Allelism of rice blast resistance genes in two Chinese rice cultivars, and identification of two new resistance genes

Blast, caused by Pyricularia grisea , is a major constraint on rice production. To broaden genetic diversity for resistance to this disease, two rice cultivars, GA20 and GA25 from Yunnan Province, China, were analysed for the genetic basis of their high resistance to blast. GA20 was crossed with 10 Japanese differential cultivars, and GA25 was crossed with nine of them and with the susceptible Chinese cultivar Lijiangxintuanheigu (LTH). The resistance of GA20 was governed by two dominant genes allelic to genes at the Pi-k and Pi-ta loci. The allele at the Pi-k locus was new, based on a reaction pattern different from known alleles at this locus. It could not be shown whether or not the allele at the Pi-ta locus is new, because races with virulence for Pi-ta were not tested. GA25 has one resistance gene, which is not allelic to genes at the loci Pi-a , Pi-k , Pi-z , Pi-ta , Pi-b , and Pi-t , but is linked to the Pi-i gene on chromosome 9 with a recombination frequency of 15.1 ± 2.8%.
The new allele at the Pi-k locus in GA20 is designated as Pi-k^g (t), and the new resistance gene in GA25 as Pi15(t) .     

Rice Pi-ta gene Confers Resistance to the Major Pathotypes of the Rice Blast Fungus in the United States

ABSTRACT The Pi-ta gene in rice prevents the infection by Magnaporthe grisea strains containing the AVR-Pita avirulence gene. The presence of Pi-ta in rice cultivars was correlated completely with resistance to two major pathotypes, IB-49 and IC-17, common in the U.S. blast pathogen population. The inheritance of resistance to IC-17 was investigated further using a marker for the resistant Pi-ta allele in an F(2) population of 1,345 progeny from a cross of cv. Katy with experimental line RU9101001 possessing and lacking, respectively, the Pi-ta resistance gene. Resistance to IC-17 was conferred by a single dominant gene and Pi-ta was not detected in susceptible individuals. A second F(2) population of 377 individuals from a reciprocal cross between Katy and RU9101001 was used to verify the conclusion that resistance to IC-17 was conferred by a single dominant gene. In this cross, individuals resistant to IC-17 also were resistant to IB-49. The presence of Pi-ta and resistance to IB-49 also was correlated with additional crosses between 'Kaybonnet' and 'M-204', which also possess and lack Pi-ta, respectively. A pair of primers that specifically amplified a susceptible pi-ta allele was developed to verify the absence of Pi-ta. We suggest that Pi-ta is responsible for resistance to IB-49 and IC-17 and that both races contain AVR-Pita genes.     

江西省稻瘟病菌毒性的群体结构分析

用江苏省的吴江、赣榆、通州、高邮和宜兴等5个代表地区的324个稻瘟病菌株接种13个日本已知抗病基因品种，结果表明，江苏省稻瘟病菌对携带有Pi-Ka,Pi-ta,Pi-ta2和Pi-sh抗病基因品种的可致病比例较高，毒力频率达64．2％－97．2％，对携带有Pi-iPi-z和Pi-b抗病基因的品种毒力频率较低，在0－11．9％之间；江苏省稻瘟病菌毒性的群体结构年度间有一定变化，表现为对某些抗病基因品种毒力频率的明显上升或下降。从江苏省10年主栽品种上分离的稻瘟病菌株对13个已知抗病基因品种的毒力频率测定结果表明，不同类型主栽品种上分离的菌株其毒性结构组成有一定差异,表明江苏省水稻主栽品种的抗性类型存在一定差异。     

New gene for bacterial blight resistance in rice located on chromosome 12 identified from minghui 63, an elite restorer line

ABSTRACT Bacterial blight, caused by Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae, is a serious disease of rice worldwide. A new dominant gene for bacterial blight resistance in rice, Xa25(t), was identified from Minghui 63, a restorer line for a number of rice hybrids that are widely cultivated in China. This gene conferred resistance to Philippine race 9 (PXO339) of X. oryzae pv. oryzae in both seedling and adult stages. It was mapped to the centromeric region of chromosome 12, 2.5 cM from a disease resistance gene-homologous sequence, NBS109, and 7.3 cM from a restriction fragment length polymorphism marker, G1314. The genomic location of this gene is similar to the previously identified blast resistance genes, Pi-ta and Pi-ta2.     

A population genetics-based approach reveals candidate gene regions important in the determination of resistance specificity for the Pik family of rice blast resistance genes

Allelic resistance (R) genes at the Pik locus for rice blast resistance consist of two genes, designated as the first gene and the second gene, which each have a nucleotide-binding site and a leucine-rich repeat. We investigated allelic nucleotide sequence diversity at this locus in 36 rice lines and searched for gene regions showing high rates of nonsynonymous nucleotide substitutions. We detected such regions within and near the coiled-coil domain of the first gene but detected only a few nucleotide substitutions in the second gene, suggesting the importance of the N-terminal part of the first protein in the determination of R specificity.     

浙江省水稻新品种(系)对稻瘟病的抗性研究

用4个稻瘟病菌小种对浙江省280份水稻新品种(系)进行稻瘟病抗性分析,结果表明:浙江省水稻新品种(系)对稻瘟病菌具有较好的抗性,籼稻和粳稻对参试菌株的全抗率分别为21.62%和39.05%,说明粳稻具有较籼稻更广的抗谱;浙江省新品种(系)对ZB13小种具有较高的感病率,籼稻和粳稻的感病率分别为69.37%和52.07%。     

Identification of the rice blast resistance gene Pib in the National Small Grains Collection

The Pib gene in rice confers resistance to a wide range of races of the rice blast pathogen, Magnaporthe oryzae, including race IE1k that overcomes Pita, another broad-spectrum resistance gene. In this study, the presence of Pib was determined in 164 rice germplasm accessions from a core subset of the National Small Grains Collection utilizing DNA markers and pathogenicity assays. The presence of Pib was evaluated with two simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers and a dominant marker (Pib-dom) derived from the Pib gene sequence. Pathogenicity assays using two avirulent races (IE1k and IB1) and a virulent race (IB54) were performed to verify the resistance responses of accessions. Of the 164 accessions evaluated, 109 contained the Pib gene as determined using both SSR markers and pathogenicity assays, albeit different haplotypes were detected. The remaining 52 germplasm accessions were different in their responses to the blast races IB54, IE1k, and IB1, thus indicating the presence of R gene(s) other than Pib. The accessions characterized in this study could be used for marker-assisted breeding to improve blast resistance in indica and japonica cultivars worldwide.     

Molecular mapping of the new blast resistance genes Pi47 and Pi48 in the durably resistant local rice cultivar Xiangzi 3150

The indica rice cultivar Xiangzi 3150 (XZ3150) confers a high level of resistance to 95% of the isolates of Magnaporthe oryzae (the agent of rice blast disease) collected in Hunan Province, China. To identify the resistance (R) gene(s) controlling the high level of resistance in this cultivar, we developed 286 F(9) recombinant inbred lines (RILs) from a cross between XZ3150 and the highly susceptible cultivar CO39. Inoculation of the RILs and an F(2) population from a cross between the two cultivars with the avirulent isolate 193-1-1 in the growth chamber indicated the presence of two dominant R genes in XZ3150. A linkage map with 134 polymorphic simple sequence repeat and single feature polymorphism markers was constructed with the genotype data of the 286 RILs. Composite interval mapping (CIM) using the results of 193-1-1 inoculation showed that two major R genes, designated Pi47 and Pi48, were located between RM206 and RM224 on chromosome 11, and between RM5364 and RM7102 on chromosome 12, respectively. Interestingly, the CIM analysis of the four resistant components of the RILs to the field blast population revealed that Pi47 and Pi48 were also the major genetic factors responsible for the field resistance in XZ3150. The DNA markers linked to the new R genes identified in this study should be useful for further fine mapping, gene cloning, and marker-aided breeding of blast-resistant rice cultivars.     

不同水稻品种花期耐旱性评价

以我国96个主导水稻品种为材料,于水稻开花期进行水分处理10d,研究水分胁迫下不同水稻品种与 水稻产量构成因子的关系。结果表明,开花期水分胁迫对水稻每穗粒数影响不显著,结实率和千粒重有着不同程 度的下降。根据水分胁迫指数将供试品种分为耐旱型(WSI<0.0599)、中间型(0.06000.2600)3类。筛选出9个耐旱型品种,其中粳型常规水稻1个、籼型常规水稻1个、籼型两系杂交水稻2 个、籼型三系杂交水稻5个。籼稻品种的酎旱性明显优于粳稻品种,来源于同一母本冈46A的冈优527、冈优188和 冈优725在本试验中都表现出良好的耐旱性。     

Studies on the epidemiology and yield losses from rice black-streaked dwarf disease in a recent epidemic in Zhejiang province, China

The spread of rice black-streaked dwarf disease, which has emerged as a major problem on winter wheat and the two summer rice crops (early indica and late japonica ) grown in central and southern Zhejiang province, China, is documented from 1995 to 2007. The late japonica crop suffered the most: up to 64 640 ha were affected with estimated losses of c . 120 000 t grain per year. Peak adult numbers of the small brown planthopper vector, Laodelphax striatellus , coincided with the seedling stages of both rice crops and the proportion of the insect population carrying virus increased during 1998–2005. Seedlings with three to four leaves were the most susceptible, whereas plants inoculated after the end of tillering developed few or no symptoms. Disease levels were strongly correlated with numbers of viruliferous vectors. In sowing-date experiments with both rice crops, the earliest sowings had the most disease and suffered the greatest yield losses. With the last sowing date (25 days after the first), there were almost no losses. There were yield losses of 0·80% for every 1% increase in disease incidence in early indica rice and rather more (0·92%) in the late japonica crop. There were large differences in susceptibility between cultivars, indicating the possibility, within currently available germplasm, of using more resistant cultivars to help contain the disease. Changes in cropping practice and in recent winter weather conditions have probably contributed to the emergence of the virus as a major pathogen in eastern China.     

Identification and molecular mapping of the rice bacterial blight resistance gene allelic to <Emphasis Type="Italic">Xa7</Emphasis> from an elite restorer line Zhenhui 084

Rice bacterial blight (BB), caused by Xanthomonas oryzae pv. Oryzae (Xoo), is a serious disease in rice production worldwide. Rice cv. Zhenhui 084, a newly developed strong indica restorer line, exhibits high resistance to most of the Philippine races of BB and has been widely used in rice hybrids in China; however, the resistance gene has not yet been cloned. Here, we show that the resistance of Zhenhui 084 to Xoo strains is similar to that of IRBB7 containing Xa7, a durable and broad resistance dominant gene for BB. To map the resistance gene in Zhenhui 084, a F₂ population with 331 highly susceptible individuals derived from a cross between Chenghui 448 and Zhenhui 084 was built. We finely mapped the target R gene to a region between two proximal markers RM20576 and MY4 in rice chromosome 6. A marker-based physical map of chromosome six was used to construct the contig covering the genomic region between two markers RM20576 and MY4. The target gene was assumed to be in an interval of approximate 200 kb, in which 16 candidate genes were predicted. Our findings will greatly facilitate the isolation and characterisation of the target R gene allelic to Xa7. Additionally, two PCR-based markers, tightly linked to the target R gene locus, will be a useful tool for the marker-assisted selection of the target R gene allelic to Xa7 in breeding programmes.     

A new blast resistance gene identified in the Indian native rice cultivar Aus373 through allelism and linkage tests

Blast, caused by Pyricularia grisea , is a major constraint on rice production. To widen genetic diversity for disease resistance, the Indian native rice cultivar Aus373 was screened by F₂ segregation analyses to investigate the genetic basis of its high resistance. Aus373 was crossed with a series of Japanese differential cultivars (JDCs) and the Chinese susceptible cultivar Lijiangxintuanheigu (LTH). The resistance ratios of subsequent F₂ progenies were used to determine the number of blast-resistance loci present as well as allelic relationships with known loci. Resistance of Aus373 was governed by dominant alleles at two loci, one at the Pi-k locus and the second apparently at a new locus linked to an isozyme gene Amp-1 with a recombination fraction of 37.9 ± 3.0% on chromosome 2. This putative new locus and allele were designated Pi16 (t).     

广东水稻品种抗性与稻瘟病菌生理小种变化动态的关系

１９９１￣１９９５年对广东稻瘟病菌生理小种及部分主栽品种抗性的研究结果表明,广东稻瘟病菌小种分布及发生动态相对稳定,优势种群为ＺＢ群,ＺＣ群;优势小种为ＺＢ１３、ＺＢ５、ＺＣ１３和ＺＢ１,不同生态稻区优势小种有差异。品种间具有不同的抗性水平,本省育成推广的主栽品种对稻瘟病属中等的抗性水平,个别品种抗性偏低,属于中感至感。粳籼８９等的抗病性逐年下降,这些主栽品种抗性丧失的主要原因,一方面是原有小种的     

江西省细菌性条斑病菌的致病型划分和水稻抗性资源的鉴定

为探明江西省水稻细菌性条斑病菌(Xanthomonas oryzae pv.oryzicola,Xoc)的致病力分化水平和品种资源的抗病性,本研究利用IRBB5、IRBB14、IR24、IRBB4、IRBB21和金刚30等6个鉴别品种,将分离自江西6个稻区的129株Xoc菌株划分为C1~C9 9个致病型;发现仅C5对鉴别品种IRBB4、C7对鉴别品种IRBB21表现为强互作关系;不同稻区的Xoc优势种群呈现多样性。孕穗期抗性测定结果显示:124个籼稻品种中,对C2型菌株5-16表现为中抗的品种仅占8.06%,对C6型菌株08-3-2表现为抗的品种占14.5%;252个东乡野生稻单株中,1株单株(东113)对C2型菌株表现高抗,14个单株表现抗性。东乡野生稻苗期注射接种结果显示,苗期抗病性与孕穗期抗性呈显著相关性,但苗期抗病性普遍低于孕穗期抗性,仅东113表现为中抗。但东乡野生稻对于Xoc的抗病性明显强于栽培稻,从野生稻中寻找抗性资源将是培育抗病品种的理想途径之一。     

南方水稻区域试验品种对水稻白叶枯病抗性调查

1983-2007年,对南方稻区水稻区域试验品种、组合的白叶枯病抗性进行了研究。结果表明,在1 805个参试品种、组合中,78个表现抗白叶枯病,抗病品种频率为4.3%;其中,常规水稻74个,占抗病品种的94.9%。在1 219个籼型杂交水稻中,抗病的组合3个,中抗的76个,抗病和中抗组合频率分别为0.2%和6.2%。不同类型和不同生态型水稻的抗病品种频率差异显著,晚粳>早籼>中籼>晚籼;常规水稻>杂交水稻。籼型杂交水稻中抗病组合频率为:杂交晚稻>杂交早稻>杂交中稻。1990-2004年,17个抗或中抗白叶枯病的优良水稻新品种、组合通过国家审定。     

Pink‐awned weedy rice (Oryza sativa): a potential conduit for gene exchange in rice agro‐ecosystems

Hybridisation between genetically distinct lineages results in increases in overall genetic diversity and is a potential mechanism for the origin and spread of adaptive alleles. Weed and crop hybridisation may result in weedy ecotypes, which have, in addition to classic weedy traits such as seed shattering and long seed dormancy, crop traits that enhance weediness, such as adaptation to field cultivation and harvest strategies. Weedy rice (Oryza sativa) hybridises with cultivated rice and, in the process, may produce new (pink‐awned) weedy rice varieties. Pink‐awned (PA) weedy rice plants have been observed in rice fields in Arkansas. We explored the genetic relationships between PA weedy rice, crop rice, global rice accessions and other weedy rice ecotypes present in the southern United States. Gene sequencing of 48 sequence‐tagged sites (STS loci) revealed a pattern of hybridisation and gene flow between blackhull weedy rice and tropical japonica rice (O. sativa subsp. japonica) cultivars. Our data suggest that PA rice originates from hybridisation between blackhull weedy rice and tropical japonica rice. PA rice offspring segregate phenotypic traits associated with weediness in rice. This segregation could lead to adaptive allele combinations in PA rice, which could potentially move into other weedy rice types through subsequent hybridisation events.     

A major quantitative trait locus for rice yellow mottle virus resistance maps to a cluster of blast resistance genes on chromosome 12

ABSTRACT Two doubled-haploid rice populations, IR64/Azucena and IRAT177/ Apura, were used to identify markers linked to rice yellow mottle virus (RYMV) resistance using core restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) maps. Resistance was measured by mechanical inoculation of 19-day-old seedlings followed by assessment of virus content by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay tests 15 days after inoculation. IR64/Azucena and IRAT177/Apura populations, 72 and 43 lines, respectively, were evaluated, and resistance was found to be polygenic. Resistance was expressed as a slower virus multiplication, low symptom expression, and limited yield loss when assessed at the field level. Bulked segregant analysis using the IR64/Azucena population identified a single random amplified polymorphic DNA marker that mapped on chromosome 12 and corresponded to a major quantitative trait locus (QTL) evidenced by interval mapping. When pooling RFLP data, integrated mapping of this chromosome revealed that the QTL was common to the two populations and corresponded to a small chromosomal segment known to contain a cluster of major blast resistance genes. This region of the genome also reflected the differentiation observed at the RFLP level between the subspecies indica and japonica of Oryza sativa. This is consistent with the observation that most sources of RYMV resistance used in rice breeding are found in upland rice varieties that typically belong to the japonica subspecies.     

籼、粳稻上分离的稻瘟病菌致病性分析

从100余个稻瘟病菌单孢株中选择代表近年来在浙江省水稻上出现的主要小种的10个菌株，分别来自6个籼稻和4个粳稻品种。将10个菌株分别接种到230个籼稻和183个粳稻品种上，研究从籼、粳稻上分离的稻瘟病菌（籼、粳菌）的致病性。籼菌主要侵染籼稻，侵染后中等发病和重发病的品种比例分别为25．22％和12．61％。均高于侵染粳稻后这两种发病程度的品种比例；粳菌主要侵染粳稻，侵染后重发病的品种比例为40．44％，明显高于侵染籼稻后重发病的品种比例。在籼稻中被籼菌侵染后发病比被粳菌侵染后发病重的品种占籼稻总数的69．57％，并且被籼菌侵染后轻发病、中等发病和重发病的品种比例均明显高于被粳菌侵染后这几种发病程度的品种比例；在粳稻中被粳菌侵染后发病比被籼菌侵染后发病重的品种也占有较大的比例，在被籼菌侵染的发病品种中以轻发病的品种为主，在被粳菌侵染后的发病品种中以重发病的品种为主。     

嘉兴粳稻抗褐稻虱育种籼稻抗源的选择和利用

用嘉兴田间采集的褐稻虱对籼型扰虫品种BG367-4进行苗期和成株期抗性鉴定,均表现为高抗(HR)。用作粳稻抗褐稻虱育种的抗性授体亲本,抗性传递力强,并表现为显性遗传,是籼粳杂交培育粳型抗虫品种的理想抗源。