Pi34-AVRPi34: a new gene-for-gene interaction for partial resistance in rice to blast caused by Magnaporthe grisea

The japonica rice (Oryza sativa) cultivar Chubu 32 has a high level of partial resistance to blast, which is mainly controlled by a dominant resistance gene located on chromosome 11. The partial resistance to the rice blast fungus (Magnaporthe grisea) in Chubu 32 has isolate specificity; isolate IBOS8-1-1 is more aggressive on Chubu 32 than are other isolates. We hypothesized that the gene-for-gene relationship fits this case of a partial resistance gene in Chubu 32 against the avirulence gene in the pathogen. The partial resistance gene in Chubu 32 was mapped between DNA markers C1172 (and three other co-segregated markers) and E2021 and was designated Pi34. In the 32 F₃ lines from the cross between a chromosome segment substitution line (Pi34⁻) from Koshihikari/Kasalath and Chubu 32, the lines with high levels of partial resistance to the M. grisea isolate Y93-245c-2 corresponded to the presence of Pi34 estimated by graphic genotyping. This indicated that Pi34 has partial resistance to isolate Y93-245c-2 in compatible interactions. The 69 blast isolates from the F₁ progeny produced by the cross between Y93-245c-2 and IBOS8-1-1 were tested for aggressiveness on Chubu 32 and rice cultivar Koshihikari (Pi34⁻). The progeny segregated at a 1 : 1 ratio for strong to weak aggressiveness on Chubu 32. The results suggested that Y93-245c-2 has one gene encoding avirulence to Pi34 (AVRPi34), and IBOS8-1-1 is extremely aggressive on Chubu 32 because of the absence of AVRPi34. This is the first report of a gene-for-gene relationship between a fungal disease resistance gene associated with severity of disease and pathogen aggressiveness.     

Molecular mapping of the blast resistance genes Pi2-1 and Pi51(t) in the durably resistant rice 'Tianjingyeshengdao'

Tianjingyeshengdao' (TY) is a rice cultivar with durable resistance to populations of Magnaporthe oryzae (the causal agent of blast) in China. To understand the genetic basis of its resistance to blast, we developed a population of recombinant inbred lines from a cross between TY and the highly susceptible 'CO39' for gene mapping analysis. In total, 22 quantitative trait loci (QTLs) controlling rice blast resistance were identified on chromosomes 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 11, and 12 from the evaluation of four disease parameters in both greenhouse and blast nursery conditions. Among these QTLs, 19 were contributed by TY and three by CO39. Two QTL clusters on chromosome 6 and 12 were named Pi2-1 and Pi51(t), respectively. Pi2-1 was detected under both growth chamber and natural blast nursery conditions, and explained 31.24 to 59.73% of the phenotypic variation. Pi51(t) was only detected in the natural blast nursery and explained 3.67 to 10.37% of the phenotypic variation. Our results demonstrate that the durable resistance in TY is controlled by two major and seven minor genes. Identification of the markers linked to both Pi2-1 and Pi51(t) in this study should be useful for marker-aided selection in rice breeding programs as well as for molecular cloning of the identified resistance genes.     

Development of Co-Dominant Amplified Polymorphic Sequence Markers in Rice that Flank the Magnaporthe grisea Resistance Gene Pi7(t) in Recombinant Inbred Line 29

ABSTRACT Pi7(t), a dominant blast resistance gene derived from the rice cultivar Moroberekan, confers complete resistance against the fungal pathogen Magnaporthe grisea. Pi7(t) previously was positioned on chromosome 11 by restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) mapping of a recombinant inbred line population. One derivative of this population, recombinant inbred line (RIL)29, was designated as the representative line for Pi7(t). A segregating F2 population was created from RIL29 in order to determine the location of Pi7(t). The new mapping data indicate a position for Pi7(t) 30 centimorgans distal to the original location. Pi7(t) shares a common position with the previously mapped Pi1 M. grisea resistance gene. RIL29 carries DNA not derived from either parent used to create the RIL population at the newly assigned Pi7(t) locus. RFLP analysis has identified a possible donor source.     

已知抗瘟基因在黑龙江省寒地稻区的评价与利用

 利用12个日本鉴别品种、7个中国鉴别品种、24个抗稻瘟病单基因系及6个当地主栽品种,对2006年采自该省主要积温区不同水稻品种的178个稻瘟病菌株进行了致病性测定。结果表明：2006年黑龙江省稻瘟病菌生理小种划分为104个日本小种,077.7号生理小种比例最高为4.49%,017.1号、017.5号、037.5号生理小种出现频率为3.93%。就抗性基因而言,抗瘟基因Pi9(t)在全省抗谱为97.75%,是较好的抗源可以在全省内广泛利用;Piz-5、Pi12(t)抗瘟基因抗谱分别为78.09%和78.65%,根据品种种植区域可以有选择地利用。就品种而言,抗瘟基因Pi9(t)、Piz-5是空育131;Pi5(t)、Pita-2是垦稻10号;Pi9（t）、Pita是上育397;Piz-5、Pi12(t)是垦稻12号等品种抗瘟改良的有利基因;在研究中同时加强对稻瘟病菌种群的监测和新抗源的发掘,有针对性地向主栽品种导入新的抗性基因。     

水稻稻瘟病抗性QTL的定位分析

 稻瘟病是危害水稻最严重的病害之一。以抗稻瘟病的云南省地方品种魔王谷（MWG）和感稻瘟病的湖北省审定品种鄂晚8号（EW8）为亲本材料,构建双单倍体分离群体（DH）。利用22个菌株对亲本材料MWG/EW8进行致病性鉴定,从中筛选到5个毒性不同的鉴别菌株用于考察DH群体的稻瘟病抗性,构建包含120对SSR标记的分子遗传连锁图进行数量性状位点（QTL）的分析,鉴定出3个抗性QTL,均位于第6染色体长臂RM541附近, 3个QTL对抗病表型的贡献率介于7.7%~15.2 %之间,3个QTL的抗病等位基因均源自亲本MWG。     

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) .     

Tagging and validation of a major quantitative trait locus for leaf rust resistance and leaf tip necrosis in winter wheat cultivar forno

ABSTRACT A major leaf rust (Puccinia triticina) resistance quantitative trait locus (QTL) (QLrP.sfr-7DS) previously has been described on chromosome 7DS in the winter wheat (Triticum aestivum) cv. Forno. It was detected in a population of single-seed descent (SSD) lines derived from the cross Arina x Forno. QLrP.sfr-7DS conferred a durable and slow-rusting resistance phenotype, co-segregated with a QTL for leaf tip necrosis (LTN) and was mapped close to Xgwm295 at a very similar location as the adult plant leaf rust resistance gene Lr34 found in some spring wheat lines. Here, we describe the validation of this QTL by mapping it to the same chromosomal region close to Xgwm295 on chromosome 7DS in a population of SSD lines from the winter wheat x spelt (T. spelta) cross Forno x Oberkulmer. In both populations, the log of the likelihood ratio curves for leaf rust resistance and LTN peaked at identical or very similar locations, indicating that both traits are due to the same gene. We have improved the genetic map in the target region of QLrP.sfr-7DS using microsatellite and expressed sequence tag (EST) markers. Two EST loci (Xsfr.BF473324 and Xsfr.BE493812) define a genetic interval of 7.6 centimorgans containing QLrP.sfr-7DS, a considerably more precise genetic location for this QTL than previously described both in spring and winter wheat. The identified genetic interval is physically located in the distal 39% of chromosome 7DS. Single-marker analysis identified Xsfr.BF473324 and Xgwm1220 as the most informative loci for QLrP.sfr-7DS and QLtn.sfr-7DS. In the rice genome, the two ESTs flanking the QLrP.sfr-7DS/QLtn.sfr-7DS chromosomal segment in wheat are conserved on chromosome 6S in a region colinear with wheat chromosome 7DS. There, they define a physical region of three rice bacterial artificial chromosomes spanning approximately 300 kb.     

Races of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Magnaporthe oryzae</Emphasis> in Australia and genes with resistance to these races revealed through host resistance screening in monogenic lines of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Oryza sativa</Emphasis>

Rice blast is the most serious disease threat to rice production worldwide. It is difficult to control due to the complex diversity and wide geographic distribution of the causal pathogen Magnaporthe oryzae. In Australia, rice blast occurs in northern Australia but remains exotic to the main south-eastern rice growing area; however, there is the potential for rice blast to threaten this area; in addition, rice production is currently expanding from south-eastern Australia into northern Australia, which makes rice blast a major concern and challenge to rice industry in Australia. Prior to this study, there was lack of information on the race status of M. oryzae present in Australia and on how to manage the disease through host resistance. The races of rice blast isolates collected in northern Australia was characterised based on the disease reactions of eight standard rice differentials used in an international race differential system. The following studies revealed genes conferring resistance to these races through investigating the responses of 25 monogenic rice lines with targeted resistance gene against different races. The rice blast isolates were characterised into five races: IA-1, IA-3, IA-63, IB-3 and IB-59. Genes Pi40, Piz-t, Pi9, Pi5(t) and Pi12(t) exhibited resistance to all the isolates belonging to five races. In addition, two genes showed complete resistance to multiple races, viz. Pi9 that showed complete resistance to races IA-1, IA-3, IA-63 and IB-3 and Pita2 that had complete resistance to races IA-3, IB-3 and IB-59. This study provides information about the races of M. oryzae in Australia. Genes identified conferring resistance to multiple races will not only streamline the identification via molecular markers of imported rice varieties with resistance to rice blast in Australia, but will also allow the Australian rice breeding program to develop new varieties with broad-spectrum resistance to rice blast and pyramid multi-gene resistance into Australian rice varieties.     

水稻恢复系华占抗稻瘟病遗传分析及基因鉴定

 华占是近年来我国新选育的恢复系,广泛应用于杂交稻育种中,其配组的杂交稻组合对稻瘟病均表现出良好的抗性。本研究利用来源于华南稻区的62个稻瘟病菌株对恢复系华占、明恢63和广恢998进行抗病性鉴定,结果表明:华占对接种菌株的抗谱达到95.2%,对稻瘟病表现出广谱抗性。为进一步了解该恢复系所含的抗稻瘟病基因,以高感稻瘟病品种丽江新团黑谷为母本,以华占为父本,构建了丽江新团黑谷(LTH)/华占的F₂抗病遗传分析群体。利用对华南水稻品种具有致病谱较广的稻瘟病代表菌株GD00-193a对随机选择的1 000个来源于LTH/华占的F₂个体及其F₁个体进行抗病遗传分析,结果发现F₁个体表型全为抗病,1 000个F₂个体的抗/感比率符合3∶1的显性单基因分离比,说明华占至少含有一个显性抗稻瘟病基因。利用均匀分布于水稻12条染色体的250对SSR引物,通过分离群体分析结合隐性群体分析法将华占的一个抗稻瘟病基因定位于水稻第6染色体的Pi2/Pi9/Pi50区域。通过Pi2等位基因的测序分析,结果表明华占含有Pi2抗病基因。本试验结果为华占在杂交稻上的应用及其配组组合的品种布局提供重要依据。     

水稻主要抗瘟基因对福建稻瘟菌群体的抗性分析

 用1995-2003年间在福建省水稻产区采集的稻瘟菌代表菌系的108个分离菌,它们在CO39近等基因系上测定被划分为30个毒性类型,用它们在30个水稻抗稻瘟病近等基因系或单基因系品种上进行抗病性测定。结果表明水稻抗稻瘟病基因Pi-k^h抗性最强,抗性频率高达98.15%,Pi-1和Pi-9(t)也具有较高的抗性频率,是较好的抗源;对2个和3个Pi基因的联合抗性频率的分析,发现一些联合抗性频率极高,甚至有达到100%的组合,表明抗瘟育种采用多个Pi基因聚合,易于获得抗性强的品种。根据抗病基因与供试菌株互作的亲和性,对供试30个Pi基因可能的系统关系分析得到的初步信息可为抗病基因的聚合与布局策略提供参考。     

Genetic distribution of the avirulence gene AVRPiz-t in Thai rice blast isolates and their pathogenicity to the broad-spectrum resistant rice variety Toride 1

Rice blast disease, caused by the filamentous fungus Pyricularia oryzae, is one of the most destructive diseases in rice worldwide. Breeding of resistant rice cultivars remains a cost-effective and environment-friendly means for controlling blast disease, but the resistance tends to break down over time because of the pathogen's rapid adaptation. In this study, AVRPiz-t gene sequences of 46 rice blast isolates were evaluated using a Southern blot analysis. The AVRPiz-t gene was present in 24 of 46 (52.2%) rice blast isolates. The pathogenicity assay showed that all blast isolates were avirulent against Japanese rice cv. Toride 1, which carries several rice blast resistance genes including Piz-t, Pii, Pi37, and Pi-ta. Screening for the Piz-t gene in Thai rice germplasm revealed that less than 20% of rice varieties harbour the Piz-t gene. Therefore, the Toride 1 rice variety could serve as an effective donor of rice blast resistance to be used in rice breeding programmes in Thailand. This study provides evidence for co-evolution between the rice blast resistance gene Piz-t and the rice blast fungal avirulence gene AVRPiz-t. Understanding this relationship will facilitate the sustainable development of breeding for rice blast resistance in the future.     

吉林省主栽水稻品种抗瘟性评价及抗瘟基因型鉴定

 为明确吉林省主栽水稻品种的抗瘟性和抗瘟基因型,选用了一套已明确其无毒基因组成的稻瘟病菌标准菌株对吉林省68个主栽水稻品种进行喷雾和离体划伤接种试验。结果表明,68个品种的抗瘟能力存在较大差异,中抗以上抗病品种达到44个,占供试品种的64.7％;抗瘟基因推导结果结合特异性分子标记检测表明,Pita、Pia、Pish、Pita2、Pib和Pi9等6个基因为吉林省主栽水稻品种中主要的抗瘟基因,并且品种中含有的抗瘟基因数量与抗瘟能力呈正相关;根据结果推测,测试的所有品种中可能不含有Pi2、Pikh、Pikm、Pi11和Pi12基因。本研究揭示了吉林省近年主栽水稻品种的抗瘟能力和抗瘟基因组成,明确了吉林稻区主效抗瘟基因和基因聚合对稻瘟病的抗性贡献,为进一步培育广谱持久抗瘟品种和合理布局抗病品种提供了重要参考。     

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.     

Identification of a new resistance gene to a chinese blast fungus isolate in the Japanese rice cultivar aichi asahi

ABSTRACT Genetic analysis of the rice cultivar Aichi Asahi and some other Japanese cultivars for the high resistance to the blast fungus isolate CHNOS58-3-1 from China was performed. All the Japanese differential cultivars were resistant to the isolate except for 'Pi No. 4', which showed moderate resistance. Analysis of the F(2) population of a cross of the susceptible cultivar Reiho and the resistant cultivar Aichi Asahi indicated that the resistance of 'Aichi Asahi' to the isolate was conferred by one dominant gene. To identify the gene in other Japanese differential cultivars, AK lines, which were derived from a cross of 'Aichi Asahi' x 'K59' and assumed to harbor no known genes except for the new one, were used for the allelism tests. The new, completely dominant resistance gene was detected in 14 differential cultivars, but not in 'Pi No. 4', 'Yashiro-mochi', and 'K1', and was designated as Pi19(t). Pi19(t) was allelic or closely linked to Pita(2) on chromosome 12. Pi19(t) was extensively distributed among Japanese traditional local cultivars.     

福建稻瘟菌毒性类型组成及其对水稻几个Pi基因的毒性频率

 稻瘟病是福建省水稻生产中的重要病害之一,系统掌握稻瘟菌毒性类型组成和变化动态及其与主要抗病基因的互作特点,是制定抗病品种选育与合理利用的依据。本研究根据稻瘟病菌与6个CO39近等基因系品种互作亲和性的结果,将1995~2001年从福建采集分离的398个有效单孢菌株区分为26个毒性类型,其中毒性类型I34.1出现频率最高,为优势毒性类型,出现频率较高的还有I20.1、I04.1、I24.1、I0.1、I30.1等;结果还发现福建稻瘟菌群体对Pi1和Pi2毒性频率较低,分别为7.53%和11.31%,特别是对Pi1和Pi2基因联合毒性频率仅2.76%,说明在水稻抗瘟育种中可以考虑将Pi1和Pi2基因累加利用。     

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.     

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).     

广东省主栽水稻品种稻瘟病主效抗性基因的鉴定及分析

 利用稻瘟病抗性基因进行抗病新品种的培育是控制稻瘟病害最经济、有效的措施。为了明确当前广东省水稻稻瘟病抗性基因的分布特点,本研究利用Pi1、Pi2、Pi9、Pib、Pita等5个已克隆主效抗稻瘟病基因的分子标记,结合叶瘟和穗颈瘟自然抗性鉴定,对70份广东省主栽水稻品种和骨干亲本抗稻瘟病基因的组成进行了分析。结果显示,含有Pi2抗性基因的水稻品种有10份(占14.3%),抗性贡献率显著;Pib和Pita的检出率较高,分别为42份(60%)和37份(52.9%),但对广东省稻瘟病菌的抗性较弱;未检测到上述已知主效抗稻瘟病基因的有13份(18.6%),表现为感稻瘟病;全部供试材料均未检测到含有Pi1和Pi9抗性基因。本研究揭示了广东省主栽水稻品种和骨干亲本抗稻瘟病基因的组成及其对稻瘟病抗性的贡献,为华南稻区抗病新品种的培育提供重要参考。     

广东省主栽水稻品种稻瘟病主效抗性基因的鉴定及分析

 利用稻瘟病抗性基因进行抗病新品种的培育是控制稻瘟病害最经济、有效的措施。为了明确当前广东省水稻稻瘟病抗性基因的分布特点,本研究利用Pi1、Pi2、Pi9、Pib、Pita等5个已克隆主效抗稻瘟病基因的分子标记,结合叶瘟和穗颈瘟自然抗性鉴定,对70份广东省主栽水稻品种和骨干亲本抗稻瘟病基因的组成进行了分析。结果显示,含有Pi2抗性基因的水稻品种有10份(占14.3%),抗性贡献率显著;Pib和Pita的检出率较高,分别为42份(60%)和37份(52.9%),但对广东省稻瘟病菌的抗性较弱;未检测到上述已知主效抗稻瘟病基因的有13份(18.6%),表现为感稻瘟病;全部供试材料均未检测到含有Pi1和Pi9抗性基因。本研究揭示了广东省主栽水稻品种和骨干亲本抗稻瘟病基因的组成及其对稻瘟病抗性的贡献,为华南稻区抗病新品种的培育提供重要参考。     

籼稻恢复系桂R106对稻瘟病的抗性评价及遗传分析

通过与‘丽江新团黑谷’及13个已知抗性基因品种杂交和接种广西稻瘟病菌系鉴定,研究了籼稻恢复系‘桂R106’对稻瘟病的抗性及遗传。结果表明,‘桂R106’对广西565个稻瘟病菌系的抗谱达98.11%,对广西6个主要优势菌系表现全抗,对菌系03E-11和03E-23的抗性均受一对显性基因控制。等位性分析确认,‘桂R106’中抗菌系03E-11的抗病基因与Pi-ta、Pi-12(t)、Pi-3、Pi-5、Pi-7、Pi-a、Pi-at、Pi-sh、Pi-i、Pi-km、Pi-19(t)、Pi-ks、Pi-b这13个已知基因不等位,认为它可能是一个未知的新基因。