (G.D.); (S.A.); (A.A.)
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- Kazakh Research Institute of Agriculture and Plant Growing, Almaty Region, Almalybak 040909, Kazakhstan; (S.M.); (A.A.)
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- Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty 050040, Kazakhstan; (S.S.); (S.A.); (N.O.); (G.D.); (S.A.); (A.A.)
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- Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty 050040, Kazakhstan; (S.S.); (S.A.); (N.O.); (G.D.); (S.A.); (A.A.)
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- Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty 050040, Kazakhstan; (S.S.); (S.A.); (N.O.); (G.D.); (S.A.); (A.A.)
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- Mangyshlak Experimental Botanical Garden, Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Aktau R00A3E0, Kazakhstan;
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- Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty 050040, Kazakhstan; (S.S.); (S.A.); (N.O.); (G.D.); (S.A.); (A.A.)
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- Institute for Resistance Research and Stress Tolerance, Julius Kuehn-Institute (JKI) Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, 06484 Quedlinburg, Germany;
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Han G, Liu H, Zhu S, Gu T, Cao L, Yan H, Jin Y, Wang J, Liu S, Zhou Y, Shi Z, He H, An D. Two functional CC-NBS-LRR proteins from rye chromosome 6RS confer differential age-related powdery mildew resistance to wheat. PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL 2024; 22:66-81. [PMID: 38153293 PMCID: PMC10754004 DOI: 10.1111/pbi.14165] [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: 03/22/2023] [Revised: 08/02/2023] [Accepted: 08/08/2023] [Indexed: 12/29/2023]
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Rye (Secale cereale), a valuable relative of wheat, contains abundant powdery mildew resistance (Pm) genes. Using physical mapping, transcriptome sequencing, barley stripe mosaic virus-induced gene silencing, ethyl methane sulfonate mutagenesis, and stable transformation, we isolated and validated two coiled-coil, nucleotide-binding site and leucine-rich repeat (CC-NBS-LRR) alleles, PmTR1 and PmTR3, located on rye chromosome 6RS from different triticale lines. PmTR1 confers age-related resistance starting from the three-leaf stage, whereas its allele, PmTR3, confers typical all-stage resistance, which may be associated with their differential gene expression patterns. Overexpression in Nicotiana benthamiana showed that the CC, CC-NBS, and CC-LRR fragments of PMTR1 induce cell death, whereas in PMTR3 the CC and full-length fragments perform this function. Luciferase complementation imaging and pull-down assays revealed distinct interaction activities between the CC and NBS fragments. Our study elucidates two novel rye-derived Pm genes and their derivative germplasm resources and provides novel insights into the mechanism of age-related resistance, which can aid the improvement of resistance against wheat powdery mildew.
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- Guohao Han
- Center for Agricultural Resources Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental BiologyChinese Academy of SciencesShijiazhuangChina
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- Center for Agricultural Resources Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental BiologyChinese Academy of SciencesShijiazhuangChina
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- School of Life SciencesJiangsu UniversityZhenjiangChina
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- Center for Agricultural Resources Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental BiologyChinese Academy of SciencesShijiazhuangChina
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- Center for Agricultural Resources Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental BiologyChinese Academy of SciencesShijiazhuangChina
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- Center for Agricultural Resources Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental BiologyChinese Academy of SciencesShijiazhuangChina
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- Center for Agricultural Resources Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental BiologyChinese Academy of SciencesShijiazhuangChina
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- Center for Agricultural Resources Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental BiologyChinese Academy of SciencesShijiazhuangChina
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- Center for Agricultural Resources Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental BiologyChinese Academy of SciencesShijiazhuangChina
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- The State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Disease and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant ProtectionChinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesBeijingChina
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- Center for Agricultural Resources Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental BiologyChinese Academy of SciencesShijiazhuangChina
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- School of Life SciencesJiangsu UniversityZhenjiangChina
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- Center for Agricultural Resources Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental BiologyChinese Academy of SciencesShijiazhuangChina
- Innovation Academy for Seed DesignChinese Academy of SciencesBeijingChina
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Degnan RM, Shuey LS, Radford-Smith J, Gardiner DM, Carroll BJ, Mitter N, McTaggart AR, Sawyer A. Double-stranded RNA prevents and cures infection by rust fungi. Commun Biol 2023; 6:1234. [PMID: 38057635 PMCID: PMC10700371 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-023-05618-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2023] [Accepted: 11/21/2023] [Indexed: 12/08/2023] Open
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Fungal pathogens that impact perennial plants or natural ecosystems require management strategies beyond fungicides and breeding for resistance. Rust fungi, some of the most economically and environmentally important plant pathogens, have shown amenability to double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) mediated control. To date, dsRNA treatments have been applied prior to infection or together with the inoculum. Here we show that a dsRNA spray can effectively prevent and cure infection by Austropuccinia psidii (cause of myrtle rust) at different stages of the disease cycle. Significant reductions in disease coverage were observed in plants treated with dsRNA targeting essential fungal genes 48 h pre-infection through to 14 days post-infection. For curative treatments, improvements in plant health and photosynthetic capacity were seen 2-6 weeks post-infection. Two-photon microscopy suggests inhibitory activity of dsRNA on intercellular hyphae or haustoria. Our results show that dsRNA acts both preventively and curatively against myrtle rust disease, with treated plants recovering from severe infection. These findings have immediate potential in the management of the more than 10-year epidemic of myrtle rust in Australia.
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- Rebecca M Degnan
- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia.
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- Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Queensland Government, Ecosciences Precinct, Dutton Park, Queensland, Australia
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- School of the Environment, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia
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- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, Centre for Horticultural Science, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia
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- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, Centre for Horticultural Science, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia
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- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, Centre for Horticultural Science, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia.
- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, Centre for Horticultural Science, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia.
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Nazareno ES, Matny O, Jin Y, Fetch T, Rouse MN, Steffenson BJ. Virulence Dynamics of the Barley Leaf Rust Pathogen ( Puccinia hordei) in the United States from 1989 to 2020. PLANT DISEASE 2023; 107:3952-3957. [PMID: 37415351 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-03-23-0583-re] [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: 07/08/2023]
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Barley leaf rust, caused by Puccinia hordei, is an important disease of barley worldwide. The pathogen can develop new races that overcome resistance genes, emphasizing the need for monitoring its virulence. This study characterized 519 P. hordei isolates collected in the United States from the 1989 to 2000 and 2010 to 2020 survey periods on 15 Rph (Reaction to Puccinia hordei) genes. We analyzed linearized infection type data to detect virulence patterns across the United States and in five geographical regions: Pacific/West (PW), Southwest (SW), Midwest (MW), Northeast (NE), and Southeast (SE). Over 32 years, we observed high mean infection scores for Rph1.a, Rph4.d, and Rph8.h; intermediate scores for Rph2.b, Rph9.i, Rph10.o, Rph11.p, and Rph13.x; and low scores for Rph3.c, Rph5.e, Rph5.f, Rph7.g, Rph9.z, Rph14.ab, and Rph15.ad. Virulence for Rph2.b, Rph3.c, Rph5.e, Rph9.z, Rph10.o, Rph11.p, and Rph13.x significantly differed between the two survey periods. From 1989 to 2020, regional patterns of virulence were found for Rph5.e, Rph5.f, Rph7.g, and Rph14.ab, while regionalities of virulence for Rph3.c, Rph9.i, Rph9.z were only observed in the 2010 to 2020 survey period. Virulence associations were also detected in the P. hordei population. Notably, isolates that were virulent to Rph5.e and Rph6.f were more likely to be avirulent to Rph7.g and Rph13.x, and vice versa. In decreasing order of effectiveness, Rph15.ad, Rph5.e, Rph3.c, Rph9.z, Rph7.g, Rph5.f, and Rph14.ab were the most effective Rph genes in the United States from 1989 to 2020. Pyramiding Rph15.ad with other widely effective Rph and adult plant resistance genes may provide long-lasting resistance against P. hordei.
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- Eric S Nazareno
- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, U.S.A
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, U.S.A
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, U.S.A
- Cereal Disease Laboratory, USDA-Agricultural Research Service, St. Paul, MN, U.S.A
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- Morden Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Morden, Manitoba, Canada
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, U.S.A
- Cereal Disease Laboratory, USDA-Agricultural Research Service, St. Paul, MN, U.S.A
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, U.S.A
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Hu L, Kvitko B, Severns PM, Yang L. Shoot Maturation Strengthens FLS2-Mediated Resistance to Pseudomonas syringae. MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS : MPMI 2023; 36:796-804. [PMID: 37638673 PMCID: PMC10989731 DOI: 10.1094/mpmi-02-23-0018-r] [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] [Indexed: 08/29/2023]
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Temporospatial regulation of immunity components is essential for properly activating plant defense response. Flagellin-sensing 2 (FLS2) is a surface-localized receptor that recognizes bacterial flagellin. The immune function of FLS2 is compromised in early stages of shoot development. However, the underlying mechanism for the age-dependent FLS2 signaling is not clear. Here, we show that the reduced basal immunity of juvenile leaves against Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000 is independent of FLS2. The flg22-induced marker gene expression and reactive oxygen species activation were comparable in juvenile and adult stages, but callose deposition was more evident in the adult stage than the juvenile stage. We further demonstrated that microRNA156, a master regulator of plant aging, does not influence the expression of FLS2 and FRK1 (Flg22-induced receptor-like kinase 1) but mildly suppresses callose deposition in juvenile leaves. Our experiments revealed an intrinsic mechanism that regulates the amplitude of FLS2-mediated resistance during aging. [Formula: see text] Copyright © 2023 The Author(s). This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International license.
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- Lanxi Hu
- Department of plant pathology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602
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- Department of plant pathology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602
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- Department of plant pathology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602
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- Department of plant pathology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602
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Deblieck M, Ordon F, Serfling A. Mapping of prehaustorial resistance against wheat leaf rust in einkorn ( Triticum monococcum), a progenitor of wheat. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1252123. [PMID: 37936932 PMCID: PMC10626456 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1252123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2023] [Accepted: 09/25/2023] [Indexed: 11/09/2023]
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Wheat leaf rust (Puccinia triticina) is one of the most significant fungal diseases of wheat, causing substantial yield losses worldwide. Infestation is currently being reduced by fungicide treatments and mostly vertical resistance. However, these measures often break down when the fungal virulence pattern changes, resulting in a breakdown of vertical resistances. In contrast, the prehaustorial resistance (phr) that occurs in the einkorn-wheat leaf rust interaction is race-independent, characterized by an early defense response of plants during the prehaustorial phase of infestation. Einkorn (Triticum monococcum) is closely related to Triticum urartu as a progenitor of wheat and generally shows a high level of resistance against leaf rust of wheat. Hence, einkorn can serve as a valuable source to improve the level of resistance to the pathogen in future wheat lines. In particular, einkorn accession PI272560 is known to exhibit a hypersensitive prehaustorial effector triggered immune reaction, preventing the infection of P. triticina. Remarkably, this effector-triggered immune reaction turned out to be atypical as it is non-race-specific (horizontal). To genetically dissect the prehaustorial resistance (phr) in PI272560, a biparental F2 population of 182 plants was established after crossing PI272560 with the susceptible T. boeoticum accession 36554. Three genetic maps comprising 2,465 DArT-seq markers were constructed, and a major QTL was detected on chromosome 5A. To locate underlying candidate genes, marker sequences flanking the respective QTL were aligned to the T. urartu reference genome and transcriptome data available from the parental accessions were used. Within the QTL interval of approximately 16.13 million base pairs, the expression of genes under inoculated and non-inoculated conditions was analyzed via a massive analysis of cDNA (MACE). Remarkably, a single gene located 3.4 Mbp from the peak marker within the major QTL was upregulated (20- to 95-fold) after the inoculation in the resistant accession in comparison to the susceptible T. boeoticum accession. This gene belongs to a berberine bridge enzyme-like protein that is suspected to interact on the plant surface with glycoside hydrolases (GH) secreted by the fungus and to induce a hypersensitive defense reaction in the plant after fungal infections.
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Chang CY, Yang SX, Zhang MQ, Guo YT, Li XM, Yan Y, Ding CH, Niu KX, Wang ML, Li QQ, Zhang J, Zhang X, Chen S, Xie C, Ni Z, Sun Q, Gou JY. Suppression of ZEAXANTHIN EPOXIDASE 1 restricts stripe rust growth in wheat. PLANT COMMUNICATIONS 2023; 4:100608. [PMID: 37101397 PMCID: PMC10504589 DOI: 10.1016/j.xplc.2023.100608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2023] [Revised: 02/28/2023] [Accepted: 04/23/2023] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Reducing losses caused by pathogens is an effective strategy for stabilizing crop yields. Daunting challenges remain in cloning and characterizing genes that inhibit stripe rust, a devastating disease of wheat (Triticum aestivum) caused by Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici (Pst). We found that suppression of wheat zeaxanthin epoxidase 1 (ZEP1) increased wheat defense against Pst. We isolated the yellow rust slower 1 (yrs1) mutant of tetraploid wheat in which a premature stop mutation in ZEP1-B underpins the phenotype. Genetic analyses revealed increased H2O2 accumulation in zep1 mutants and demonstrated a correlation between ZEP1 dysfunction and slower Pst growth in wheat. Moreover, wheat kinase START 1.1 (WKS1.1, Yr36) bound, phosphorylated, and suppressed the biochemical activity of ZEP1. A rare natural allele in the hexaploid wheat ZEP1-B promoter reduced its transcription and Pst growth. Our study thus identified a novel suppressor of Pst, characterized its mechanism of action, and revealed beneficial variants for wheat disease control. This work opens the door to stacking wheat ZEP1 variants with other known Pst resistance genes in future breeding programs to enhance wheat tolerance to pathogens.
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- Chao-Yan Chang
- Key Laboratory of Crop Heterosis and Utilization (MOE) and Beijing Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Heterosis and Utilization (MOE) and Beijing Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Heterosis and Utilization (MOE) and Beijing Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Heterosis and Utilization (MOE) and Beijing Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Heterosis and Utilization (MOE) and Beijing Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Heterosis and Utilization (MOE) and Beijing Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Heterosis and Utilization (MOE) and Beijing Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Heterosis and Utilization (MOE) and Beijing Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Adaptation and Improvement, Henan Joint International Laboratory for Crop Multi-Omics Research, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Jinming Road, Kaifeng 475004, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Adaptation and Improvement, Henan Joint International Laboratory for Crop Multi-Omics Research, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Jinming Road, Kaifeng 475004, China
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- Peking University Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Shandong Laboratory of Advanced Agricultural Sciences at Weifang, Weifang, Shandong 261000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Heterosis and Utilization (MOE) and Beijing Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Heterosis and Utilization (MOE) and Beijing Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Heterosis and Utilization (MOE) and Beijing Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Heterosis and Utilization (MOE) and Beijing Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China.
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Ivanova V. Seedling and adult plant resistance to leaf rust in some Bulgarian common wheat lines. Vavilovskii Zhurnal Genet Selektsii 2023; 27:447-453. [PMID: 37808216 PMCID: PMC10551946 DOI: 10.18699/vjgb-23-54] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2022] [Revised: 01/15/2023] [Accepted: 01/16/2023] [Indexed: 10/10/2023] Open
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The response of 250 common winter wheat breeding lines was investigated for resistance to the causative agent of Puccinia triticina under conditions of an infected field on the territory of Dobrudzha Agricultural Institute - General Toshevo, Bulgaria, during three successive seasons. Twenty lines with different degrees of resistance under field conditions were selected. Multi-pathotype testing was used to study the response of these lines at seedling stage under greenhouse conditions to individual pathotypes of P. triticina. Based on the response of the lines at seedling and adult stages, we found out that 20 % of them carried race-specific resistance. One of the lines (99/08-52) reacted with full resistance to the pathotypes used under greenhouse conditions. The reaction demonstrated by this line coincided with the response of isogenic lines carrying the genes Lr9, Lr19, Lr22a, Lr22b and Lr25. The other three lines (19/06- 108, 82/08-43 and 82/08-35) showed a resistant reaction to 6 or 5 of the pathotypes used in the study. Their response partially coincided with the reaction of 5 isogenic lines, and the presence of some of these genes in the above lines is quite possible. Lines carrying this type of resistance are to be subjected to further genetic and breeding investigations to prove the presence of a race-specific gene. Twenty-five percent of the lines combined partial race-specific resistance at seedling stage with the resistance of race non-specific nature at adult stage. Forty percent of all studied lines carried race non-specific resistance, and 15 % of the lines possessed resistance of the "slow rusting" type. As a result of the study we carried out, the lines that demonstrated stable resistance to leaf rust can provide sufficient protection of the host and can be included in the breeding programs for developing varieties resistant to P. triticina.
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- V Ivanova
- Agricultural Academy, Dobrudzha Agricultural Institute, General Toshevo, Republic of Bulgaria
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Yin Y, Yuan C, Zhang Y, Li S, Bai B, Wu L, Ren Y, Singh RP, Lan C. Genetic analysis of stripe rust resistance in the common wheat line Kfa/2*Kachu under a Chinese rust environment. TAG. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS. THEORETISCHE UND ANGEWANDTE GENETIK 2023; 136:185. [PMID: 37566234 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-023-04432-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2023] [Accepted: 07/24/2023] [Indexed: 08/12/2023]
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KEY MESSAGE We mapped a new race-specific seedling stripe rust resistance gene on wheat chromosome 5BL and a new APR locus QYr.hazu-2BS from CIMMYT wheat line Kfa/2*Kachu. Breeding resistant wheat (Triticum aestivum) varieties is the most economical and efficient way to manage wheat stripe rust, but requires the prior identification of new resistance genes and development of associated molecular markers for marker-assisted selection. To map stripe rust resistance loci in wheat, we used a recombinant inbred line population generated by crossing the stripe rust-resistant parent 'Kfa/2*Kachu' and the susceptible parent 'Apav#1'. We employed genotyping-by-sequencing and bulked segregant RNA sequencing to map a new race-specific seedling stripe rust resistance gene, which we designated YrK, to wheat chromosome arm 5BL. TraesCS5B02G330700 encodes a receptor-like kinase and is a high-confidence candidate gene for YrK based on virus-induced gene silencing results and the significant induction of its expression 24 h after inoculation with wheat stripe rust. To assist breeding, we developed functional molecular markers based on the polymorphic single nucleotide polymorphisms in the coding sequence region of YrK. We also mapped four adult plant resistance (APR) loci to wheat chromosome arms 1BL, 2AS, 2BS and 4AL. Among these APR loci, we determined that QYr.hazu-1BL and QYr.hazu-2AS are allelic to the known pleiotropic resistance gene Lr46/Yr29/Pm39 and the race-specific gene Yr17, respectively. However, QYr.hazu-2BS is likely a new APR locus, for which we converted closely linked SNP polymorphisms into breeder-friendly Kompetitive allele-specific PCR (KASP) markers. In the present study, we provided new stripe rust resistance locus/gene and molecular markers for wheat breeder to develop rust-resistant wheat variety.
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- Yuruo Yin
- Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, No. 1 Shizishan Street, Hongshan District, Wuhan City, 430070, Hubei Province, China
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- Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, No. 1 Shizishan Street, Hongshan District, Wuhan City, 430070, Hubei Province, China
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- Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, No. 1 Shizishan Street, Hongshan District, Wuhan City, 430070, Hubei Province, China
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- Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, No. 1 Shizishan Street, Hongshan District, Wuhan City, 430070, Hubei Province, China
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- Wheat Research Institute, Gansu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, 730070, People's Republic of China
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- Crop Research Institute Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Environment Friendly Crop Germplasm Innovation and Genetic Improvement Key Laboratory, Chengdu, 610066, Sichuan Province, China
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- Mianyang Institute of Agricultural Science/Crop Characteristic Resources Creation and Utilization Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Mianyang, 621023, Sichuan, China
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- International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Km. 45, Carretera, México-Veracruz, CP 56237, El Batán, Texcoco, E do. de México, Mexico
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- Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, No. 1 Shizishan Street, Hongshan District, Wuhan City, 430070, Hubei Province, China.
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Milgate A, Baxter B, Simpfendorfer S, Herdina, Giblot-Ducray D, Yang N, Orchard B, Ovenden B. Improved quantification of Fusarium pseudograminearum (Fusarium crown rot) using qPCR measurement of infection in multi-species winter cereal experiments. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1225283. [PMID: 37600176 PMCID: PMC10433387 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1225283] [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: 05/19/2023] [Accepted: 07/14/2023] [Indexed: 08/22/2023]
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Fusarium crown rot (FCR) causes significant grain yield loss in winter cereals around the world. Breeding for resistance and/or tolerance to FCR has been slow with relatively limited success. In this study, multi-species experiments were used to demonstrate an improved method to quantify FCR infection levels at plant maturity using quantitative PCR (qPCR), as well as the genotype yield retention using residual regression deviation. Using qPCR to measure FCR infection allowed a higher degree of resolution between genotypes than traditional visual stem basal browning assessments. The results were consistent across three environments with different levels of disease expression. The improved measure of FCR infection along with genotype yield retention allows for partitioning of both tolerance and partial resistance. Together these methods offer new insights into FCR partial resistance and its relative importance to tolerance in bread wheat and barley. This new approach offers a more robust, unbiased way to select for both FCR traits within breeding programs. Key message: Genetic gain for tolerance and partial resistance against Fusarium crown rot (FCR) in winter cereals has been impeded by laborious and variable visual measures of infection severity. This paper presents results of an improved method to quantify FCR infection that are strongly correlated to yield loss and reveal previously unrecognised partial resistance in barley and wheat varieties.
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- Andrew Milgate
- NSW Department of Primary Industries, Wagga Wagga Agricultural Institute, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia
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- NSW Department of Primary Industries, Wagga Wagga Agricultural Institute, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia
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- NSW Department of Primary Industries, Tamworth Agricultural Institute, Tamworth, NSW, Australia
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- South Australian Research and Development Institute, Plant Research Centre, Urrbrae, SA, Australia
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- South Australian Research and Development Institute, Plant Research Centre, Urrbrae, SA, Australia
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- NSW Department of Primary Industries, Wagga Wagga Agricultural Institute, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia
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- NSW Department of Primary Industries, Wagga Wagga Agricultural Institute, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia
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- NSW Department of Primary Industries, Wagga Wagga Agricultural Institute, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia
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Page R, Huang S, Ronen M, Sela H, Sharon A, Shrestha S, Poland J, Steffenson BJ. Genome-wide association mapping of rust resistance in Aegilops longissima. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1196486. [PMID: 37575932 PMCID: PMC10413114 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1196486] [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: 03/29/2023] [Accepted: 06/30/2023] [Indexed: 08/15/2023]
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The rust diseases, including leaf rust caused by Puccinia triticina (Pt), stem rust caused by P. graminis f. sp. tritici (Pgt), and stripe rust caused by P. striiformis f. sp. tritici (Pst), are major limiting factors in wheat production worldwide. Identification of novel sources of rust resistance genes is key to developing cultivars resistant to rapidly evolving pathogen populations. Aegilops longissima is a diploid wild grass native to the Levant and closely related to the modern bread wheat D subgenome. To explore resistance genes in the species, we evaluated a large panel of Ae. longissima for resistance to several races of Pt, Pgt, and Pst, and conducted a genome-wide association study (GWAS) to map rust resistance loci in the species. A panel of 404 Ae. longissima accessions, mostly collected from Israel, were screened for seedling-stage resistance to four races of Pt, four races of Pgt, and three races of Pst. Out of the 404 accessions screened, two were found that were resistant to all 11 races of the three rust pathogens screened. The percentage of all accessions screened that were resistant to a given rust pathogen race ranged from 18.5% to 99.7%. Genotyping-by-sequencing (GBS) was performed on 381 accessions of the Ae. longissima panel, wherein 125,343 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were obtained after alignment to the Ae. longissima reference genome assembly and quality control filtering. Genetic diversity analysis revealed the presence of two distinct subpopulations, which followed a geographic pattern of a northern and a southern subpopulation. Association mapping was performed in the genotyped portion of the collection (n = 381) and in each subpopulation (n = 204 and 174) independently via a single-locus mixed-linear model, and two multi-locus models, FarmCPU, and BLINK. A large number (195) of markers were significantly associated with resistance to at least one of 10 rust pathogen races evaluated, nine of which are key candidate markers for further investigation due to their detection via multiple models and/or their association with resistance to more than one pathogen race. The novel resistance loci identified will provide additional diversity available for use in wheat breeding.
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- Rae Page
- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN, United States
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN, United States
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- Institute for Cereal Crops Research, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Institute for Cereal Crops Research, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Institute for Cereal Crops Research, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
- School of Plant Sciences and Food Security, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, United States
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, United States
- Plant Science Program, Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
- KAUST Center for Desert Agriculture, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN, United States
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Malysheva A, Kokhmetova A, Urazaliev R, Kumarbayeva M, Keishilov Z, Nurzhuma M, Bolatbekova A, Kokhmetova A. Phenotyping and Identification of Molecular Markers Associated with Leaf Rust Resistance in the Wheat Germplasm from Kazakhstan, CIMMYT and ICARDA. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 12:2786. [PMID: 37570940 PMCID: PMC10421303 DOI: 10.3390/plants12152786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2023] [Revised: 07/21/2023] [Accepted: 07/25/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023]
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Leaf rust (LR) is the most widespread disease of common wheat worldwide. In order to evaluate leaf rust resistance, 70 uncharacterized wheat cultivars and promising lines with unknown leaf rust resistance genes (Lr genes) were exposed to Kazakhstani Puccinia triticina (Pt) races at the seedling stage. Field tests were performed to characterize leaf rust responses at the adult plant growth stage in the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 cropping seasons. The wheat collection showed phenotypic diversity when tested with two virulent races of Pt. Thirteen wheat genotypes (18.6%) showed high resistance at both seedling and adult plant stages. In most cases, breeding material originating from international nurseries showed higher resistance to LR. Nine Lr genes, viz. Lr9, Lr10, Lr19, Lr26, Lr28, Lr34, Lr37, Lr46, and Lr68, either singly or in combination, were identified in 47 genotypes. Known Lr genes were not detected in the remaining 23 genotypes. The most commonly identified resistance genes were Lr37 (17 cultivars), Lr34 (16 cultivars), and Lr46 (10 cultivars), while Lr19, Lr68, Lr26, and Lr28 were the least frequent. Four Lr genes were identified in Keremet and Hisorok, followed by three Lr genes in Aliya, Rasad, Reke, Mataj, Egana and Almaly/Obri. The molecular screening revealed twenty-nine carriers of a single Lr gene, ten carriers of two genes, six carriers of three genes, and two carriers of four genes. Most of these accessions showed a high and moderate level of APR (Adult plant resistance) and may be utilized for the incorporation of Lr genes in well-adapted wheat cultivars. The most effective combination was Lr37, Lr34, and Lr68, the carriers of which were characterized by a low disease susceptibility index. The obtained results will facilitate breeding programs for wheat resistance in Kazakhstan.
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- Angelina Malysheva
- Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Almaty 050040, Kazakhstan; (M.K.); (Z.K.); (M.N.); (A.B.); (A.K.)
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- Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Almaty 050040, Kazakhstan; (M.K.); (Z.K.); (M.N.); (A.B.); (A.K.)
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- Kazakh Research Institute of Agriculture and Plant Growing, Almalybak 040909, Kazakhstan;
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- Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Almaty 050040, Kazakhstan; (M.K.); (Z.K.); (M.N.); (A.B.); (A.K.)
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- Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Almaty 050040, Kazakhstan; (M.K.); (Z.K.); (M.N.); (A.B.); (A.K.)
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- Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Almaty 050040, Kazakhstan; (M.K.); (Z.K.); (M.N.); (A.B.); (A.K.)
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- Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Almaty 050040, Kazakhstan; (M.K.); (Z.K.); (M.N.); (A.B.); (A.K.)
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- Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Almaty 050040, Kazakhstan; (M.K.); (Z.K.); (M.N.); (A.B.); (A.K.)
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Liu S, Liu D, Zhang C, Zhang W, Wang X, Mi Z, Gao X, Ren Y, Lan C, Liu X, Zhao Z, Liu J, Li H, Yuan F, Su B, Kang Z, Li C, Han D, Wang C, Cao X, Wu J. Slow stripe rusting in Chinese wheat Jimai 44 conferred by Yr29 in combination with a major QTL on chromosome arm 6AL. TAG. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS. THEORETISCHE UND ANGEWANDTE GENETIK 2023; 136:175. [PMID: 37498321 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-023-04420-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2023] [Accepted: 07/05/2023] [Indexed: 07/28/2023]
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YrJ44, a more effective slow rusting gene than Yr29, was localized to a 3.5-cM interval between AQP markers AX-109373479 and AX-109563479 on chromosome 6AL. "Slow rusting" (SR) is a type of adult plant resistance (APR) that can provide non-specific durable resistance to stripe rust in wheat. Chinese elite wheat cultivar Jimai 44 (JM44) has maintained SR to stripe rust in China since its release despite exposure to a changing and variable pathogen population. An F2:6 population comprising 295 recombinant inbred lines (RILs) derived from a cross between JM44 and susceptible cultivar Jimai 229 (JM229) was used in genetic analysis of the SR. The RILs and parental lines were evaluated for stripe rust response in five field environments and genotyped using the Affymetrix Wheat55K SNP array and 13 allele-specific quantitative PCR-based (AQP) markers. Two stable QTL on chromosome arms 1BL and 6AL were identified by inclusive composite interval mapping. The 1BL QTL was probably the pleiotropic gene Lr46/Yr29/Sr58. QYr.nwafu-6AL (hereafter named YrJ44), mapped in a 3.5-cM interval between AQP markers AX-109373479 and AX-109563479, was more effective than Yr29 in reducing disease severity and relative area under the disease progress curve (rAUDPC). RILs harboring both YrJ44 and Yr29 displayed levels of SR equal to the resistant parent JM44. The AQP markers linked with YrJ44 were polymorphic and significantly correlated with stripe rust resistance in a panel of 1,019 wheat cultivars and breeding lines. These results suggested that adequate SR resistance can be obtained by combining YrJ44 and Yr29 and the AQP markers can be used in breeding for durable stripe rust resistance.
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- Shengjie Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, People's Republic of China
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Internet of Things, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Laboratory of Agricultural Information Perception and Intelligent Services, College of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, People's Republic of China
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- Crop Research Institute, Key Laboratory of Wheat Biology and Genetic Improvement in North Yellow and Huai River Valley, Ministry of Agriculture /Shandong Provincial Technology Innovation Center for Wheat, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences / National Engineering Research Center for Wheat and Maize, Jinan, 250100, China
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- Crop Characteristic Resources Creation and Utilization Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Mianyang Institute of Agricultural Science, Mianyang, 621023, Sichuan, China
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- College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University/Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Crop Research Institute, Key Laboratory of Wheat Biology and Genetic Improvement in North Yellow and Huai River Valley, Ministry of Agriculture /Shandong Provincial Technology Innovation Center for Wheat, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences / National Engineering Research Center for Wheat and Maize, Jinan, 250100, China
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- Crop Research Institute, Key Laboratory of Wheat Biology and Genetic Improvement in North Yellow and Huai River Valley, Ministry of Agriculture /Shandong Provincial Technology Innovation Center for Wheat, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences / National Engineering Research Center for Wheat and Maize, Jinan, 250100, China
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- Crop Research Institute, Key Laboratory of Wheat Biology and Genetic Improvement in North Yellow and Huai River Valley, Ministry of Agriculture /Shandong Provincial Technology Innovation Center for Wheat, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences / National Engineering Research Center for Wheat and Maize, Jinan, 250100, China
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- Crop Research Institute, Key Laboratory of Wheat Biology and Genetic Improvement in North Yellow and Huai River Valley, Ministry of Agriculture /Shandong Provincial Technology Innovation Center for Wheat, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences / National Engineering Research Center for Wheat and Maize, Jinan, 250100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Internet of Things, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Laboratory of Agricultural Information Perception and Intelligent Services, College of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, People's Republic of China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, People's Republic of China.
- Crop Research Institute, Key Laboratory of Wheat Biology and Genetic Improvement in North Yellow and Huai River Valley, Ministry of Agriculture /Shandong Provincial Technology Innovation Center for Wheat, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences / National Engineering Research Center for Wheat and Maize, Jinan, 250100, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, People's Republic of China.
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Spanic V, Vukovic A, Cseplo M, Vukovic R, Buchvaldt Amby D, Cairo Westergaard J, Puskas K, Roitsch T. Early leaf responses of cell physiological and sensor-based signatures reflect susceptibility of wheat seedlings to infection by leaf rust. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2023; 175:e13990. [PMID: 37616017 DOI: 10.1111/ppl.13990] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2023] [Revised: 07/12/2023] [Accepted: 07/24/2023] [Indexed: 08/25/2023]
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Leaf rust caused by Puccinia triticina Erikss. can have devastating effects on wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), causing severe economic losses. This comprehensive study serves to facilitate our understanding of the impact of carbohydrate and antioxidant metabolism in association with sensor-based phenotyping and leaf rust stress responses in wheat seedlings. After 24 h of inoculation (hai) very susceptible variety to leaf rust (Ficko) increased cell-wall invertase (cwInv; EC 3.2.1.26), compared to other varieties that significantly increased cwInv later. This could mean that the Ficko variety cannot defend itself from leaf rust infections once symptoms have started to develop. Also, Ficko had significantly decreased amounts of cytoplasmic invertase (cytInv; EC 3.2.1.26) at 8 hai. The downregulation of cytInv in susceptible plants may facilitate the maintenance of elevated apoplastic sucrose availability favoring the pathogen. The significant role of vacuolar invertase (vacInv; EC 3.2.1.26) in moderately resistant varieties was recorded. Also, a significant decrease of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PDH; EC 1.1.1.49) and UDP-glucose pyrophosphorylase (UGPase; EC 2.7.7.9) in moderately resistant varieties might restrict normal development of leaf rust due to reduced sugar. During plant-pathogen interaction, when the invader spreads systemically throughout the plant, the main role of ascorbate peroxidase (APX; EC 1.11.1.11) activity in one moderately resistant variety (Olimpija) and catalase (CAT; EC 1.11.1.6) activity in another moderately resistant variety (Alka) is to protect the plant against oxidative damage in the early stages of infection. Non-invasive phenotyping with a sensor-based technique could be used as a rapid method for pre-symptomatic determination of wheat leaf rust resistance or susceptibility.
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- Valentina Spanic
- Department of Small Cereal Crops Breeding and Genetics, Agricultural Institute Osijek, Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
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- Department of Biology, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
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- Agricultural Institute, Centre for Agricultural Research, Martonvásár, Hungary
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- Department of Biology, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Section for Crop Sciences, Taastrup, Denmark
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Section for Crop Sciences, Taastrup, Denmark
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- Agricultural Institute, Centre for Agricultural Research, Martonvásár, Hungary
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Section for Crop Sciences, Taastrup, Denmark
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Nazareno ES, Fiedler JD, Ardayfio NK, Miller ME, Figueroa M, Kianian SF. Genetic Analysis and Physical Mapping of Oat Adult Plant Resistance Loci Against Puccinia coronata f. sp. avenae. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2023; 113:1307-1316. [PMID: 36721375 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-10-22-0395-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: 06/18/2023]
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Six quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for adult plant resistance against oat crown rust (Puccinia coronata f. sp. avenae) were identified from mapping three recombinant inbred populations. Using genotyping-by-sequencing with markers called against the OT3098 v1 reference genome, the QTLs were mapped on six different chromosomes: Chr1D, Chr4D, Chr5A, Chr5D, Chr7A, and Chr7C. Composite interval mapping with marker cofactor selection showed that the phenotypic variance explained by all identified QTLs for coefficient of infection range from 12.2 to 46.9%, whereas heritability estimates ranged from 0.11 to 0.38. The significant regions were narrowed down to intervals of 3.9 to 25 cM, equivalent to physical distances of 11 to 133 Mb. At least two flanking single-nucleotide polymorphism markers were identified within 10 cM of each QTL that could be used in marker-assisted introgression, pyramiding, and selection. The additive effects of the QTLs in each population were determined using single-nucleotide polymorphism haplotype data, which showed a significantly lower coefficient of infection in lines homozygous for the resistant alleles. Analysis of pairwise linkage disequilibrium also revealed high correlation of markers and presence of linkage blocks in the significant regions. To further facilitate marker-assisted breeding, polymerase chain reaction allelic competitive extension (PACE) markers for the adult plant resistance loci were developed. Putative candidate genes were also identified in each of the significant regions, which include resistance gene analogs that encode for kinases, ligases, and predicted receptors of avirulence proteins from pathogens.
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- Eric S Nazareno
- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, U.S.A
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- U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Cereal Crops Research Unit, Fargo, ND, U.S.A
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- U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Cereal Crops Research Unit, Fargo, ND, U.S.A
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, U.S.A
- Pairwise Plants, LLC, 807 East Main Street, Suite 4-100, Durham, NC, U.S.A
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- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Agriculture and Food, Canberra, ACT, Australia
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- U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Cereal Disease Laboratory, St. Paul, MN, U.S.A
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Spychała J, Tomkowiak A, Noweiska A, Bobrowska R, Bocianowski J, Książkiewicz M, Sobiech A, Kwiatek MT. Expression Profiling of the Slow Rusting Resistance Genes Lr34/ Yr18 and Lr67/ Yr46 in Common Wheat ( Triticum aestivum L.) and Associated miRNAs Patterns. Genes (Basel) 2023; 14:1376. [PMID: 37510281 PMCID: PMC10378930 DOI: 10.3390/genes14071376] [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: 06/13/2023] [Revised: 06/26/2023] [Accepted: 06/27/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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The main efforts in common wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) breeding focus on yield, grain quality, and resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses. One of the major threats affecting global wheat cultivation and causing significant crop production losses are rust diseases, including leaf rust caused by a biotrophic fungus Puccinia triticina Eriks. Genetically determined resistance to leaf rust has been characterized in young plants (seedling resistance) as well as in plants at the adult plant stage. At the seedling stage, resistance is controlled vertically by major R genes, conferring a race-specific response that is highly effective but usually short-lived due to the rapid evolution of potentially virulent fungi. In mature plants, horizontal adult plant resistance (APR) was described, which provides long-term protection against multiple races of pathogens. A better understanding of molecular mechanisms underlying the function of APR genes would enable the development of new strategies for resistance breeding in wheat. Therefore, in the present study we focused on early transcriptomic responses of two major wheat APR genes, Lr34 and Lr67, and three complementary miRNAs, tae-miR9653b, tae-miR9773 and tae-miR9677b, to inoculation with P. triticina. Plant material consisted of five wheat reference varieties, Artigas, NP846, Glenlea, Lerma Rojo and TX89D6435, containing the Lr34/Yr18 and Lr67/Yr46 resistance genes. Biotic stress was induced by inoculation with fungal spores under controlled conditions in a phytotron. Plant material consisted of leaf tissue sampled before inoculation as well as 6, 12, 24 and 48 h postinoculation (hpi). The APR gene expression was quantified using real-time PCR with two reference genes, whereas miRNA was quantified using droplet digital PCR. This paper describes the resistance response of APR genes to inoculation with races of leaf rust-causing fungi that occur in central Europe. The study revealed high variability of expression profiles between varieties and time-points, with the prevalence of downregulation for APR genes and upregulation for miRNAs during the development of an early defense response. Nevertheless, despite the downregulation initially observed, the expression of Lr34 and Lr67 genes in studied cultivars was significantly higher than in a control line carrying wild (susceptible) alleles.
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- Julia Spychała
- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Poznań University of Life Sciences, 11 Dojazd Str., 60-632 Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Poznań University of Life Sciences, 11 Dojazd Str., 60-632 Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Poznań University of Life Sciences, 11 Dojazd Str., 60-632 Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Poznań University of Life Sciences, 11 Dojazd Str., 60-632 Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Mathematical and Statistical Methods, Poznań University of Life Sciences, 28 Wojska Polskiego St., 60-637 Poznań, Poland
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- Institute of Plant Genetics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Strzeszyńska 34, 60-479 Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Poznań University of Life Sciences, 11 Dojazd Str., 60-632 Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Poznań University of Life Sciences, 11 Dojazd Str., 60-632 Poznań, Poland
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Bishnoi R, Kaur S, Sandhu JS, Singla D. Genome engineering of disease susceptibility genes for enhancing resistance in plants. Funct Integr Genomics 2023; 23:207. [PMID: 37338599 DOI: 10.1007/s10142-023-01133-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2023] [Revised: 06/08/2023] [Accepted: 06/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/21/2023]
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Introgression of disease resistance genes (R-genes) to fight against an array of phytopathogens takes several years using conventional breeding approaches. Pathogens develop mechanism(s) to escape plants immune system by evolving new strains/races, thus making them susceptible to disease. Conversely, disruption of host susceptibility factors (or S-genes) provides opportunities for resistance breeding in crops. S-genes are often exploited by phytopathogens to promote their growth and infection. Therefore, identification and targeting of disease susceptibility genes (S-genes) are gaining more attention for the acquisition of resistance in plants. Genome engineering of S-genes results in targeted, transgene-free gene modification through CRISPR-Cas-mediated technology and has been reported in several agriculturally important crops. In this review, we discuss the defense mechanism in plants against phytopathogens, tug of war between R-genes and S-genes, in silico techniques for identification of host-target (S-) genes and pathogen effector molecule(s), CRISPR-Cas-mediated S-gene engineering, its applications, challenges, and future prospects.
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- Ritika Bishnoi
- Bioinformatics Centre, School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India.
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- Bioinformatics Centre, School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India
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- School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India
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- Bioinformatics Centre, School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India.
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Minter F, Saunders DGO. Safeguarding wheat yields from cereal fungal invaders in the postgenomic era. Curr Opin Microbiol 2023; 73:102310. [PMID: 37018996 DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2023.102310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2022] [Revised: 03/05/2023] [Accepted: 03/08/2023] [Indexed: 04/05/2023]
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Wheat production is under constant threat from pests and pathogens, with fungal foliar diseases causing considerable annual yield losses. However, recent improvements in genomic tools and resources provide an unprecedented opportunity to enhance wheat's resilience in the face of these biotic constraints. Here, we discuss the impact of these advances on three key areas of managing fungal diseases of wheat: (i) enhancing the abundance of resistance traits available for plant breeding, (ii) accelerating the identification of novel fungicide targets and (iii) developing better tools for disease diagnostics and surveillance. Embracing these new genomics-led technological innovations in crop protection could revolutionise our wheat production system to improve resilience and prevent yield losses.
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Milne RJ, Dibley KE, Bose J, Ashton AR, Ryan PR, Tyerman SD, Lagudah ES. Expression of the wheat multipathogen resistance hexose transporter Lr67res is associated with anion fluxes. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2023; 192:1254-1267. [PMID: 36806945 DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiad104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2022] [Revised: 01/24/2023] [Accepted: 01/29/2023] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Many disease resistance genes in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) confer strong resistance to specific pathogen races or strains, and only a small number of genes confer multipathogen resistance. The Leaf rust resistance 67 (Lr67) gene fits into the latter category as it confers partial resistance to multiple biotrophic fungal pathogens in wheat and encodes a Sugar Transport Protein 13 (STP13) family hexose-proton symporter variant. Two mutations (G144R, V387L) in the resistant variant, Lr67res, differentiate it from the susceptible Lr67sus variant. The molecular function of the Lr67res protein is not understood, and this study aimed to broaden our knowledge on this topic. Biophysical analysis of the wheat Lr67sus and Lr67res protein variants was performed using Xenopus laevis oocytes as a heterologous expression system. Oocytes injected with Lr67sus displayed properties typically associated with proton-coupled sugar transport proteins-glucose-dependent inward currents, a Km of 110 ± 10 µM glucose, and a substrate selectivity permitting the transport of pentoses and hexoses. By contrast, Lr67res induced much larger sugar-independent inward currents in oocytes, implicating an alternative function. Since Lr67res is a mutated hexose-proton symporter, the possibility of protons underlying these currents was investigated but rejected. Instead, currents in Lr67res oocytes appeared to be dominated by anions. This conclusion was supported by electrophysiology and 36Cl- uptake studies and the similarities with oocytes expressing the known chloride channel from Torpedo marmorata, TmClC-0. This study provides insights into the function of an important disease resistance gene in wheat, which can be used to determine how this gene variant underpins disease resistance in planta.
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- Ricky J Milne
- CSIRO, Agriculture and Food, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
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- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, University of Adelaide, Urrbrae, SA 5064, Australia
- School of Science, Western Sydney University, Richmond, NSW 2753, Australia
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- CSIRO, Agriculture and Food, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
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- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, University of Adelaide, Urrbrae, SA 5064, Australia
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Hou W, Lu Q, Ma L, Sun X, Wang L, Nie J, Guo P, Liu T, Li Z, Sun C, Ren Y, Wang X, Yang J, Chen F. Mapping of quantitative trait loci for leaf rust resistance in the wheat population 'Xinmai 26/Zhoumai 22'. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2023; 74:3019-3032. [PMID: 36879436 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erad085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2022] [Accepted: 03/02/2023] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Leaf rust, caused by the fungal pathogen Puccinia triticina (Pt), is one of the major and dangerous diseases of wheat, and has caused serious yield loss of wheat worldwide. Here, we investigated adult-plant resistance (APR) to leaf rust in a recombinant inbred line (RIL) population derived from 'Xinmai 26' and 'Zhoumai 22' over 3 years. Linkage mapping for APR to leaf rust revealed four quantitative trait loci (QTL) in this RIL population. Two QTL, QLr.hnau-2BS and QLr.hnau-3BS were contributed by 'Zhoumai22', whereas QLr.hnau-2DS and QLr.hnau-5AL were contributed by 'Xinmai 26'. The QLr.hnau-2BS covering a race-specific resistance gene Lr13 showed the most stable APR to leaf rust. Overexpression of Lr13 significantly increased APR to leaf rust. Interestingly, we found that a CNL(coiled coil-nucleotide-binding site-leucine-rich repeat)-like gene, TaCN, in QLr.hnau-2BS completely co-segregated with leaf rust resistance. The resistant haplotype TaCN-R possessed half the sequence of the coiled-coil domain of TaCN protein. Lr13 strongly interacted with TaCN-R, but did not interact with the full-length TaCN (TaCN-S). In addition, TaCN-R was significantly induced after Pt inoculation and changed the sub-cellular localization of Lr13 after interaction. Therefore, we hypothesized that TaCN-R mediated leaf rust resistance possibly by interacting with Lr13. This study provides important QTL for APR to leaf rust, and new insights into understanding how a CNL gene modulates disease resistance in common wheat.
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- Weixiu Hou
- National Key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crop Science/ CIMMYT-China Wheat and Maize Joint Research Center/Agronomy College, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450046, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agroproducts, Key Laboratory of Biotechnology in Plant Protection of MOA of China and Institute of Plant Virology, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crop Science/ CIMMYT-China Wheat and Maize Joint Research Center/Agronomy College, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450046, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crop Science/ CIMMYT-China Wheat and Maize Joint Research Center/Agronomy College, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450046, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crop Science/ CIMMYT-China Wheat and Maize Joint Research Center/Agronomy College, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450046, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crop Science/ CIMMYT-China Wheat and Maize Joint Research Center/Agronomy College, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450046, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crop Science/ CIMMYT-China Wheat and Maize Joint Research Center/Agronomy College, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450046, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crop Science/ CIMMYT-China Wheat and Maize Joint Research Center/Agronomy College, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450046, China
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- College of Plant Protection, State Key Laboratory of North China Crop Improvement and Regulation, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, Hebei 071001, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crop Science/ CIMMYT-China Wheat and Maize Joint Research Center/Agronomy College, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450046, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crop Science/ CIMMYT-China Wheat and Maize Joint Research Center/Agronomy College, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450046, China
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- College of Plant Protection, State Key Laboratory of North China Crop Improvement and Regulation, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, Hebei 071001, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agroproducts, Key Laboratory of Biotechnology in Plant Protection of MOA of China and Institute of Plant Virology, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crop Science/ CIMMYT-China Wheat and Maize Joint Research Center/Agronomy College, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450046, China
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Resistance strategies for defense against Albugo candida causing white rust disease. Microbiol Res 2023; 270:127317. [PMID: 36805163 DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2023.127317] [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: 05/26/2022] [Revised: 12/12/2022] [Accepted: 02/01/2023] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
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Albugo candida, the causal organism of white rust, is an oomycete obligate pathogen infecting crops of Brassicaceae family occurred on aerial part, including vegetable and oilseed crops at all growth stages. The disease expression is characterized by local infection appearing on the abaxial region developing white or creamy yellow blister (sori) on leaves and systemic infections cause hypertrophy and hyperplasia leading to stag-head of reproductive organ. To overcome this problem, several disease management strategies like fungicide treatments were used in the field and disease-resistant varieties have also been developed using conventional and molecular breeding. Due to high variability among A. candida isolates, there is no single approach available to understand the diverse spectrum of disease symptoms. In absence of resistance sources against pathogen, repetitive cultivation of genetically-similar varieties locally tends to attract oomycete pathogen causing heavy yield losses. In the present review, a deep insight into the underlying role of the non-host resistance (NHR) defence mechanism available in plants, and the strategies to exploit available gene pools from plant species that are non-host to A. candida could serve as novel sources of resistance. This work summaries the current knowledge pertaining to the resistance sources available in non-host germ plasm, the understanding of defence mechanisms and the advance strategies covers molecular, biochemical and nature-based solutions in protecting Brassica crops from white rust disease.
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Shamimuzzaman M, Ma G, Underwood W, Qi L. Mutation and sequencing-based cloning and functional studies of a rust resistance gene in sunflower (Helianthus annuus). THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2023. [PMID: 37029526 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.16238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2023] [Revised: 03/16/2023] [Accepted: 03/24/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Rust, caused by the fungus Puccinia helianthi Schwein., is one of the most devastating diseases of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.), affecting global production. The rust R gene R11 in sunflower line HA-R9 shows broad-spectrum resistance to P. helianthi virulent races and was previously mapped to an interval on sunflower chromosome 13 encompassing three candidate genes annotated in the XRQr1.0 reference genome assembly. In the current study, we combined ethyl methane sulfonate (EMS) mutagenesis with targeted region capture and PacBio long-read sequencing to clone the R11 gene. Sequencing of a 60-kb region spanning the R11 locus from the R11 -HA-R9 rust-resistant line and three EMS-induced susceptible mutants facilitated the identification of R11 and definition of induced mutations. The R11 gene is predicted to have a single 3996-bp open reading frame and encodes a protein of 1331 amino acids with CC-NBS-LRR domains typical of genes conferring plant resistance to biotrophic pathogens. Point mutations identified in the R11 rust-susceptible mutants resulted in premature stop codons, consistent with loss of function leading to rust susceptibility. Additional functional studies using comparative RNA sequencing of the resistant line R11 -HA-R9 and R11 -susceptible mutants revealed substantial differences in gene expression patterns associated with R11 -mediated resistance at 7 days post-inoculation with rust, and uncovered the potential roles of terpenoid biosynthesis and metabolism in sunflower rust resistance.
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- Md Shamimuzzaman
- USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center, 1616 Albrecht Blvd. N., Fargo, North Dakota, 58102-2765, USA
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- Department of Plant Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota, 58108, USA
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- USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center, 1616 Albrecht Blvd. N., Fargo, North Dakota, 58102-2765, USA
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- USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center, 1616 Albrecht Blvd. N., Fargo, North Dakota, 58102-2765, USA
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Michel S, Löschenberger F, Ametz C, Bürstmayr H. Toward combining qualitative race-specific and quantitative race-nonspecific disease resistance by genomic selection. TAG. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS. THEORETISCHE UND ANGEWANDTE GENETIK 2023; 136:79. [PMID: 36952008 PMCID: PMC10036288 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-023-04312-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2022] [Accepted: 01/27/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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A novel genomic selection strategy offers the unique opportunity to develop qualitative race-specific resistant varieties that possess high levels of the more durable quantitative race-nonspecific resistance in their genetic background. Race-specific qualitative resistance genes (R-genes) are conferring complete resistance in many pathosystems, but are frequently overcome by new virulent pathogen races. Once the deployed R-genes are overcome, a wide variation of quantitative disease resistance (QDR) can be observed in a set of previously race-specific, i.e., completely resistant genotypes-a phenomenon known as "vertifolia effect." This race-nonspecific QDR is considered to be more durable in the long term, but provides merely a partial protection against pathogens. This simulation study aimed to detangle race-specific R-gene-mediated resistance of pending selection candidates and the QDR in their genetic background by employing different genomic selection strategies. True breeding values that reflected performance data for rust resistance in wheat were simulated, and used in a recurrent genomic selection based on several prediction models and training population designs. Using training populations that were devoid of race-specific R-genes was thereby pivotal for an efficient improvement of QDR in the long term. Marker-assisted preselection for the presence of R-genes followed by a genomic prediction for accumulating the many small to medium effect loci underlying QDR in the genetic background of race-specific resistant genotypes appeared furthermore to be a promising approach to select simultaneously for both types of resistance. The practical application of such a knowledge-driven genomic breeding strategy offers the opportunity to develop varieties with multiple layers of resistance, which have the potential to prevent intolerable crop losses under epidemic situations by displaying a high level of QDR even when race-specific R-genes have been overcome by evolving pathogen populations.
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- Sebastian Michel
- Department of Agrobiotechnology, IFA-Tulln, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, Konrad-Lorenz-Str. 20, 3430, Tulln, Austria.
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- Saatzucht Donau GesmbH & CoKG, Saatzuchtstrasse 11, 2301, Probstdorf, Austria
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- Department of Agrobiotechnology, IFA-Tulln, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, Konrad-Lorenz-Str. 20, 3430, Tulln, Austria
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Bokore FE, Cuthbert RD, Knox RE, Hiebert CW, Pozniak CJ, Berraies S, Ruan Y, Meyer B, Hucl P, McCallum BD. Genetic mapping of leaf rust ( Puccinia triticina Eriks) resistance genes in six Canadian spring wheat cultivars. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1130768. [PMID: 37021307 PMCID: PMC10067638 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1130768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2022] [Accepted: 02/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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The Canada Western Red Spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivars AAC Concord, AAC Prevail, CDC Hughes, Lillian, Glenlea, and elite line BW961 express a spectrum of resistance to leaf rust caused by Puccinia triticina Eriks. This study aimed to identify and map the leaf rust resistance of the cultivars using three doubled haploid populations, AAC Prevail/BW961 (PB), CDC Hughes/AAC Concord (HC), and Lillian/Glenlea (LG). The populations were evaluated for seedling resistance in the greenhouse and adult plant disease response in the field at Morden, MB for 3 years and genotyped with the 90K wheat Infinium iSelect SNP array. Genetic maps were constructed to perform QTL analysis on the seedling and field leaf rust data. A total of three field leaf rust resistance QTL segregated in the PB population, five in the HC, and six in the LG population. In the PB population, BW961 contributed two QTL on chromosomes 2DS and 7DS, and AAC Prevail contributed a QTL on 4AL consistent across trials. Of the five QTL in HC, AAC Concord contributed two QTL on 4AL and 7AL consistent across trials and a QTL on 3DL.1 that provided seedling resistance only. CDC Hughes contributed two QTL on 1DS and 3DL.2. Lillian contributed four QTL significant in at least two of the three trials on 2BS, 4AL, 5AL, and 7AL, and Glenlea two QTL on 4BL and 7BL. The 1DS QTL from CDC Hughes, the 2DS from BW961, the 4AL from the AAC Prevail, AAC Concord, and Lillian, and the 7AL from AAC Concord and Lillian conferred seedling leaf rust resistance. The QTL on 4AL corresponded with Lr30 and was the same across cultivars AAC Prevail, AAC Concord, and Lillian, whereas the 7AL corresponding with LrCen was coincident between AAC Concord and Lillian. The 7DS and 2DS QTL in BW961 corresponded with Lr34 and Lr2a, respectively, and the 1DS QTL in CDC Hughes with Lr21. The QTL identified on 5AL could represent a novel gene. The results of this study will widen our knowledge of leaf rust resistance genes in Canadian wheat and their utilization in resistance breeding.
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- Firdissa E. Bokore
- Swift Current Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Swift Current, SK, Canada
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- Swift Current Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Swift Current, SK, Canada
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- Swift Current Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Swift Current, SK, Canada
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- Morden Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Morden, MB, Canada
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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- Swift Current Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Swift Current, SK, Canada
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- Swift Current Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Swift Current, SK, Canada
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- Swift Current Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Swift Current, SK, Canada
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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- Morden Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Morden, MB, Canada
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Coombes B, Fellers JP, Grewal S, Rusholme‐Pilcher R, Hubbart‐Edwards S, Yang C, Joynson R, King IP, King J, Hall A. Whole-genome sequencing uncovers the structural and transcriptomic landscape of hexaploid wheat/Ambylopyrum muticum introgression lines. PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL 2023; 21:482-496. [PMID: 35598169 PMCID: PMC9946142 DOI: 10.1111/pbi.13859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2021] [Revised: 04/28/2022] [Accepted: 05/15/2022] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Wheat is a globally vital crop, but its limited genetic variation creates a challenge for breeders aiming to maintain or accelerate agricultural improvements over time. Introducing novel genes and alleles from wheat's wild relatives into the wheat breeding pool via introgression lines is an important component of overcoming this low variation but is constrained by poor genomic resolution and limited understanding of the genomic impact of introgression breeding programmes. By sequencing 17 hexaploid wheat/Ambylopyrum muticum introgression lines and the parent lines, we have precisely pinpointed the borders of introgressed segments, most of which occur within genes. We report a genome assembly and annotation of Am. muticum that has facilitated the identification of Am. muticum resistance genes commonly introgressed in lines resistant to stripe rust. Our analysis has identified an abundance of structural disruption and homoeologous pairing across the introgression lines, likely caused by the suppressed Ph1 locus. mRNAseq analysis of six of these introgression lines revealed that novel introgressed genes are rarely expressed and those that directly replace a wheat orthologue have a tendency towards downregulation, with no discernible compensation in the expression of homoeologous copies. This study explores the genomic impact of introgression breeding and provides a schematic that can be followed to characterize introgression lines and identify segments and candidate genes underlying the phenotype. This will facilitate more effective utilization of introgression pre-breeding material in wheat breeding programmes.
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- USDA–ARS Hard Winter Wheat Genetics Research UnitManhattanKansas66506USA
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- School of BiosciencesThe University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, LoughboroughLeicestershireLE12 5RDUK
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- School of BiosciencesThe University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, LoughboroughLeicestershireLE12 5RDUK
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- School of BiosciencesThe University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, LoughboroughLeicestershireLE12 5RDUK
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- School of BiosciencesThe University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, LoughboroughLeicestershireLE12 5RDUK
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- School of BiosciencesThe University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, LoughboroughLeicestershireLE12 5RDUK
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Degnan RM, McTaggart AR, Shuey LS, Pame LJS, Smith GR, Gardiner DM, Nock V, Soffe R, Sale S, Garrill A, Carroll BJ, Mitter N, Sawyer A. Exogenous double-stranded RNA inhibits the infection physiology of rust fungi to reduce symptoms in planta. MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY 2023; 24:191-207. [PMID: 36528383 PMCID: PMC9923395 DOI: 10.1111/mpp.13286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2022] [Revised: 11/16/2022] [Accepted: 11/17/2022] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Rust fungi (Pucciniales) are a diverse group of plant pathogens in natural and agricultural systems. They pose ongoing threats to the diversity of native flora and cause annual crop yield losses. Agricultural rusts are predominantly managed with fungicides and breeding for resistance, but new control strategies are needed on non-agricultural plants and in fragile ecosystems. RNA interference (RNAi) induced by exogenous double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) has promise as a sustainable approach for managing plant-pathogenic fungi, including rust fungi. We investigated the mechanisms and impact of exogenous dsRNA on rust fungi through in vitro and whole-plant assays using two species as models, Austropuccinia psidii (the cause of myrtle rust) and Coleosporium plumeriae (the cause of frangipani rust). In vitro, dsRNA either associates externally or is internalized by urediniospores during the early stages of germination. The impact of dsRNA on rust infection architecture was examined on artificial leaf surfaces. dsRNA targeting predicted essential genes significantly reduced germination and inhibited development of infection structures, namely appressoria and penetration pegs. Exogenous dsRNA sprayed onto 1-year-old trees significantly reduced myrtle rust symptoms. Furthermore, we used comparative genomics to assess the wide-scale amenability of dsRNA to control rust fungi. We sequenced genomes of six species of rust fungi, including three new families (Araucariomyceaceae, Phragmidiaceae, and Skierkaceae) and identified key genes of the RNAi pathway across 15 species in eight families of Pucciniales. Together, these findings indicate that dsRNA targeting essential genes has potential for broad-use management of rust fungi across natural and agricultural systems.
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- Rebecca M. Degnan
- School of Chemistry and Molecular BiosciencesThe University of QueenslandSt LuciaQueenslandAustralia
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- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, Centre for Horticultural ScienceThe University of QueenslandSt LuciaQueenslandAustralia
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- Queensland Department of Agriculture and FisheriesEcosciences PrecinctDutton ParkQueenslandAustralia
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular BiosciencesThe University of QueenslandSt LuciaQueenslandAustralia
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- The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research LimitedLincolnNew Zealand
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- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, Centre for Horticultural ScienceThe University of QueenslandSt LuciaQueenslandAustralia
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- Department of Electrical and Computer EngineeringUniversity of CanterburyChristchurchNew Zealand
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- Department of Electrical and Computer EngineeringUniversity of CanterburyChristchurchNew Zealand
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School of EngineeringRMIT UniversityMelbourneVictoriaAustralia
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- Department of Electrical and Computer EngineeringUniversity of CanterburyChristchurchNew Zealand
- School of Biological SciencesUniversity of CanterburyChristchurchNew Zealand
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- School of Biological SciencesUniversity of CanterburyChristchurchNew Zealand
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular BiosciencesThe University of QueenslandSt LuciaQueenslandAustralia
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- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, Centre for Horticultural ScienceThe University of QueenslandSt LuciaQueenslandAustralia
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular BiosciencesThe University of QueenslandSt LuciaQueenslandAustralia
- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, Centre for Horticultural ScienceThe University of QueenslandSt LuciaQueenslandAustralia
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Kaur S, Pennington T, Conley EJ, Green A, Kolmer J, Anderson J, Gupta R, Gill U. High-Resolution Melting-Based Marker Development for Wheat Leaf Rust Resistance Gene Lr34. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2023; 113:508-515. [PMID: 36346374 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-08-22-0313-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Deploying adult plant resistance (APR) against rust diseases is an important breeding objective of most wheat-breeding programs. The gene Lr34 is an effective and widely deployed broad-spectrum APR gene in wheat against leaf rust fungus Puccinia triticina. Various molecular markers have been developed for Lr34, but they either require post-PCR handling processes or are not economical. Herein, we developed a high-resolution melting (HRM)-based diagnostic assay for Lr34 based on a 3-bp 'TTC' deletion in exon 11 of the resistant allele. The susceptible cultivar Thatcher (Tc) and the near-isogenic Thatcher line (RL6058) with Lr34 yielded distinct melting profiles and were differentiated with high reproducibility. For further validation, all three copies of Lr34 were cloned in plasmid vectors, and HRM analysis using individual and combination (equimolar mixture of three copies) homoeologs yielded distinct melting profiles. An additional layer of genotyping was provided by a LunaProbe assay. The allele-specific probes successfully distinguished the homoeologs but not Tc and RL6058. Furthermore, the practical deployment of the HRM assay was tested by running the marker on a set of breeding lines. When compared with a kompetitive allele-specific PCR (KASP) Lr34 assay, the HRM assay had similar genotyping results and was able to accurately differentiate the resistant and susceptible breeding lines. However, our HRM assay was unable to detect the heterozygote. To our knowledge, this is the first report of an HRM assay for genotyping a wheat rust resistance gene.
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- Shivreet Kaur
- 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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- Department of Agronomy & Plant Genetics, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108
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- Department of Plant Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58108
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- U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Cereal Disease Laboratory, St. Paul, MN 55108
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- Department of Agronomy & Plant Genetics, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108
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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 58108
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Wei W, Wu X, Garcia A, McCoppin N, Viana JPG, Murad PS, Walker DR, Hartman GL, Domier LL, Hudson ME, Clough SJ. An NBS-LRR protein in the Rpp1 locus negates the dominance of Rpp1-mediated resistance against Phakopsora pachyrhizi in soybean. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2023; 113:915-933. [PMID: 36424366 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.16038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2022] [Revised: 11/01/2022] [Accepted: 11/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The soybean Rpp1 locus confers resistance to Phakopsora pachyrhizi, causal agent of rust, and resistance is usually dominant over susceptibility. However, dominance of Rpp1-mediated resistance is lost when a resistant genotype (Rpp1 or Rpp1b) is crossed with susceptible line TMG06_0011, and the mechanism of this dominant susceptibility (DS) is unknown. Sequencing the Rpp1 region reveals that the TMG06_0011 Rpp1 locus has a single nucleotide-binding site leucine-rich repeat (NBS-LRR) gene (DS-R), whereas resistant PI 594760B (Rpp1b) is similar to PI 200492 (Rpp1) and has three NBS-LRR resistance gene candidates. Evidence that DS-R is the cause of DS was reflected in virus-induced gene silencing of DS-R in Rpp1b/DS-R or Rpp1/DS-R heterozygous plants with resistance partially restored. In heterozygous Rpp1b/DS-R plants, expression of Rpp1b candidate genes was not significantly altered, indicating no effect of DS-R on transcription. Physical interaction of the DS-R protein with candidate Rpp1b resistance proteins was supported by yeast two-hybrid studies and in silico modeling. Thus, we conclude that suppression of resistance most likely does not occur at the transcript level, but instead probably at the protein level, possibly with Rpp1 function inhibited by binding to the DS-R protein. The DS-R gene was found in other soybean lines, with an estimated allele frequency of 6% in a diverse population, and also found in wild soybean (Glycine soja). The identification of a dominant susceptible NBS-LRR gene provides insight into the behavior of NBS-LRR proteins and serves as a reminder to breeders that the dominance of an R gene can be influenced by a susceptibility allele.
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- Wei Wei
- Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois, 1102 S Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA
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- Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois, 1102 S Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA
- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Yale University, 260 Whitney Ave # 266, New Haven, CT, 06511, USA
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- Tropical Melhoramento e Genética, LTDA, Rodovia Celso Garcia Cid, Km 87, Cambé, PR, CEP: 86183-600, Brazil
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- Soybean/Maize Germplasm, Pathology and Genetics Research Unit, US Department of Agriculture, 1101 W. Peabody Dr, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA
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- Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois, 1102 S Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA
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- Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois, 1102 S Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA
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- Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois, 1102 S Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA
- Soybean/Maize Germplasm, Pathology and Genetics Research Unit, US Department of Agriculture, 1101 W. Peabody Dr, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA
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- Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois, 1102 S Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA
- Soybean/Maize Germplasm, Pathology and Genetics Research Unit, US Department of Agriculture, 1101 W. Peabody Dr, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA
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- Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois, 1102 S Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA
- Soybean/Maize Germplasm, Pathology and Genetics Research Unit, US Department of Agriculture, 1101 W. Peabody Dr, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA
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- Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois, 1102 S Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA
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- Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois, 1102 S Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA
- Soybean/Maize Germplasm, Pathology and Genetics Research Unit, US Department of Agriculture, 1101 W. Peabody Dr, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA
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Cloutier S, Reimer E, Khadka B, McCallum BD. Variations in exons 11 and 12 of the multi-pest resistance wheat gene Lr34 are independently additive for leaf rust resistance. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 13:1061490. [PMID: 36910459 PMCID: PMC9995823 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.1061490] [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: 10/04/2022] [Accepted: 12/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
Abstract
INTRODUCTION Characterization of germplasm collections for the wheat leaf rust gene Lr34 previously defined five haplotypes in spring wheat. All resistant lines had a 3-bp TTC deletion (null) in exon 11, resulting in the absence of a phenylalanine residue in the ABC transporter, as well as a single nucleotide C (Tyrosine in Lr34+) to T (Histidine in Lr34-) transition in exon 12. A rare haplotype present in Odesskaja 13 and Koktunkulskaja 332, both of intermediate rust resistance, had the 3-bp deletion typical of Lr34+ in exon 11 but the T nucleotide of Lr34- in exon 12. METHODS To quantify the role of each mutation in leaf rust resistance, Odesskaja 13 and Koktunkulskaja 332 were crossed to Thatcher and its near-isogenic line Thatcher-Lr34 (RL6058). Single seed descent populations were generated and evaluated for rust resistance in six different rust nurseries. RESULTS The Odesskaja 13 progeny with the TTC/T haplotype were susceptible with an average severity rating of 62.3%, the null/T haplotype progeny averaged 39.7% and the null/C haplotype was highly resistant, averaging 13.3% severity. The numbers for the Koktunkulskaja 332 crosses were similar with 63.5%, 43.5% and 23.7% severity ratings, respectively. Differences between all classes in all crosses were statistically significant, indicating that both mutations are independently additive for leaf rust resistance. The three-dimensional structural models of LR34 were used to analyze the locations and putative interference of both amino acids with the transport channel. Koktunkulskaja 332 also segregated for marker csLV46 which is linked to Lr46. Rust severity in lines with Lr34+ and csLV46+ had significantly lower rust severity ratings than those without, indicating the additivity of the two loci. DISCUSSION This has implications for the deployment of Lr34 in wheat cultivars and for the basic understanding of this important wheat multi-pest durable resistance gene.
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- Sylvie Cloutier
- Ottawa Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Morden Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Morden, MB, Canada
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- Ottawa Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Morden Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Morden, MB, Canada
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