杂交稻抗白叶枯病的遗传机制

8种不同胞质类型的不育系及其保持系与9个恢复系按P×Q交配设计分别配制不育系杂种和保持系杂种, 接种白叶枯病(Xoo)“强”致病力菌系ZHE-173和“弱”致病力菌系KS-6-6, 研究杂交稻抗白叶枯病的遗传机制。 结果表明： (1) 不育系或保持系、 恢复系以及不育系或保持系与恢复系间的互作对不育系杂种或保持系杂种抗性的影响均     

浅议粳型偏籼三系不育系的选育及利用

籼粳亚种间杂种优势利用是实现杂交稻超高产育种目标途经之一,粳型亲籼系的选育和利用是籼粳交亚种间杂种优势利用的重要途经。作为籼粳亚种间超高产杂交水稻三系不育系选育方法之一,就是创造粳型亲籼不育系。该不育系必备不育系及胞质与保持系和籼稻恢复系具有遗传协调性;不育系基因组属于粳或粳偏籼型;对现有恢复系有很高的配合力;具有良好的农艺性状和不育特性;不育系对病虫抗性除主效基因外还应累积其他有效抗性基因。     

滇I型杂交稻保持系与杂种优势的相关性研究

对由7个滇I型不育系与2个恢复系组配的杂种F1及相应保持系的主要产量和品质性状及杂种优势进行分析。结果表明，保持系直链淀粉含量与杂种F1及杂种优势呈显著负相关，与胶稠度呈正相关，与其它性状相关不显著，但保持系在不同程度上影响杂种F1的性状表现。因此认为，可以通过改良保持系的某些品质性状来培育优质杂交稻。     

几个水稻不育系对白叶枯病的抗性

测定了８对不育系（Ａ）和保持系（Ｂ）以及一些杂交稻组合对６个小种的４０株白叶枯病菌的抗性，比较了不同类型不育系对６个小种群的抗性差异。结果表明，冈型、印尼水田谷型和大多数野败型不育系的抗性很差，ＢＴ型的抗性较高。菌株Ａｈ２８对冈４６Ａ和野败珍汕９７Ａ的致病力强。比较了６个恢复系（Ｃ）和８个杂交组合对不同小种的抗性程度。结果显示，杂交稻的抗病性主要受父本（恢复系）核基因的控制，但同时又受不育胞质的影     

利用分子标记技术聚合Pi-1和Pi-2基因改良三系不育系荣丰A的稻瘟病抗性

以籼型水稻材料BL122为稻瘟病抗性基因的供体亲本,三系不育系荣丰A的保持系荣丰B为轮回亲本,通过常规杂交、回交、田间农艺性状筛选和分子标记辅助选择相结合,将Pi-1、Pi-2两个基因导入到荣丰B中,获得5个带有两个目标基因的改良保持系纯合株系。利用广东省致病性代表的30个稻瘟病菌株进行人工接种鉴定,5个改良株系的抗性频率均为100%,而原始对照荣丰B的抗性频率仅为56.67%;自然病圃诱发鉴定5个改良株系的穗颈瘟均为1级,表现高抗,而对照为7级,表现感病。所有改良保持系株系与荣丰A杂交和回交进行不育系转育,根据农艺性状综合评价,筛选出不育性彻底、后期熟色好的三系不育系安丰A。利用该不育系与一批恢复系配组,其杂交稻组合均表现出良好的稻瘟病抗性和丰产性,显示出很好的应用前景。     

甘蓝型油菜细胞质雄性不育性的基因分析

通过对３８４Ａ、２１７Ａ两个甘蓝型双低油菜细胞质不育系及其保持系、恢复系、杂种Ｆ１、Ｆ２及ａＢＣ１（不育系×杂种Ｆ１）、ｂＢＣ１（杂种Ｆ１×保持系）等群体中植株的育性观察和分析，初步查明３８４Ａ、２１７Ａ均属孢子体不育。雄性不育性是由细胞质中的不育基因和细胞核中的隐性基因相互作用的结果。３８４Ａ具有一对隐性不育核基因，２１７Ａ具有两对隐性不育核基因，且３８４Ａ的一对隐性核不育基因与２１７Ａ的任何一对隐性不育核基因不存在等位关系。３８４Ａ的基因型为Ｓ（ｒ１ｒ１），２１７Ａ的基因型为Ｓ（ｒ２ｒ２ｒ３ｒ３）。     

滇Ⅰ型杂交稻保持系与杂种优势的相关性研究

对由7个滇Ⅰ型不育系与2个恢复系组配的杂种F1及相应保持系的主要产量和品质性状及杂种优势进行分析.结果表明,保持系直链淀粉含量与杂种F1及杂种优势呈显著负相关,与胶稠度呈正相关,与其它性状相关不显著,但保持系在不同程度上影响杂种F1的性状表现.因此认为,可以通过改良保持系的某些品质性状来培育优质杂交稻.     

分子标记辅助选育抗稻白叶枯病的低温敏核不育系3178S

本研究以IRBB21为Xa21基因供体，籼型低温敏不育系399S为低温核不育系基因供体，采用杂交和回交方法，逐代用分子标记检测手段，导入广谱抗白叶枯病基因Xa21和低温敏核不育系基因，聚合双亲的有利性状，育成抗白叶枯病的籼型低温敏核不育系3178S，其抗性达到了IRBB21的抗性水平，且保持了399S稳定的育性和双亲的优良经济性状。     

哈克尼西棉细胞质雄性不育相关线粒体基因多态性分析

【目的】研究棉花细胞质雄性不育的相关线粒体基因。【方法】利用线粒体基因atp A、atp6、atp9、cob、coxⅠ、coxⅡ、coxⅢ、nad3、nad6、nad9探针,对哈克尼西棉细胞质雄性不育系S、保持系F、杂种一代H进行限制性片段长度多态性分析。【结果】atp A、coxⅢ、nad3、nad6在3个材料间具有多态性。atp A、nad6基因探针与所有酶的杂交结果均显示出多态性,且在不育系与杂种一代中表现一致,而在保持系中差异明显。atp A/Eco RⅠ在3个材料中的杂交结果均显示2条带,其中1条2.2 kb的杂交带在3个材料中相同,另一条在不育系和杂种一代中大小为3.2 kb,而在保持系中为4.8 kb;atp A/PstⅠ杂交结果中,在不育系和杂种一代中的条带大小为17.0kb,而在保持系中为10.2 kb。nad6探针与4个酶的杂交结果均为不育系和杂种一代比保持系多1~2条杂交带。coxⅢ/Eco RⅠ在3个材料中均有1条2.5 kb的杂交带,但在保持系与杂种一代中比不育系多1条1.7 kb的弱带。nad3/Bam HⅠ的杂交结果在不育系与保持系中表现一致,而在杂种一代中缺少1条9.5 kb的杂交带。【结论】推测atp A、nad6基因参与调控不育系的形成,而coxⅢ、nad3可能受到恢复系核基因的调控,在不育系育性恢复过程中发挥较为重要的作用。     

小麦K型不育系育性恢复基因的遗传分析

选用K型不育系豫麦3号、S43及其相应的保持系,与恢复系豫麦2号和豫麦49组配了不育系//保持系/恢复系、不育系//不育系/恢复系和不育系/恢复系//保持系三种回交群体,对小麦K型不育系育性恢复基因进行了遗传分析。结果表明,不同恢复力的恢复系携带的恢复基因对数不同,恢复力较强的豫麦2号携带2对主效基因,恢复力较低的豫麦49仅携带1对主效基因。此外,还有微效基因对育性恢复起作用,这种基因不仅存在于恢复系中,也存在于不育系（保持系）中。在K型细胞质背景下,不携带恢复基因的雄配子的传递率很低,而雌配子传递正常。     

Avoidance of leaf rust fungi in wild relatives of cultivated cereals

Summary Avoidance of rust fungi that was based on poor appressorium induction was previously found in Hordeum chilense. In the present study 95 accessions of Triticeae were screened for avoidance of Puccinia hordei. The percentage of appressorium formation per germinated spore ranged from 6 to 90%. On none of the 41 accessions of Aegilops, Agropyron, Elymus, Secale, Thinopyrum or Triticum studied was the rate of appressorium formation lower than 25%. Lower rates of appressorium formation were, however, found on accessions of wild barley species Hordeum brachyantherum, H. marinum, H. parodii and H. secalinum. Its implications in cereal breeding are discussed.     

A note on the origin of Kalanchoë x vadensis Boom & Zeilinga (Crassulaceae)

Summary K x vadensis is a hybrid of K. blossfeldiana and K. marmorata obtained after doubling the number of chromosomes.     

Relation between wheat-rye crossability and seed set of common wheat after pollination with other species in the Hordeae

Summary Cultivars of common wheat (Triticum aestivum L. em. Thell.) of high wheat-rye (Secale cereale L.) crossability set more seed with pollen of other related species than did wheats of low wheat-rye crossability. This was found to be true for pollen parents from the genera Triticum, Aegilops, Secale, Agropyron and Elymus.     

Breeding apomictic bahiagrass (Paspalum notatum Flügge) with improved turf traits

The development of a turf‐type bahiagrass could have a remarkable impact on the billion‐dollar turf industry in the south‐eastern United States. The goals of this study were to (i) select bahiagrass genotypes with improved turf attributes and (ii) determine the reproductive mode and seed fertility of selected genotypes. The population included mutants, wild types, hybrids and standard cultivars evaluated at two locations for two years. Morphological variation was observed and clonal repeatability (H²) ranged from 0.27 to 0.90. Flowering was extremely reduced in some mutants, which also exhibited dark green colour, finer texture and reduced canopy height. Cytoembryological observations revealed that diploids reproduced sexually and tetraploids by obligate or facultative apomixis. Genotypes with superior seed fertility were identified, while others were comparable to the standard cultivars. While mutant plants exhibited great morphological variation, the random mutations did not affect their reproductive mode, validating the use of mutagenesis in apomictic species. The high H² indicated that selection for improved turf attributes could be successfully performed with the advantage of clonal seed propagation.     

Inheritance of fruit colour in a wild Russian red raspberry seedling

Summary A new gene, i, from a self-incompatible wild Russian Rubus idaeus seedling is described. The gene i interacts with the fruit colour gene T, Tii plants having apricot instead of red fruits, and spines, leaves and stems pigmented to varying degrees. A deficit of apricot-fruited seedlings in progenies segregating for i could be explained by linkage between i and the self-incompatibility S locus with a crossover value of approximately 26.7%.Segregations for spine colour in crosses and backcrosses of the Russian seedling with two green-spined (ttII) raspberries selected for their yellow fruit colour, showed that both the latter carried the spine colour intensifier gene P. This suggests that earlier authors were incorrect in attributing the apricot fruit colour developed by some tt plants to a pleiotropic effect of P.     

Flag Leaf Senescence, as Evaluated by Numerical Image Analysis, and its Relationship with Yield under Drought in Durum Wheat

Senescence was evaluated at different stages of the grain‐filling period in eight durum wheat varieties using numerical image analysis (NIA). The varieties were grown under early, severe drought conditions on the high plains of Sétif in Algeria. After flowering, three different irrigation treatments were applied. Treatment effect was small, while a genotypic effect was noted for most of the senescence parameters. Senescence correlated to biomass, while the maximal rate of senescence, V_smax, correlated to thousand‐kernel weight. The potential of the method of numerical image analysis for monitoring flag leaf senescence, detecting genotypic variability and selecting genotypes with delayed senescence is discussed.     

Mechanisms and diversity of resistance to sorghum shoot fly,Atherigona soccata

Sorghum shoot fly, Atherigona soccata, is one of the important pests of postrainy season sorghums. Of the 90 sorghum genotypes evaluated for resistance to this pest, RHRB 12, ICSV 713, 25026, 93046 and 25027, IS 33844‐5, Giddi Maldandi and RVRT 3 exhibited resistance in postrainy season, while ICSB 463, Phule Anuradha, RHRB 19, Parbhani Moti, ICSV 705, PS 35805, IS 5480, 5622, 17726, 18368 and 34722, RVRT 1, ICSR 93031 and Dagidi Solapur showed resistance in rainy season, suggesting season‐specific expression of resistance to A. soccata. ICSB 461, ICSB 463, Phule Yasodha, M 35‐1, ICSV 700, 711, 25010, 25019 and 93089, IS 18662, Phule Vasudha, IS 18551 and 33844‐5 and Barsizoot had fewer deadhearts than plants with eggs across seasons, suggesting antibiosis as one of the resistance mechanism. Five genotypes exhibited resistance with high grain yield across seasons. Correlation, path and stepwise regression analyses indicated that leaf glossiness, seedling vigour, trichome density, oviposition and leaf sheath pigmentation were associated with the expression of resistance/susceptibility to shoot fly, and these can be used as marker traits to select and develop shoot fly‐resistant sorghums.     

Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata): Genetics,genomics and breeding

Cowpea, Vigna unguiculata (L.), is an important grain legume grown in the tropics where it constitutes a valuable source of protein in the diets of millions of people. Some abiotic and biotic stresses adversely affect its productivity. A review of the genetics, genomics and breeding of cowpea is presented in this article. Cowpea breeding programmes have studied intensively qualitative and quantitative genetics of the crop to better enhance its improvement. A number of initiatives including Tropical Legumes projects have contributed to the development of cowpea genomic resources. Recent progress in the development of consensus genetic map containing 37,372 SNPs mapped to 3,280 bins will strengthen cowpea trait discovery pipeline. Several informative markers associated with quantitative trait loci (QTL) related to desirable attributes of cowpea were generated. Cowpea genetic improvement activities aim at the development of drought tolerant, phosphorus use efficient, bacterial blight and virus resistant lines through exploiting available genetic resources as well as deployment of modern breeding tools that will enhance genetic gain when grown by sub‐Saharan Africa farmers.     

Screening for resistance to take-all in wheat,triticale and wheat-triticale hybrid lines

Summary Fifteen triticale and wheat-triticale hybrid lines were evaluated for resistance to the take-all fungus Gaeumannomyces graminis var. tritici and compared with five wheat and two rye lines in inoculated field and pot trials. The triticale and wheat-triticale hybrid lines varied in rye chromosome number and degree of resistance expressed. One line, Venus with seven pairs of rye chromosomes consistently showed levels of resistance intermediate between wheat and rye. A trend was observed where increasing rye chromosome content led to greater resistance but exceptions showed that variation within triticales could not be ascribed to rye chromosome content alone.     

Reaction of tritordeum to Fusarium culmorum and Septoria nodorum

Summary Hordeum chilense is a wild barley extensively used in wide crosses in the Triticeae. It could be a valuable source of resistance to Fusarium culmorum and Septoria nodorum. Some H. chilense x Triticum spp. amphiploids, named tritordeums, were more resistant than the parental wheat line to these diseases, others were not. Average contents of ergosterol and deoxynivalenol (DON) suggested that resistance to colonization by Fusarium was the highest for Hordeum chilense, followed by tritordeum and wheat in decreasing order. In particular, the H. chilense genotypes H7 and H17 enhanced the wheat resistance to F. culmorum in its tritordeum offsprings. Resistance to S. nodorum in tritordeum was not associated with tall plant height. There is sufficient genetic variation for resistance to F. culmorum and S. nodorum among tritordeum to allow the breeding of lines combining short straw and resistance to both diseases.