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Mishra A, Khan NA, Jha RK, Murugesh T, Singh A. Study of resistance mechanism of Alternaria blight ( Alternaria brassicicola) by biochemical markers in Indian Mustard ( Brassica juncea L. Czern. &Coss.). FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2024; 15:1420197. [PMID: 39211839 PMCID: PMC11357941 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2024.1420197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2024] [Accepted: 07/19/2024] [Indexed: 09/04/2024]
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Indian mustard (Brassica juncea) is an important oilseed crop in India. Alternaria leaf spot (Alternaria blight) is incited by the fungus Alternaria brassicicola. It majorly affects crop production leading to a yield loss of up to 70%. To circumvent this problem, the study of the resistance mechanism and identification of biochemical markers is one of the important strategies for its management. In the present study, a total of 219 genotypes of Indian mustard with check were screened for Alternaria blight over two seasons. Based on the area under the disease progress curve (AUDPC) scores, ten consistently performing genotypes were selected for the screening of biochemical and yield attributes under artificial inoculated conditions of Alternaria brassicicola (Berk) Sacc. The result showed a negative correlation between disease and yield attributes. The catalase (CAT) activity was significantly increased in resistant genotypes compared to susceptible ones, indicating the crucial role of CAT in the resistance mechanism. Pathogen infection also increases the total protein content and the Alternaria-resistant genotype showed the highest total soluble protein while the susceptible genotype showed the lowest total soluble protein. The ten genotypes were categorized by SSI (stress susceptibility index) and Varuna was identified as a tolerant genotype and Giriraj as a susceptible genotype for Alternaria brassicicola (Berk) Sacc. Varuna and Giriraj were chosen for quantitative analysis of methionine and tryptophan amino acids from seeds using RP-HPLC (Reverse Phase-High Performance Liquid Chromatography) and there were significant differences in the levels of methionine and tryptophan between the Varuna and Giriraj genotypes. Varuna showed higher methionine and tryptophan content compared to the Giriraj genotype. Higher protein content demonstrated an increase in biotic stress-responsive amino acids, such as methionine and tryptophan, suggesting increased resistance to Alternaria diseases in these high-protein genotypes. These amino acids could be used as biochemical markers for Alternaria resistance of mustard.
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- Anurag Mishra
- Department of Plant Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering, Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India
- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology and Molecular Biology, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Samastipur, Bihar, India
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- Department of Plant Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering, Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Centre for Advanced Studies on Climate Change, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Samastipur, Bihar, India
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology and Molecular Biology, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Samastipur, Bihar, India
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- Centre for Advanced Studies on Climate Change, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Samastipur, Bihar, India
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Rai P, Prasad L, Rai PK. Fungal effectors versus defense-related genes of B. juncea and the status of resistant transgenics against fungal pathogens. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1139009. [PMID: 37360735 PMCID: PMC10285668 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1139009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2023] [Accepted: 05/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023]
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Oilseed brassica has become instrumental in securing global food and nutritional security. B. juncea, colloquially known as Indian mustard, is cultivated across tropics and subtropics including Indian subcontinent. The production of Indian mustard is severely hampered by fungal pathogens which necessitates human interventions. Chemicals are often resorted to as they are quick and effective, but due to their economic and ecological unsustainability, there is a need to explore their alternatives. The B. juncea-fungal pathosystem is quite diverse as it covers broad-host range necrotrophs (Sclerotinia sclerotiorum), narrow-host range necrotrophs (Alternaria brassicae and A. brassicicola) and biotrophic oomycetes (Albugo candida and Hyaloperonospora brassica). Plants ward off fungal pathogens through two-step resistance mechanism; PTI which involves recognition of elicitors and ETI where the resistance gene (R gene) interacts with the fungal effectors. The hormonal signalling is also found to play a vital role in defense as the JA/ET pathway is initiated at the time of necrotroph infection and SA pathway is induced when the biotrophs attack plants. The review discuss the prevalence of fungal pathogens of Indian mustard and the studies conducted on effectoromics. It covers both pathogenicity conferring genes and host-specific toxins (HSTs) that can be used for a variety of purposes such as identifying cognate R genes, understanding pathogenicity and virulence mechanisms, and establishing the phylogeny of fungal pathogens. It further encompasses the studies on identifying resistant sources and characterisation of R genes/quantitative trait loci and defense-related genes identified in Brassicaceae and unrelated species which, upon introgression or overexpression, confer resistance. Finally, the studies conducted on developing resistant transgenics in Brassicaceae have been covered in which chitinase and glucanase genes are mostly used. The knowledge gained from this review can further be used for imparting resistance against major fungal pathogens.
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- Prajjwal Rai
- Division of Plant Pathology, Indian Agriculture Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Plant Pathology, Indian Agriculture Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Plant Pathology, Directorate of Rapeseed-Mustard Research, Bharatpur, India
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Yadav BG, Aakanksha, Kumar R, Yadava SK, Kumar A, Ramchiary N. Understanding the Proteomes of Plant Development and Stress Responses in Brassica Crops. J Proteome Res 2023; 22:660-680. [PMID: 36786770 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.2c00684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/15/2023]
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Brassica crops have great economic value due to their rich nutritional content and are therefore grown worldwide as oilseeds, vegetables, and condiments. Deciphering the molecular mechanisms associated with the advantageous phenotype is the major objective of various Brassica improvement programs. As large technological advancements have been achieved in the past decade, the methods to understand molecular mechanisms underlying the traits of interest have also taken a sharp upturn in plant breeding practices. Proteomics has emerged as one of the preferred choices nowadays along with genomics and other molecular approaches, as proteins are the ultimate effector molecules responsible for phenotypic changes in living systems, and allow plants to resist variable environmental stresses. In the last two decades, rapid progress has been made in the field of proteomics research in Brassica crops, but a comprehensive review that collates the different studies is lacking. This review provides an inclusive summary of different proteomic studies undertaken in Brassica crops for cytoplasmic male sterility, oil content, and proteomics of floral organs and seeds, under different biotic and abiotic stresses including post-translational modifications of proteins. This comprehensive review will help in understanding the role of different proteins in controlling plant phenotypes, and provides information for initiating future studies on Brassica breeding and improvement programs.
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- Bal Govind Yadav
- International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi 110067, Delhi, India
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- Department of Genetics, University of Delhi South Campus, New Delhi 110021, Delhi, India
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- International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi 110067, Delhi, India
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- Centre for Genetic Manipulation of Crop Plants, University of Delhi South Campus, New Delhi 110021, Delhi, India
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- Department of Plant Science, School of Biological Sciences, Central University of Kerala, Kasaragod 671316, Kerala, India
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- School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 110067, Delhi, India
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Genetic Research and Plant Breeding. Genes (Basel) 2022; 14:genes14010051. [PMID: 36672792 PMCID: PMC9858476 DOI: 10.3390/genes14010051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2022] [Accepted: 12/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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In the past 20 years, plant genetics and breeding research using molecular biology has been greatly improved via the functional analysis of genes, species identification and transformation techniques [...].
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Singh M, Avtar R, Kumar N, Punia R, Pal A, Lakra N, Kumari N, Kumar D, Naruka A, Bishnoi M, Khedwal RS, Choudhary RR, Singh A, Meena RK, Dhillon A, Singh VK. Genetic Analysis for Resistance to Sclerotinia Stem Rot, Yield and Its Component Traits in Indian Mustard [ Brassica juncea (L.) Czern & Coss.]. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 11:plants11050671. [PMID: 35270141 PMCID: PMC8912491 DOI: 10.3390/plants11050671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2022] [Revised: 02/17/2022] [Accepted: 02/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Understanding the mode of gene action that controls seed yield and Sclerotinia stem rot resistance in Indian mustard is critical for boosting yield potential. In a line × tester mating design, ten susceptible lines and four resistant testers were used to conduct genetic analysis. The significance of general combining ability (GCA) and specific combining ability (SCA) variances revealed that both additive and non-additive gene actions were involved in the inheritance of Sclerotinia stem rot resistance and yield attributing traits. In addition to 1000-seed weight and number of primary and secondary branches/plant, the genotypes RH 1569 (line) and DRMR 2035 (tester) appeared to be the strongest general combiners for Sclerotinia stem rot resistance. RH 1657 × EC 597317 was the only cross among several that demonstrated a significant desired SCA value for Sclerotinia rot resistance. Regarding SCA effects for yield and component traits, the cross RH 1658 × EC 597328 performed best, with a non-significant but acceptable negative SCA effect for resistance. DRMR 2035, RH 1222-28, RH 1569, RH 1599-41, RH 1657, RH 1658, and EC 597328 are promising genotypes to use as parents in future heterosis breeding and for obtaining populations with high yield potential and greater resistance to Sclerotinia stem rot disease in Indian mustard, based on GCA effects of parents, per se performance, and SCA effects of hybrids. Days to 50% flowering, number of primary branches/plant, main shoot length, and 1000-seed weight all had a high genotypic coefficient of variability (GCV), broad-sense heritability (h2bs), and genetic advance as percent of the mean (GAM) values, as well as significant and desirable correlations and direct effects on seed yield. As a result, these traits have been recognized as the most critical selection criterion for Indian mustard breeding programs.
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- Manjeet Singh
- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar 125004, India; (R.A.); (N.K.); (R.P.); (N.K.); (D.K.); (A.N.); (M.B.); (R.S.K.); (R.R.C.); (R.K.M.); (A.D.)
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- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar 125004, India; (R.A.); (N.K.); (R.P.); (N.K.); (D.K.); (A.N.); (M.B.); (R.S.K.); (R.R.C.); (R.K.M.); (A.D.)
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- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar 125004, India; (R.A.); (N.K.); (R.P.); (N.K.); (D.K.); (A.N.); (M.B.); (R.S.K.); (R.R.C.); (R.K.M.); (A.D.)
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- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar 125004, India; (R.A.); (N.K.); (R.P.); (N.K.); (D.K.); (A.N.); (M.B.); (R.S.K.); (R.R.C.); (R.K.M.); (A.D.)
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- Department of Biochemistry, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar 125004, India;
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar 125004, India;
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- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar 125004, India; (R.A.); (N.K.); (R.P.); (N.K.); (D.K.); (A.N.); (M.B.); (R.S.K.); (R.R.C.); (R.K.M.); (A.D.)
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- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar 125004, India; (R.A.); (N.K.); (R.P.); (N.K.); (D.K.); (A.N.); (M.B.); (R.S.K.); (R.R.C.); (R.K.M.); (A.D.)
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- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar 125004, India; (R.A.); (N.K.); (R.P.); (N.K.); (D.K.); (A.N.); (M.B.); (R.S.K.); (R.R.C.); (R.K.M.); (A.D.)
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- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar 125004, India; (R.A.); (N.K.); (R.P.); (N.K.); (D.K.); (A.N.); (M.B.); (R.S.K.); (R.R.C.); (R.K.M.); (A.D.)
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- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar 125004, India; (R.A.); (N.K.); (R.P.); (N.K.); (D.K.); (A.N.); (M.B.); (R.S.K.); (R.R.C.); (R.K.M.); (A.D.)
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- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar 125004, India; (R.A.); (N.K.); (R.P.); (N.K.); (D.K.); (A.N.); (M.B.); (R.S.K.); (R.R.C.); (R.K.M.); (A.D.)
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- Department of Botany, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak 124001, India;
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- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar 125004, India; (R.A.); (N.K.); (R.P.); (N.K.); (D.K.); (A.N.); (M.B.); (R.S.K.); (R.R.C.); (R.K.M.); (A.D.)
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- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar 125004, India; (R.A.); (N.K.); (R.P.); (N.K.); (D.K.); (A.N.); (M.B.); (R.S.K.); (R.R.C.); (R.K.M.); (A.D.)
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- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar 125004, India; (R.A.); (N.K.); (R.P.); (N.K.); (D.K.); (A.N.); (M.B.); (R.S.K.); (R.R.C.); (R.K.M.); (A.D.)
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