Identification and resistant characterization of legume sources against Meloidogyne incognita

Root-knot nematodes(RKNs; Meloidogyne spp.) are becoming a serious problem in legume production. This study identified Vigna genotypes exhibiting resistance to M. incognita(RKN) and characterized the modes of the resistance to M. incognita. In total, 279 accessions from 21 Vigna species were screened for resistance based on a galling index(GI) and an egg mass index(EI). Seven accessions were highly resistant to RKN with GI≤25, namely JP74716(V. mungo var. mungo; cultivated black gram), JP107881(V. nepalensis), JP229392(V. radiata var. sublobata; wild mungbean), Aus TRCF118141(V. unguiculata subsp. unguiculata; cultivated cowpea), Aus TRCF306385(V. unguiculata subsp. unguiculata), Aus TRCF322090(V. vexillata var. vexillata; wild zombi pea) and JP235929(V. vexillata var. vexillata). JP229392 and Aus TRCF322090 were the most resistant accessions having EI values of 18.74 and 1.88, respectively. Continuous culture of M. incognita on both JP229392 and Aus TRCF322090 resulted in a weakness in pathogenic ability for this RKN. The resistance in JP229392 and Aus TRCF322090 to RKN appeared to be antibiosis that was associated with reduced nematode penetration, retardation of nematode development and impeding giant cell formation. The Vigna germplasm resistance to RKN identified in this study could be utilized as gene sources for the development of RKN-resistant Vigna cultivars.     

Development of methods for detection of SNPs in <Emphasis Type="Italic">Activin type IIB receptor</Emphasis> and a preliminary study on association between its polymorphism and growth parameters of the Asian seabass <Emphasis Type="Italic">Lates calcarifer</Emphasis>

Molecular markers that allow selection of juveniles and broodstock with a high growth performance are useful for the aquaculture industry. In this study, association between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of the Activin type IIB receptor (LcActRIIB) and growth-related parameters of Asian seabass Lates calcarifer juveniles were examined by PCR-direct sequencing. Three SNPs (G>A_c.965+g.7, C>A>T _c.965+g.33 and G>A _c.965+g.189) generating seven composite SNP genotypes (diplotypes) were found in the LcActRIIB gene segment (398 bp). Among three identified SNPs, only a G>A_c.965+g.7 SNP showed significant association with growth traits (average body weight, total length, hepatic weight and hepatosomatic index) of examined fish (P < 0.01). Significant association between diplotypes and growth-related parameters were found. Juveniles exhibiting diplotypes I–V showed greater growth-related parameters than those exhibiting diplotypes VI (P < 0.001; N = 57). Simple methods for rapid genotyping of a G>A_c.965+g.7 SNP were successfully developed based on gel-based bi-allelic PCR amplification of specific alleles (Bi-PASA) and real-time PCR-based PASA analyses (N = 99). Identical genotypes were consistently obtained from different detection methods.