Minimum number of measurements for efficient estimation of black spot resistance in papaya genotypes

European Journal of Plant Pathology - During a field survey in Tamil Nadu (2014–16), chilli plants showing chlorotic and necrotic ring spots and necrotic streaks on leaves and stems were...     

一个二粒小麦LRR类受体蛋白激酶基因的克隆和鉴定

 Near the HMW-glutenin gene of wheat (Triticum aestivum), there is a locus (temporarily named TaXa) encoding LRR-receptor-like protein kinase, which is homologous to disease resistance protein Xa21 of rice (Oryza sativa). Through RT-PCR approach, a cDNA clone of ZS2002 was isolated from the orthologous locus of TaXa in Triticum turgidum. ZS2002 was 3 081 bp long and encoding a peptide composed of 1 026 amino acid. The protein included N-terminal conserved sequence, LRR domains, a transmembrane region and a serine/threonine protein kinase domain. ZS2002 was expressed in root, stem, leaf and spike. The transcribing in seedling leaves was significantly enhanced by Blumeria graminis f.sp. tritici. TaXa gene might play a role in powdery mildew resistance reaction in Triticum.     

一个小麦茉莉酮酸酯诱导蛋白基因的克隆和鉴定

 用基因芯片技术结合分池法(bulked segregating analysis,BSA)对参与小麦(Triticum aestivum L.)"兰考90(6)"抗白粉病反应或与抗病基因连锁的EST进行了分析。从"中国春"中克隆了一个与Ta-JA1高度相似的新的小麦茉莉酮酸酯诱导蛋白基因(GenBank登录号:EU035635),命名为Ta-JA2。Ta-JA2和Ta-JA1的cDNA序列有99%相同,编码304个氨基酸组成的多肽。Ta-JA2具有植物病原应答诱导蛋白-dirigent-类蛋白的典型保守功能域和jacalin-类植物血球凝集素的典型保守功能域。Ta-JA2主要在叶片和茎中表达,在根和幼穗中几乎不表达;在幼叶、壮叶和旗叶中的表达水平依次增强;在"中国春"和一个二粒小麦(Triticum dicoccoides)品系幼叶中的表达受白粉菌(Blumeria graminis f.sp.tritici)的诱导而增强;在"兰考90(6)21-12"叶片中的表达保持稳定而较高的水平。根据氨基酸序列的相似性建立了Ta-JA2类似蛋白的树形图,提供了植物中此类基因的进化信息。     

甘蔗抗褐锈病基因Bru1分子检测体系的建立与应用

为建立高效、快速、准确的甘蔗抗褐锈病鉴定方法,提高抗褐锈病育种效率。本研究以5个已知含抗褐锈病基因Bru1和5个高感褐锈病的甘蔗品种为试材,通过优化PCR反应体系、酶切体系和循环条件,构建了甘蔗抗褐锈病基因Bru1的分子检测体系。经反复验证,该体系能高效、稳定、准确地检测出抗褐锈病基因Bru1。22份生产品种抗褐锈病基因Bru1的PCR检测结果显示,‘闽糖69-421’、‘闽糖70-611’、‘粤糖86-368’、‘新台糖10号’、‘新台糖16号’、‘新台糖22号’、‘新台糖25号’、‘桂糖11’、‘桂糖21’、‘云蔗71-388’、‘云蔗81-173’、‘云蔗89-151’、‘云瑞99-601’、‘赣蔗95-108’等14份抗褐锈病品种含抗褐锈病基因Bru1,另8个抗褐锈病品种未检测到抗褐锈病基因Bru1。研究结果为深入开展甘蔗抗褐锈病育种,选育和推广优良抗病品种,有效防控甘蔗褐锈病提供了关键技术和优良抗源材料。     

Crop loss, aetiology, and epidemiology of citrus black spot in Ghana

Citrus Black Spot (CBS), caused by Guignardia citricarpa, was detected for the first time in Ghana and in West Africa. The disease was first observed in the Eastern Region in 1999 with typical disease symptoms including hard spot, virulent spot and false melanose were observed on several citrus species. A survey revealed that the disease has reached epidemic levels in the citrus-producing areas of the Eastern and Ashanti regions and is spreading rapidly within these areas and to other regions of the country. Currently, CBS is the most important fruit disease of citrus in Ghana, causing about 22% crop loss. Although the disease does not cause postharvest decay and the internal quality of the fruit is not affected, significant amounts of blemished fruit are discarded at the markets. Disease incidence and severity was found to be higher on mature than on young citrus trees. Pycnidia were found on fruit with hard spot symptoms, and pycnidia and pseudothecia typical of Guignardia spp. were found on decomposing leaves. Two species, G. citricarpa and G. mangiferae, were isolated from 15% of the samples collected and identified using the Oatmeal Agar test and by PCR with species-specific DNA primers. Isolates of G. citricarpa produced CBS symptoms after 80 to 233?days on 75% of the artificially inoculated young fruit of Valencia Late sweet orange. The fungus was re-isolated from symptomatic, inoculated fruit completing Koch’s postulates. Isolates of the endophyte G. mangiferae did not induce symptoms in the pathogenicity tests. In epidemiological studies, infections were detected from November to February for the minor cropping season and from May to November for the major season. Fruit of Valencia Late sweet orange were susceptible to G. citricarpa infection for up to 7?months after petal fall. Knowledge of the disease cycle in Ghana will improve methods for disease control.     

来源于桃和苹果的苹果褪绿叶斑病毒的部分分子生物学特性和cp基因的原核表达

 从桃和苹果上分离得到苹果褪绿叶斑病毒ACLSV-HBP和ACLSV-C2个分离物,采用RT-PCR法进行扩增,所获扩增片段经序列测定,其全长分别为1768nt(ACLSV-HBP)和1751nt(ACLSV-C)。这2个分离物扩增片段全长的同源性为83%,mp基因片段核苷酸和推导编码氨基酸序列同源性分别为82.6%和87.1%;cp基因均由582nt组成,其核苷酸和推导编码氨基酸序列同源性分别为87.8%和95.9%。将2个分离物的cp基因与已报道ACLSV分离物进行序列同源性比较,结果显示ACLSV-HBP与SX/2的cp基因核苷酸序列及推导编码氨基酸序列同源性最高,分别为94.0%和96.4%。将ACLSV-HBP分离物的cp基因克隆到原核表达载体pGEX-KG,在大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)中诱导表达,SDS-PAGE分析表明,融合蛋白大小约为46kDa。Western-blot分析表明,该基因在大肠杆菌内得到高效表达,融合蛋白具有抗原性。     

Molecular characterization of a powdery mildew resistance gene in wheat cultivar suwon 92

ABSTRACT Powdery mildew, caused by Blumeria graminis f. sp tritici, is an important foliar disease of wheat worldwide. Pyramiding race-specific genes into a single cultivar and combining race-specific resistance genes with durable resistance genes are the preferred strategies to improve the durability of powdery mildew resistance. The objectives of this study were to characterize a powdery mildew resistance gene in Suwon 92 and identify gene-specific or tightly linked molecular markers for marker-assisted selection (MAS). A population of recombinant inbred lines (RILs) was derived by single seed descent from a cross between Suwon 92 and a susceptible cultivar, CI 13227. The RILs were screened for adult-plant infection type of powdery mildew and characterized with amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) and simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers. The linked markers explained 41.3 to 69.2% of the phenotypic variances measured in 2 years. A morphological marker, hairy glume, was also associated with powdery mildew resistance in Suwon 92, and explained 43 to 51% of the phenotypic variance. The powdery mildew resistance gene in Suwon 92 was located on the short arm of chromosome 1A where Pm3 was located. Two gene-specific markers were developed based on the sequence of the cloned Pm3b gene. These two markers, which were mapped at the same locus in the peak region of the LOD score for the RIL population, explained most of the phenotypic variance for powdery mildew resistance in the RIL population. The powdery mildew resistance in Suwon 92 is most likely conditioned by the Pm3 locus. The gene markers developed herein can be directly used for MAS of some of the Pm3 alleles in breeding programs.     

Characterisation of a protein from Venturia inaequalis that induces necrosis in Malus carrying the Vm resistance gene

Apple scab (black spot) is caused by the fungus, Venturia inaequalis. Race 1 isolates of this fungus are avirulent on Malus hosts carrying the resistance gene V_m. Detached leaves from a V_m host (resistant, differential host 5) and ‘Royal Gala’ (susceptible, host 1) were inoculated with a conidial suspension of V. inaequalis. In the resistant reaction, a hypersensitive response (HR), characterised by necrosis and the accumulation of autofluorescent materials in epidermal and mesophyll cells, was observed at the site of fungal penetration. No HR was observed in the susceptible host. V. inaequalis grown in vitro produced an elicitor that induced necrosis, similar to the HR, when infiltrated into leaves of the resistant V_m host. No response, however, was observed in the susceptible host. The elicitor was proteinaceous and a fraction with elicitor activity was isolated using ultra-filtration, acetone precipitation and ion-exchange chromatography. The elicitor activity was resistant to boiling but it was abolished by digestion with proteinase K. The protein fraction contained three major proteins all with low isoelectric points (pI 3·0–4·5). The fraction also elicited necrosis in the differential host 4, but not in any of the other resistant hosts tested, including differential hosts 2, 3, and 6. Therefore, the fraction may contain elicitors with more than one host specificity.     

Identification and characterization of a new blast resistance gene located on rice chromosome 1 through linkage and differential analyses

ABSTRACT The Chinese native cv. Q14 expresses a high level of resistance to many isolates of Pyricularia grisea collected from Japan, Thailand, and China. Q14 was crossed to an indica-susceptible cultivar, Q61. To rapidly determine the chromosomal location of the major resistance gene present in the cultivar, a linkage analysis using microsatellite markers was performed in the F(2) population segregating 3R:1S (resistant/susceptible) through bulked-segregant analysis (BSA) in combination with recessiveclass analysis (RCA). A total of 189 microsatellite markers selected from each chromosome equally (with approximately 10 centimorgans) were tested with the BSA approach. Only two markers, RM151 and RM259, located on chromosome 1 showed positive and negative polymorphisms, respectively, for a resistance gene segregating in the population. To confirm the polymorphic markers, a total of 155 viable susceptible individuals were tested with the RCA approach. The markers RM151 and RM259 were found to link to the resistance gene with recombination frequencies of 11.9 +/- 2.8% and 9.7 +/- 8.0%, respectively. For further characterization of the resistance gene, 3 resistance genes mapped on chromosome 1, as well as 15 major resistance genes that might be employed in the breeding program, were selected for differential tests with 85 Chinese isolates. The resistance gene identified in this research conveys reactions distinct from those conditioned by the 18 resistance genes. This new resistance gene tentatively was designated Pi27(t).     

Molecular, physiological and pathological characterization of Corynespora leaf spot fungi from rubber plantations in Sri Lanka

The plant pathogenic fungus Corynespora cassiicola causes a severe leaf spot disease on more than 70 host plant species including Hevea brasiliensis . Genetic variability in 32 isolates of C. cassiicola collected from diverse hosts and locations in Sri Lanka and Australia was assessed using restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region of ribosomal DNA and random amplified polymorphic DNA-polymerase chain reaction (RAPD-PCR) analysis of total fungal DNA. Amplified ITS fragments from all 32 C. cassiicola isolates exhibited an identical size, and restriction analysis with seven different restriction endonucleases revealed identity in all of the detected DNA fragments. This finding of high genetic relatedness was further supported by the cloning and DNA sequencing of the ITS2 region from one Sri Lankan and one Australian isolate. However, RAPD-PCR profiles generated by 15 oligonucleotide decamer primers revealed significant polymorphism between groups of organisms. Genetic relationships among the isolates were determined by cluster analysis of the RAPD-PCR data and seven different RAPD groups were identified. Isolates showed strong correlations between the assigned RAPD group and the location and host plant genotype from which the isolate was collected. Correlations were also observed between the RAPD group, growth of the isolate and pathogenicity on different plant hosts.     

来自簇毛麦抗条锈病新基因的SSR标记

 用小麦条锈菌条中30号生理小种,对小麦抗病种质小麦-簇毛麦易位系V9128-1和铭贤169的杂交后代进行抗条锈性遗传分析,小麦-簇毛麦易位系V9128-1的抗病性符合1对显性抗条锈病基因控制。并根据F₂抗、感病单株分离比例组建抗感池,用SSR技术寻找与抗病基因连锁的分子标记。从121个SSR引物组合中筛选到2个与抗病基因YrV1(暂命名)紧密连锁的微卫星标记Xgwm566和Xgwm376,遗传距离分别为3.6和5.5cM;因此,该抗条锈病基因位于小麦3B染色体短臂上。这2个标记不仅能在小麦-簇毛麦易位系V9128-1中检测到,而且在抗病基因供体亲本簇毛麦中也能检测到。综合抗病基因来源和分子生物学试验结果,可以推断,YrV1很可能是1个来自簇毛麦并与已知抗条锈病基因不同的新基因。     

An integrated multivariate approach to net blotch of barley: Virulence quantification,pathotyping and a breeding strategy for disease resistance

Knowledge of pathotype diversity and virulence in local populations of Pyrenophora teres is a prerequisite to screening for durable resistance to net blotch. The current study aimed to quantify the virulence level of Moroccan isolates, identify and designate existing pathotypes, and select resistant genotypes. We developed a method for virulence quantification of P. teres isolates based on a conversion of infection responses into frequencies for use in correspondence analysis. Coordinates of the first axis of this analysis had a virulence spectrum and ranked isolates from virulent to avirulent. Mixed model analysis was also devised for virulence quantification. Coordinates of the first dimension of correspondence analysis were linearly correlated to BLUPs (Best Linear Unbiased Predictors) of the mixed model. A genotype by genotype by environment model (GGE) coupled with cluster analysis differentiated P. teres isolates into ten and nine pathotypes for net- and spot-forms respectively. Populations of these two forms were dissimilar in terms of classes of virulence. For P. teres f. maculata, avirulent, moderately virulent and highly virulent isolates represented one-third of the population, whereas 90% of P. teres f. teres population was composed of avirulent to moderately avirulent isolates. Barley differential sets were subsequently reduced to two new sets that simplified pathotyping through a key code based on resistant or susceptible reactions. Dendrograms of cluster analysis based on GGE analysis depicted the stability of a genotype’s reactions across all isolates, and using only resistant cultivars as sources of resistance to control net blotch disease would, based on this analysis, fail to control all pathotypes. Therefore, we propose an alternative breeding strategy to control net blotch effectively.     

水分胁迫下小麦TaWSI18基因的电子克隆及生物信息学分析

利用电子克隆和RT-PCR技术,从干旱胁迫的小麦叶片中分离出4条新的具有高度同源性的WSI18基因,即TaWSI18-1、TaWSI18-2、TaWSI18-3和TaWSI18-4(Gene Bank登陆号分别为:KP226849、KP226850、KP226851和KP226852);其开放阅读框均为678 bp,编码225个氨基酸。生物信息学分析表明,该类蛋白具有亲水性,存在多个磷酸化位点,无信号肽结构域及剪切位点,定位于细胞质中,无跨膜结构域;二级结构分析表明,该蛋白α螺旋和无规则卷曲的比例达到90%以上;同源性比较及聚类分析表明,小麦TaWSI18蛋白同无芒雀麦(Bromus inermis,BAN15016)WSI18蛋白和二穗短柄草(Brachypodium distachyon,XP 003569641)LEA3蛋白具有高度的同源性,相似性分别为94%和70%。小麦TaWSI18基因编码蛋白的氨基酸序列的N端存在与LEA蛋白的N端区域高度保守的序列。表明小麦TaWSI18蛋白的性质与LEA3蛋白的相似,说明了小麦的TaWSI18蛋白可能与LEA3蛋白存在相同或相似的功能,为进一步研究其在小麦水分胁迫下的功能奠定基础。     

Molecular characterization of pyraclostrobin resistance and structural diversity of the cytochrome b gene in Botrytis cinerea from apple

Botrytis cinerea isolates obtained from apple orchards were screened for resistance to the quinone outside inhibitor (QoI) pyraclostrobin. Of the 220 isolates tested, 43 (19.5%) were resistant to pyraclostrobin. Analysis of partial sequences of the cytochrome b gene (cyt b) in five pyraclostrobin-resistant (PR) and five pyraclostrobin-sensitive (PS) isolates showed that PR isolates harbored the point mutation leading to the substitution of glycine by alanine at codon position 143 in cyt b (G143A). Two pairs of allele-specific primers were designed based on this point mutation, and allele-specific polymerase chain reaction analysis with these primers showed that all 73 PR isolates (including 30 collected from decayed apple fruit) harbored the G143A mutation but PS isolates did not. Six pairs of primers were designed to analyze the presence of various introns in cyt b. There were six types (I to VI) of cyt b present in 247 isolates of B. cinerea collected from various apple-production areas in Washington State. Of the 247 isolates, 23 had type I cyt b containing all four introns (Bcbi-67/68, Bcbi-131/132, Bcbi-143/144, and Bcbi-164), 176 had type II cyt b containing three introns (Bcbi-67/68, Bcbi-131/132, and Bcbi-164), six had type III cyt b containing two introns (Bcbi-67/68 and Bcbi-131/132), one had type IV cyt b containing two introns (Bcbi-131/132 and Bcbi-164), one had type V cyt b containing only the Bcbi-131/132 intron, and 40 had type VI cyt b containing no introns. This is the first report of types III to VI cyt b present in B. cinerea. All 73 PR isolates did not carry the Bcbi-143/144 intron in cyt b. Of the 247 isolates tested, >90% did not carry the Bcbi-143/144 intron in cyt b, suggesting that B. cinerea populations from apple pose a high inherent risk for the development of resistance to QoIs because the presence of this intron in cyt b prevents the occurrence of G143A-mediated resistance. Analysis of genetic background based on three microsatellite primers showed that PR isolates originated from different lineages, and there was no correlation between cyt b types (I, II, and III) and the genetic background of the isolates; however, isolates carrying type VI cyt b might originate from the same lineage.     

Analysis of the CYP51 gene and encoded protein in propiconazole‐resistant isolates of Mycosphaerella fijiensis

BACKGROUND: Mycosphaerella fijiensis Morelet causes black sigatoka, the most important disease in bananas and plantains. Disease control is mainly through the application of systemic fungicides, including sterol demethylation inhibitors (DMIs). Their intensive use has favoured the appearance of resistant strains. However, no studies have been published on the possible resistance mechanisms. RESULTS: In this work, the CYP51 gene was isolated and sequenced in 11 M. fijiensis strains that had shown different degrees of in vitro sensitivity to propiconazole, one of the most widely used DMI fungicides. Six mutations that could be related to the loss in sensitivity to this fungicide were found: Y136F, A313G, Y461D, Y463D, Y463H and Y463N. The mutations were analysed using a homology model of the protein that was constructed from the crystallographic structure of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Zoff.) Lehmann & Neumann. Additionally, gene expression was determined in 13 M. fijiensis strains through quantitative analysis of products obtained by RT‐PCR. CONCLUSION: Several changes in the sequence of the gene encoding sterol 14α‐demethylase were found that have been described in other fungi as being correlated with resistance to azole fungicides. No correlation was found between gene expression and propiconazole resistance. Copyright © 2009 Society of Chemical Industry     

Molecular and serological characterization of iris yellow spot virus, a new and distinct tospovirus species

ABSTRACT A new tospovirus was identified in iris cultivations in the Netherlands. Both serological comparisons and sequence determination of the S RNA demonstrate that this virus represents a new and distinct species, belonging to a separate serogroup, and for which the name iris yellow spot virus (IYSV) is proposed. The disease symptoms on iris are characterized by yellow spots on the leaves. Its experimental host range is very narrow and, in addition to iris, only includes Nicotiana benthamiana and Datura stramonium. The nucleoprotein of IYSV shows only 30 to 44% sequence identity with those of other tospoviruses identified so far; the highest homology being found with the tospovirus species of serogroup IV.     

Comparison of statistical models in a meta-analysis of fungicide treatments for the control of citrus black spot caused by Phyllosticta citricarpa

Meta-analysis has been recognised as a powerful method to synthetize existing published data from different studies through a formal statistical analysis. Several statistical models have been proposed to evaluate the effectiveness of treatments against plant diseases using meta-analysis, but the sensitivity of the estimated treatment effects to the model chosen has not been investigated in detail in the context of plant pathology. In this paper, four different statistical models were defined to analyse fungicide control trials with binary outcomes. These models were used to conduct a meta-analysis on the effectiveness of fungicide treatments against citrus black spot, a fungal disease caused by the quarantine pathogen Phyllosticta citricarpa. The models differed in the assumption made on the variability of the treatment effect (constant or variable between experimental plots) and in the method used for parameter estimation (classical or Bayesian). Odds ratios were estimated for two groups of fungicides, copper compounds and dithiocarbamates, widely applied for CBS control using each model in turn. Classical and Bayesian statistical models led to similar results, but the estimated treatment effectiveness and their associated levels of uncertainty were sensitive to the assumption made about the variability of the treatment effect. Estimated odds ratios were different depending on whether the treatment effect was assumed to be constant or variable between experimental plots. The size of the confidence intervals was underestimated when the treatment effect was assumed constant while it was variable in reality. Because of the strong between-plot variability, the 90 % percentiles of the odds ratios were much higher than the point estimates, and this result revealed that, in some plots, treatment effectiveness could be much lower than expected. Based on our results, we conclude that it is not sufficient to calculate point estimates of odds ratio when the between-plot variability of the treatment effect is strong and that, in such case, it is recommended to compute the predictive distributions of the odds ratio.     

Molecular characterization and a multiplex allele-specific PCR method for detection of thiabendazole resistance in Penicillium expansum from apple

Thiabendazole (TBZ) is commonly used as a postharvest treatment for control of blue mold in apples caused by Penicillium expansum. Different point mutations in the β-tubulin gene conferring benzimidazole resistance have been reported in plant pathogens, but molecular mechanisms of TBZ resistance in P. expansum from apple in Washington State are unknown. Determination of TBZ resistance level showed that all 102 TBZ-resistant (TBZ-R) isolates were highly resistant. Sequencing of the majority of the β-tubulin gene showed that 76 TBZ-R isolates harboured the E198V mutation and 26 harboured the F167Y mutation, and all the sensitive isolates did not possess any of the mutations, indicating that these two point mutations in the β-tubulin gene were correlated with TBZ resistance in P. expansum from apple in Washington State. There was no association between levels of TBZ resistance and types of point mutations (E198V or F167Y) in the β-tubulin gene. A multiplex allele-specific PCR assay was developed to detect these two mutations simultaneously. Microsatellite-primed PCR derived presence-absence matrix used to assess the genetic relationship among 56 isolates suggested that the resistance mutations originated several times independently and that there was no correlation between the types of point mutation and the genetic background of the isolates.