Distribution of pathotypes with regard to host cultivars in French wheat leaf rust populations

ABSTRACT Isolates of wheat leaf rust collected from durum and bread wheat cultivars in France during 1999-2002 were analyzed for virulence on 18 Thatcher lines with single genes for leaf rust resistance (Lr genes). Sampling focused on the five most widely grown bread wheat cultivars (two susceptible and three resistant) to allow statistical comparison of diversity indexes between the cultivars. Leaf rust populations from durum and bread wheats were different. The diversity of the bread wheat leaf rust pathotypes, as measured by the Shannon index, ranged from 2.43 to 2.76 over the 4 years. Diversity for wheat leaf rust resistance was limited in the host since we postulated only seven seedling resistance genes in the 35 cultivars most widely grown during 1999-2002. Leaf rust populations were strongly differentiated for virulence within bread wheat cultivars, and diversity was higher on those that were resistant, mainly due to a more even distribution of virulence phenotypes than on susceptible cultivars. The pathogen population on the susceptible cv. Soissons was largely dominated by a single pathotype (073100), whereas all other pathotypes virulent on cv. Soissons either decreased in frequency or remained at a low frequency during the period studied. Several pathotypes including the most complex one were found only on resistant cultivars, even though most of them were virulent on the susceptible cv. Soissons. Specific interactions were necessary, but not always sufficient, to account for pathotype distribution and frequencies on the cultivars, suggesting that selection for virulence to host resistance genes is balanced by other selective forces including selection for aggressiveness.     

Low pathotype diversity in a recombinant Puccinia striiformis population through convergent selection at the eastern Himalayan centre of diversity (Nepal)

Worldwide Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici (Pst) epidemics have been reported to be driven by few genetic lineages, while a high diversity is evident at the Pst Himalayan centre of diversity. This study investigated the relationship between pathotype diversity and genetic structure in Nepal, the eastern Himalayan region, which has been largely unexplored. Despite the high genetic diversity and recombinant structure detected through microsatellite genotyping, characterization of virulence phenotypes for 62 isolates identified only eight pathotypes, with two pathotypes predominant over all the populations. This is in contrast to the Pakistani and Chinese recombinant populations, where high pathotype diversity is associated with genetic diversity. The most prevalent Nepali pathotype was not a unique clonal lineage, but was represented by seven multilocus genotypes from four distinct genetic subgroups, suggesting strong directional selection on virulence genes, resulting in convergent pathotypes in distinct genetic groups. This convergent selection is discussed in comparison with clonal French and recombinant Pakistani populations. Additionally, the Nepali Pst population carried virulence to 17 out of 24 tested yellow rust resistance genes (Yr), with the absence of virulence to Victo and Early Premium and resistance genes Yr5, Yr10, Yr15, Yr24 and Yr26. Virulence to Yr2, Yr7, Yr27 and YrSu were fixed in all isolates, in line with the deployment of these resistance genes in Nepal. The results reflect the influence of resistance gene deployment on selection of virulence and pathotypes in a recombinant pathogen population, which must be considered in the context of durable resistance gene deployment.     

云南小麦条锈菌群体对18个抗条锈近等基因系的毒性分析

为监测云南省小麦条锈菌群体毒性及小麦抗条锈基因的有效性动态,2016年采用18个抗条锈近等基因系鉴别寄主对云南省9个州市的136个小麦条锈菌株进行毒性分析,并按八进制法对小种进行命名。结果表明,云南省小麦条锈菌群体毒性丰富,共鉴定出64个小种类型,其中居于前2位的小种是550273和550073,出现频率分别为28.68%和11.76%,是本年度优势小种;其它小种出现频率均在4.41%以下,为次要小种。条锈菌群体对Yr5、Yr10、Yr15、Yr32四个抗条锈基因的毒力频率均为0,对Yr24、Yr Tr1、Yr8、Yr17四个抗条锈基因的毒力频率在0.74%~11.76%之间,表明这8个基因是云南省当前有效的抗条锈基因;对Yr27的毒力频率为52.94%,对Yr1、Yr6、Yr7、Yr9、Yr43、Yr44、Yr SP、Yr Exp2、Yr Tye九个抗条锈基因的毒力频率为77.94%~91.91%,表明这10个抗条锈基因的抗性已减缓或丧失,说明这些基因在云南省已失效。     

豫鲁皖三省重要小麦品种抗条锈基因推导

 根据对26个不同毒性谱的小麦条锈菌菌系的反应,并结合品种系谱分析,研究了河南、山东和安徽3省的50个重要小麦生产品种所具有的抗条锈基因。结果表明,没有1个品种可抵抗所有供试的26个条锈菌菌系,在已知的抗条锈基因中Yr 9所占比例最大,至少存在于17个品种中,Yr 2和Yr 1次之,分别存在于10个和8个品种中,个别品种则具有Yr A、Yr 3或Yr Sel,还有些品种可能具有未知的抗条锈基因或基因组合。由于上述已知基因对目前的条锈菌优势小种基本上均不抵抗,培育和推广具有效抗条锈基因的新品种迫在眉睫。     

豫鲁皖三省重要小麦品种抗条锈基因推导

 根据对26个不同毒性谱的小麦条锈菌菌系的反应,并结合品种系谱分析,研究了河南、山东和安徽3省的50个重要小麦生产品种所具有的抗条锈基因。结果表明,没有1个品种可抵抗所有供试的26个条锈菌菌系,在已知的抗条锈基因中Yr 9所占比例最大,至少存在于17个品种中,Yr 2和Yr 1次之,分别存在于10个和8个品种中,个别品种则具有Yr A、Yr 3或Yr Sel,还有些品种可能具有未知的抗条锈基因或基因组合。由于上述已知基因对目前的条锈菌优势小种基本上均不抵抗,培育和推广具有效抗条锈基因的新品种迫在眉睫。     

22份中国小麦生产主栽品种抗条锈病基因解析

为挖掘新的小麦抗条锈病基因,掌握小麦生产主栽品种的抗条锈病基因携带情况,有效防控小麦条锈病,采用抗性鉴定、基因推导分析和分子标记技术对22份小麦生产上主栽品种进行了研究,通过抗性鉴定比较22份小麦主栽品种与已知基因载体品种的抗谱。结果显示,共推测出14份供试品种携带已知抗条锈基因,8份供试品种携带未知抗条锈基因,是新的抗锈基因资源;聚类分析结果显示,供试22份小麦品种可分为2个大类6个亚类;利用SSR分子标记检测抗条锈病基因Yr1、Yr10和Yr24的携带情况发现,11份品种携带Yr1基因,2份品种携带Yr10基因,22份品种均不携带Yr24基因。部分生产主栽品种携带新的抗条锈病基因,表明小麦品种选育中避免了抗性基因单一化,并加强了未知基因的利用。     

78个重要小麦品种苗期抗条锈性的聚类分析

选用20个具有不同毒性谱的条锈菌菌系,对78个重要小麦品种材料进行了苗期接种鉴定,以得到的数据为基础,用类平均法对供试小麦品种的抗条锈性进行了聚类分析。鄂恩1号等19个品种被聚在一类,它们具有Yr9或与之相似的抗性;碧玛1号等10个品种被聚在一类,它们具有Yr1或与之相似的抗性;兰天5号等9个品种聚为一类,它们可抗所有供试菌系或仅对1～2个菌系感病;还有些品种被分别聚合为几小类。获知了一批具有未知抗条锈基因或基因组合的重要小麦品种的抗性特点,本结果可为小麦生产品种的合理布局与利用、抗锈育种中抗源的选用以及生产品种抗性变异预测提供重要依据。     

Clonality and long-distance migration of Puccinia striiformis f.sp. tritici in north-west Europe

The biotrophic fungus Puccinia striiformis f.sp. tritici , a basidiomycete that causes yellow rust on wheat, is spread by wind-dispersed spores. Analysis of amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) variation showed that the fungus frequently migrates between the UK, Germany, France and Denmark. There is no biological evidence for sexual or parasexual reproduction under natural conditions, and this was supported by the lack of recombination, as revealed by AFLP, over the time and area represented by the samples in this study. A phylogeographic analysis revealed that there was effectively a single, clonal population in the four countries, up to 1700 km apart, consistent with a 'continent-island' model in which Denmark is the recipient of migrants from other countries. In five cases, specific pathogen clones were dispersed between the UK and Denmark, and on at least two recent occasions clones were also spread from the UK to Germany and France, causing outbreaks of yellow rust on wheat cultivars that were previously resistant to the disease in these countries. The agronomic consequences of migration were enhanced because of the limited genetic diversity for yellow rust resistance in wheat cultivars in the area. These results demonstrate that long-distance migration of pathogen clones, coupled with low diversity in the host species, may cause previously useful resistance genes to become ineffective for disease control on a continental scale.     

Resistance evaluation of differentials and commercial wheat cultivars to stripe rust (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Puccinia striiformis</Emphasis>) infection in hot spot regions of Canada

Stripe rust of wheat, caused by Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici (Pst), is one of the most important diseases of wheat in Canada. This study presents the results from resistance evaluation of Yr genes and western Canadian wheat cultivars from different milling classes, to natural infection in southern Alberta and British Columbia which are considered hot spots of stripe rust occurrence in Canada, due to proximity to Pacific Northwest of the United States where stripe rust epidemics are frequent. Genes Yr1, Yr5, Yr15, and YrSP were effective in all environments; Yr17 and Yr28, which were earlier reported ineffective to existing stripe rust races at the seedling stage in Canada, were effective at adult plant stages in most of the environments because of warmer climates in southerly locations, a favourable condition for expression of the genes. Yr17 is common in winter wheat cultivars and only reported spring wheat cultivar carrying it is CDC Stanley, which can serve as donor parent in breeding programs. Gene Yr24/26 was not very effective in western prairies although reported as effective in eastern prairies. Residual resistance from combination of defeated genes (Yr3, Yr7, Yr9, Yr27) in some supplementary differentials was observed. Most cultivars carry slow-rusting, pleiotropic adult-plant resistance gene Yr18 and some Yr29, which were effective in some locations. These genes failed to provide complete protection under high disease pressure. Seedling and adult plant resistance genes Yr5, Yr15, Yr17 and Yr18, Yr36, respectively could be good targets for resistance breeding. Stacking adult plant resistance genes with seedling resistance genes can provide durable resistance to stripe rust.     

中国75个国审小麦品种抗条锈基因推导

为明确通过国家农作物品种审定委员会审定的75个小麦品种对条锈病抗病基因状况,根据供试品种与21个来自不同国家或地区条锈菌菌系的互作反应,与已知基因载体品种侵染型进行比较。结果显示,在已知抗条锈病基因中,Yr1、Yr2、Yr3、Yr5、Yr6、Yr7、Yr8、Yr9、Yr17、Yr27、YrA、Yr25、YrSu、YrSp、YrSk等基因以单基因或基因组合形式分布在49个小麦品种（系）中,Yr3所占比例为26.7%,Yr2为20.0%,Yr2、Yr3以基因组合形式存在的占14.7%;其次,携带Yr9的品种有12个,占16.0%;携带Yr1、YrSp的品种各10个,均占13.6%;其余推导出的抗条锈病基因比例均在10.0%以下。镇麦8号、宁麦15和生选6号感染所有菌系,推导其不含有已知抗条锈病基因。     

Evaluation of resistance of current wheat cultivars and breeding lines to stripe rust from three Gorges reservoir area

Nearly 100,000 ha in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area (TGRA) are in wheat production and the area is a junction where wheat stripe rust overwinters and causes epidemics the next spring; thus the area plays a pivotal role in wheat stripe rust epidemics in China. To better understand wheat resistance levels and the application of Yr genes in this area, 116 wheat cultivars (lines) were collected from the TGRA to investigate stripe rust resistance during the 2014–2016 cropping seasons. Seedling resistance evaluation results indicated that only nine accessions (7.8%) were immune or nearly immune to three predominant races of CYR32, CYR33 and PST-V26. In the field evaluation, 51 accessions (43.9%) showed adult-plant resistance, whereas 56 accessions (48.3%) were susceptible. The application of resistant sources focused on ineffective Yr9 (26.7%) and Yr17 (18.9%), and gradual ineffective Yr26 (34.5%), while effective Yr5, Yr10 and Yr15 were absent. Among them, 21 accessions (18.1%) were combined with two resistance genes. Both low resistance and more concentrated use of Yr genes indicated that this region faces a major risk for a wheat stripe rust epidemic. To improve the wheat resistance level in the TGRA, it is important to discover new all-stage resistance resources and diversify resistance resources for breeding.     

部分小麦抗条锈基因及生产品种在云南的抗性表现

为掌握部分小麦已知抗条锈基因及我国小麦当前主要生产品种的抗条锈性变异状况,为其合理利用提供依据,2012-2013年,采用田间病圃自然诱发鉴定法,对21个抗条锈单基因系、15个聚合基因品系及67个小麦生产品种在云南6个地点进行抗性监测。结果表明:Yr27、Yr(7,22,23,Le1,Le2)和Yr(30,Sk,QYR3,QYR4,QYR5,QYR6,QYR7)在云南2年6点都表现稳定的抗性;Yr15、Yr25、YrSu92和Yr(27,Slk)在2年6点中,仅1个点感病且病情指数较低;Yr17、Yr18、Yr24、Yr26、Yr30、Yr32、YrA、YrSp、Yr(1,Ky1,Ky2)、Yr(3a,V23,+)、Yr(A,H)、Yr(Ab,Alb)、Yr(Gui1,Gui2,Gui3)、Yr(8,19,Com)或2年在相同或不同点表现感病,或1年在2点以上表现感病,表明这些基因抗性有丧失趋势;Yr1,Yr2,Yr5,Yr6,Yr7,Yr8,Yr9,Yr10,YrSu,Yr(3a,4a,16),Yr(3a,ND,+),Yr(10,Mor),Yr(17,29,P1,P2),Yr(Ju1,Ju2,Ju3,Ju4),在2年2点以上都表现感病,表明这些基因抗性可能已经丧失。当前在国内被认为有效的抗条锈基因Yr5,Yr10,Yr15和Yr26中,除Yr15抗性相对稳定外,其余3个田间抗性已逐渐丧失。67个国内生产品种或抗源,或多或少,或1年或2年都表现感病,条锈病抗性水平很低,寻找新的抗源并培育新的抗病品种已迫在眉睫。     

100个小麦品种资源抗条锈性鉴定及重要抗条锈病基因的SSR检测

了解小麦品种资源对中国条锈菌生理小种的抗病性水平及其所含重要抗条锈病基因,可为合理种植和利用小麦品种提供理论依据。选用中国小麦条锈菌不同生理小种CYR17、CYR32、CYR33和V26及条锈菌混合小种分别对100个小麦品种资源进行苗期和成株期抗条锈性鉴定,并采用SSR分子标记技术检测重要抗条锈病基因Yr5、Yr10、Yr15、Yr18、Yr24和Yr26。结果表明,在苗期对4个生理小种均表现抗病性的有‘Mos311’、‘兰天15号’等30个品种;在成株期表现抗病性的有‘Yeoman’、‘兰天1号’、‘小红麦’等88个品种;苗期和成株期均抗病的有‘Mos311’、‘兰天15号’等30个品种。SSR检测发现,‘贵农22’可能含有Yr5,‘兰天23号’、‘兰天24’号、‘中梁04260’和‘中梁04335’可能含有Yr10,‘Little Joss’和‘中梁5号’可能含有Yr15,‘清农3号’、‘兰天2号’、‘中梁04335’等19个品种可能含有Yr18,检测品种可能均不含Yr24和Yr26。在鉴定中保持稳定抗病性的‘Mos311’、‘兰天15号’等8个品种在抗病品种选育中有重要应用价值。     

陇南小麦条锈病的品种遗传多样性控制

为实现陇南小麦条锈病持续控制的目标,以遗传多样性为原则,组建以提高生产品种抗条锈基因丰富度、在锈菌越夏区和越冬区进行基因布局和持久抗性、慢条锈性、高温成株抗性等多种抗性利用为主要内容的控制技术体系。利用Yr10、Yr12、Yr13、Yr16、Yr26、YrC591等有效抗条锈基因的载体品种、Flinor 等持久抗性品种及中四等其它抗源材料育成一批综合性状优良、具有不同遗传背景的抗病品种和类型,其中2004年以来育成的10个品种产量性状有明显提高,在区域试验中较对照增产7.3%~28.9%。陇南小麦条锈病的控制已进入一个新阶段。     

四川省100个小麦品种(系)抗条锈病基因的 分子检测

 为了解四川省近年小麦生产品种和后备品种对条锈菌致病类型G22-83和流行小种CYR32、CYR33的抗性水平,明确已知的主要抗条锈基因在该地区小麦品种中分布状况,利用小麦条锈菌G22-83、CYR32和CYR33对四川省100个小麦品种(系)进行苗期抗病性鉴定;采用已知基因Yr5、Yr9、Yr10、Yr15、Yr18 和Yr26的分子标记,对供试小麦材料进行抗性基因检测。结果表明,100个供试材料中,对CYR32 表现抗病的58份,占58%;对CYR33 表现抗病的63份,占63%;对G22表现抗病的43份,占43%;对CYR32、CYR33和G22均表现抗病性的品种(系)28个,占28%。供试小麦品种(系)中携带Yr9、Yr10、Yr15 和Yr26基因的材料分别有24份(24%)、9份(9%)、5份(5%)和26份(26%),所有供试品种(系)中未检测到Yr5和Yr18基因。     

Application of pathogen surveys,disease nurseries and varietal resistance characteristics in an IPM approach for the control of wheat yellow rust

The present paper presents the rationale for the use of pathogen surveys, inoculated and non-inoculated disease nurseries and varietal resistance characteristics in an integrated approach to control wheat yellow rust in Denmark. The non-inoculated disease observation plots, which gave valuable information about yellow rust at the year, site and variety level, served as the primary sample source for the pathogen survey revealing pathogen virulence dynamics. This survey was also the main source for isolates of new pathotypes, a prerequisite for the assessment of the resistance characteristics of varieties and breeding lines in inoculated nurseries, and the postulation of race-specific resistance genes. A simple grouping of varieties into four categories with respect to resistance to the current yellow rust population proved robust, and this grouping was used as a determinant in a web-based decision support system for pesticide applications in cereals, Crop Protection On-line (CPO). The interplay between the different research and survey activities in the integrated pest management (IPM) approach demonstrated the need for a coherent and long-term involvement at all stages from plant breeding to the official variety approval system, extension service and research in disease epidemiology and resistance genetics.     

Genetic analysis and molecular mapping of resistance to Puccinia striiformis f. sp. pseudo‐hordei in common wheat

This is the first genetic study reporting on the interaction and molecular mapping of resistance to the barley grass stripe rust pathogen (Puccinia striiformis f. sp. pseudo‐hordei, Psph) in common wheat. Seedlings of 638 wheat accessions were tested and it was determined that wheat is a near‐nonhost to Psph based on rare susceptibility observed in <2% of commercial cultivars and <5% of wheat landraces. As previously observed for P. striiformis f. sp. tritici (Pst), the Australian cultivar Teal was highly susceptible to Psph. In contrast, a selection of cv. Avocet carrying complementary resistance genes Yr73 and Yr74 (Avocet R; AvR) was resistant. The Teal × AvR (T/A) doubled haploid (DH) population was used to map resistance in AvR to Psph. Infection types on the T/A DH lines inoculated with Psph and Pst indicated that all DH lines carrying both Yr73 and Yr74 were also resistant to Psph; however, fewer DH lines were susceptible to Psph than expected, suggesting the resistance was more complex. QTL analysis using 9053 DArT‐Seq markers determined that resistance to Psph was polygenically inherited and mapped to chromosomes 3A, 3D, 4A and 5B. The 3DL and 5BL markers co‐located with Yr73 and Yr74, suggesting an overlap between host and non‐host resistance mechanisms.     

A high virulence and pathotype diversity of Puccinia striiformis f.sp. tritici at its centre of diversity,the Himalayan region of Pakistan

Information on the pathogen virulence profile and diversity across locations is crucial for host germplasm improvement and deployment. The rapid acquisition of virulence to host resistance by the wheat yellow/stripe rust pathogen (Puccinia striiformis f.sp. tritici: PST), makes it crucial to know about its virulence and pathotype diversity. Recent studies have shown the plausible centre of origin of the pathogen in the Himalayan region, with Pakistan being the most ancestral to all other worldwide populations. To assess the status of virulence and pathotype diversity in the Himalayan region of Pakistan, a set of 127 PST infected wheat samples from eight locations were collected, multiplied and pathotyped using a set of 36 differential lines from the world set, European and Chinese sets, and 9 Avocet Yr isolines. Virulence (Vr) was recorded to 18 out of 24 tested yellow rust resistance (Yr) genes, while a total of 53 pathotypes were detected out of 127 isolates tested. Virulence was found to the resistance genes rarely deployed in Pakistan (Vr8) or even worldwide level (Vr5), while virulence to Vilmorin 23 (Yr3+) was absent in Pakistan, which is common in Europe. None of the pathotypes was dominant across all locations, however, no clear spatial structuring was observed for the studied locations. Our results suggested a high virulence and pathotype diversity in line with the previously proposed potential role of sexual recombination in the temporal maintenance of PST in the Himalayan region of Pakistan. This information should be useful in host resistance gene improvement and deployment.     

小麦条锈病抗病遗传及菌源基地基因布局研究进展

小麦条锈病是世界范围内严重影响小麦生产安全的重要病害。我国是世界上最大的小麦条锈病流行区,自成独立的流行体系。培育和种植抗病品种是防治病害最有效的措施。然而,小麦品种对条锈病的抗性常常由于病菌新小种的产生而丧失,这既是一个重大科学问题,也是一个亟待研究解决的生产实际问题。如何有效、合理地利用小麦的抗病性,植病学家和育种学家进行了一个多世纪的研究与探索,提出了各种理论与策略,开展了各种实践与探索。该文就小麦抗条锈病遗传及其基因布局研究进展进行综述,主要包括抗性鉴定评价、抗病基因发掘与利用、数量抗性位点定位、抗病基因克隆与功能解析、近等基因系创建与应用,以及抗源创制、抗病生态育种和大区基因布局等,并对深入开展抗条锈病基因发掘与利用和大区基因布局进行展望,以期为抗病育种和病害持续治理提供参考。     

Identification and expression of the gene Yr2 for resistance to Puccinia striiformis in the wheat differential cultivars Heines Kolben, Heines Peko and Heines VII

Genetic data showed that a common gene was present in the three differential wheat cultivars Heines VII ( Yr2 ), Heines Peko ( Yr2, Yr6 ) and Heines Kolben ( Yr6 ) expressed against the race 109E9 of Puccinia striiformis which possesses virulence for Yr6 and avirulence for Yr2 . This supported the hypothesis that Heines Kolben carries the gene Yr2 in addition to Yr6 for resistance to yellow rust in a genetic background in which Yr2 is weakly expressed in seedlings. F1, F2 and F3 progenies from the cross Heines Kolben × Peragis confirmed the monogenic segregation of Yr2 in Heines Kolben and demonstrated the variation of its expression with environmental conditions.