Combination of resistance to Verticillium longisporum from zero erucic acid Brassica oleracea and oilseed Brassica rapa genotypes in resynthesized rapeseed (Brassica napus) lines

Resynthesized (RS) forms of rapeseed (Brassica napus L.; genome AACC, 2n = 38) generated from interspecific hybridization between suitable genotypes of its diploid progenitors Brassica rapa L. (syn. campestris; genome AA, 2n = 20) and Brassica oleracea L. (CC, 2n = 18) represent a potentially useful resource to introduce resistance against the fungal pathogen Verticillium longisporum into the gene pool of oilseed rape. Numerous cabbage (B. oleracea) accessions are known with resistance to V. longisporum; however, B. oleracea generally has high levels of erucic acid and glucosinolates in the seed, which reduces the suitability of resulting RS rapeseed lines for oilseed rape breeding. In this study resistance against V. longisporum was identified in the cabbage accession Kashirka 202 (B. oleracea convar. capitata), a zero erucic acid mutant, and RS rapeseed lines were generated by crossing the resistant genotype with two spring turnip rape accessions (B. rapa ssp. olerifera) with zero erucic acid. One of the resulting zero erucic acid RS rapeseed lines was found to have a high level of resistance to V. longisporum compared with both parental accessions and with B. napus controls. A number of other zero erucic acid RS lines showed resistance levels comparable to the parental accessions. In the most resistant RS lines the resistance and zero erucic acid traits were combined with variable seed glucosinolate contents. Erucic acid‐free RS rapeseed with moderate seed glucosinolate content represents an ideal basic material for introgression of quantitative V. longisporum resistance derived from B. oleracea and B. rapa into elite oilseed rape breeding lines.     

Transfer of powdery mildew resistance from Brassica carinata to Brassica oleracea through embryo rescue

Interspecific hybrid plants and backcross 1 (BC₁) progeny were produced through sexual crosses and embryo rescue between Brassica carinata accession PI 360883 and B. oleracea cvs Titleist’and‘Cecile’to transfer resistance to powdery mildew to B. oleracea. Four interspecific hybrids were obtained through application of embryo rescue from crosses with B. carinata as the maternal parent, and their interspecific nature confirmed through plant morphology and random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis. Twenty‐one BC₁ plants were obtained through sexual crosses and embryo rescue although embryo rescue was not necessary to produce first backcross generation plants between interspecific hybrids and B. oleracea. All interspecific hybrids and eight of the BC₁ plants were resistant to powdery mildew.     

Evaluation of a core collection of Brassica oleracea accessions for resistance to Brevicoryne brassicae, the cabbage aphid

A rapid, simple and reliable technique was developed for evaluating Brassica accessions in the glasshouse for resistance to Brevicoryne brassicae, the cabbage aphid. Brassica accessions were grouped into crop types with similar habit and vigour for evaluation. 401 Brassica oleracea accessions, representing the genetic and geographic diversity of the species, were evaluated for resistance to a population of B. brassicae collected originally from HRI, Wellesbourne. Ninety eight accessions were identified as being moderately resistant (grade 3) or partially resistant (grade 4). Re-testing of accessions in the glasshouse identified 12 moderately resistant and 43 partially resistant accessions. The most promising gene pool was kale, where a higher than expected number of resistant accessions were found. Three of the kales were consistently rated as moderately resistant in all tests. In contrast the broccoli gene pool was a poor source of resistance with less (one out of 46) resistant accessions than expected. Eleven of the kales graded 3 were tested in the field in 1995 and resistance to B. brassicae was confirmed. Ten accessions were also tested for resistance to two additional populations of B. brassicae, one from Greece and the other from Portugal. The results provided no evidence of aphid biotype/host specific differences in the resistance of these B. oleracea accessions. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Sources of resistance to Verticillium wilt in Capsicum

Summary A total of 125 novel accessions of Capsicum annuum L. and Capsicum baccatum L. were screened for sources of resistance to Verticillium wilt (Verticillium dahliae Kleb). A soil infestation method with 2000 microsclerotia of V. dahliae per gram of planting medium, and a soil temperature of 25±3°C, identified 27 Capsicum accessions with resistance to Verticillium wilt. P.I. 215699 (a mixture of Capsicum baccatum var. microcarpum and Capsicum annuum), P.I. 535616 (Capsicum annuum), and P.I. 555614 (Capsicum annuum), had the lowest disease severity and the highest percentage of resistant plants.     

有毛野生甘蓝(Brassica incana)抗蚜虫特性研究

甘蓝(Brassica oleracea var.)是重要的十字花科芸薹属蔬菜,但生产中常遭受蚜虫危害,鉴定抗虫资源并了解其抗虫机制是抗虫育种的重要基础。课题组前期征集到1份周身覆盖浓密表皮毛的野生甘蓝(B.incana),为调查该材料是否具有蚜虫抗性,并明确其抗性是否与表皮毛有关,本研究利用该有毛野生甘蓝与1份无毛芥蓝(B.alboglabra)杂交,对双亲及其F2:3家系中有毛和无毛家系进行室内蚜虫接种发现,蚜虫在无表皮毛甘蓝上的平均产卵数(36.7枚)和存活天数(22.2 d)均显著高于有表皮毛甘蓝(平均产卵8.1枚,平均存活13.1 d)。为进一步明确该野生甘蓝对蚜虫是否具有化学毒杀或排拒作用,采用有毛和无毛甘蓝叶片的浸提液对蚜虫进行胃杀、触杀和拒食性调查发现,2种浸提液对蚜虫均无胃杀和触杀作用,但有毛甘蓝浸提液对蚜虫存在一定的趋避作用。表明野生甘蓝B.incana对蚜虫的抗性一方面源于其表皮毛的物理阻碍,另一方面与其体内化学物质的趋避作用有关。     

Genetic analysis of resistance to clubroot (Plasmodiophora brassicae Woron) in two Brassica oleracea groups (ssp. acephala and ssp. botrytis) through diallel analysis

Clubroot, caused by Plasmodiophora brassicae Woron, is a major disease of cruciferous crops and few sources of resistance have been detected and genetically studied in the Brassica oleracea species. In this study, two diallel mating systems using resistant kale lines and susceptible cauliflower lines were performed. Resistance was assessed from a disease index evaluated on young plants artificially inoculated with local isolates of the parasite. Both general and specific combining ability effects (GCA and SCA) and partly reciprocal effects were demonstrated. Resistance inheritance was, however, characterized by a predominance of additive genetic effects (GCA). Three groups of parent lines could be separated; kale lines with very high resistance, kale lines with intermediate resistance and susceptible cauliflower lines. In the two kale groups, two genetically different resistance types were suggested and various recurrent selection procedures are proposed following the diallel results.     

NaCl胁迫对甘蓝、白菜和油菜种子萌发的影响

为研究蔬菜种子吸收或外排Na+能力与其耐盐性的关系,采用非损伤微测技术检测了628甘蓝、青杂中丰白菜、苏州青油菜、茼蒿、上海鸡毛菜种子外Na+流速的动态变化.结果表明,在10mmol/L NaCl溶液处理下,甘蓝和茼蒿种子外排Na+,而白菜、油菜和鸡毛菜种子吸收Na+,其中,甘蓝、白菜和油菜种子对Na+吸收或外排的效果明显.随后以甘蓝、白菜和油菜种子为材料,在不同NaCl浓度下对种子萌发进行了实验,结果表明,随着NaCl浓度升高,甘蓝、白菜和油菜种子的发芽率、相对发芽率、发芽势和发芽指数都呈明显下降趋势.当NaCl浓度达到300mmol/L时,甘蓝、白菜和油菜种子的发芽率分别为37.33％、14.67％和10.00％,耐盐半致死浓度分别为323.73,241.68mmol/L和200mmol/L.初步说明种子可以通过增加Na+的外排,减弱高浓度Na+对种子的毒害作用.     

棉花GbSTK基因调控开花和黄萎病抗性的功能研究

棉花是重要的经济作物,实现既抗病又早熟是棉花重要的育种目标,但棉花抗病与早熟基因之间的关联性研究报道甚少。本课题组前期鉴定到一个响应黄萎病菌诱导的丝氨酸/苏氨酸蛋白激酶基因GbSTK,可以提高转基因拟南芥的黄萎病抗性。本研究发现多个抗病棉花品种中STK基因的表达量显著高于感病对照品种H208。在抗病品种农大601中沉默STK基因,沉默植株在接菌后20d,其黄萎病抗性显著降低,病情指数由27.5(耐病)升高到63.2(感病),表明该基因正向调控棉花黄萎病抗性。对转GbSTK基因拟南芥表型鉴定发现,其开花时莲座叶片数平均为7.5个,显著低于空载体对照植株(11.9个),转基因植株开花时间较对照平均提早5~7 d。进一步对拟南芥开花途径标志基因FT、SOC1和LFY的转录水平检测发现,转基因不同株系中FT和SOC1的表达水平显著高于对照植株,而LFY基因的表达受影响较小,表明STK基因可以影响开花关键基因FT和SOC1的表达,进而调控植株提早开花。基于酵母双杂交互作蛋白筛选试验,初步获得30个与GbSTK具有互作关系的候选蛋白,为进一步揭示GbSTK的分子调控网络奠定了基础。本研究首次鉴定出可同时提高黄萎病抗性和提早开花的一个功能基因,为棉花抗病早熟遗传改良提供了参考依据。     

丙基双氢茉莉酮酸酯诱导棉花耐黄萎病的效应

温室内以10mg·L 1的丙基双氢茉莉酮酸酯(PDJ)灌根预处理后,再用黄萎病菌(Verticilliumdahliae)孢子悬浮液接种棉苗,处理棉苗与对照相比发病率和病情指数有所降低,表现出对棉花黄萎病的耐病性。对一些生化指标进行测定发现,PDJ灌根和接种都可引起棉苗叶片中苯丙氨酸解氨酶(PAL)活性升高和木质素含量的增加,与此同时棉花叶片中的过氧化物酶(POD)活性及丙二醛(MDA)含量也都有所上升,在此基础上对PDJ诱导棉花耐黄萎病的可能生化机制作了归纳。     

棉花GbSTK基因调控开花和黄萎病抗性的功能研究

Cotton is an important cash crop, and achieving disease resistance as well as early maturity is an important breeding goal. However, the molecular relationship between disease resistance and early maturity of cotton is still a research gap. In previous study, we identified a GbSTK gene response to V. dahliae that could enhance Verticillium wilt resistance in transgenic Arabidopsis. In this study, we found that GbSTK was more highly expressed in resistance and/or tolerant varieties than in susceptible varieties. Knocking down of GbSTK expression in Nongda 601 showed that the silenced plants displayed serious disease symptoms, with disease index from 27.5 (tolerant) to 63.2 (susceptible), suggesting that GbSTK positively regulates cotton Verticillium wilt resistance. More interesting, we found that GbSTK could promote the development of Arabidopsis. At the flowering time point, the average number of rosette leaves in transgenic lines was 7.5, significantly less than the mock plants, and the transgenic plants bloomed five to seven days earlier than the control. The FT and SOC1 gene, regarded as marker genes in Arabidopsis flowering signaling pathway, maintained higher expression level in transgenic lines than in the mock, indicating that GbSTK could accelerate flowering via regulating FT and SOC1 gene expression. We also obtained 30 candidate proteins that could interacted with GbSTK via yeast double hybrid test, which helped to further revealing the molecular regulatory network of GbSTK. Taken together, we first identified a functional gene that could improve disease resistance and early flowering, which would provide a reference for genetic improvement of cotton disease resistant and early maturity.     

利用野生甘蓝抗性遗传资源获得高抗菌核病甘蓝型油菜的抗性与分子标记初步分析

茵核病是甘蓝型油菜最严重的病害之一,自身抗性低,而甘蓝野生资源中存在高抗遗传资源.以部分抗性的甘蓝型油菜中双9号和高抗性的甘蓝野生资源为亲本杂交得到F1 (ACC),F1连续用中双9号回交6代,得到育性基本恢复正常植株自交,培育成了高抗茵核病材料,命名为F6.染色体计数显示,F6有38条染色体,和甘蓝型油菜(AACC,2 n=38)一致.茵核病抗性鉴定实验结果说明F6对茵核病的抗性高于中双9号而弱于甘蓝.通过在亲本和子代间比较229个分布于甘蓝型油菜19个遗传连锁群的SSR分子标记以及16个与甘蓝抗茵核病特异性位点有关的SSR分子标记,发现甘蓝抗茵核病主要特异性区段9号连锁群已渗入甘蓝型油菜基因组中.     

A cytogenetic study of the progenies of hybrids between Brassica napus and Brassica oleracea, Brassica bourgeaui, Brassica cretica and Brassica montana

In this cytogenetic study the progeny of all crosses were investigated in F₁, F₂ and backcross (BC₁) hybrids. Brassica napus and F₁ hybrids between B. napus and B. oleracea, and between B. napus and three wild relatives of B. oleracea (B. bourgeaui, B. cretica and B. montana). Each of the wild relatives has 18 somatic chromosomes. Interspecific F₁ hybrids were obtained through ovary culture mean. These had 28 and 37 chromosomes and their mean pollen fertility was 10.7% and 93.0%, respectively. Many F₂ and BC₁ seeds were harvested from the F₁ hybrids with 37 chromosomes after self‐pollination and open pollination of the F₁ hybrids, and backcrossing with B. napus. Many aneuploids were obtained in the F₂ and BC₁ plants. It is evident from these investigations that the F₁ hybrids may serve as bridge plants to improve B. napus and other Brassica crops.     

Inheritance of resistance to Verticillium wilt (Verticillium dahliae) in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)

Verticillium wilt, caused by Verticillium dahliae Kleb., is a major constraint to cotton production in almost all countries where cotton is cultivated. Developing new cotton cultivars resistant to Verticillium wilt is the most effective and feasible way to combat the problem. Little is known about the inheritance of resistance to Verticillium wilt of cotton, especially that caused by the defoliating (D) and nondefoliating (ND) pathotypes of the soil‐borne fungus V. dahliae. The objective of this study was to determine the inheritance of resistance in cotton against both pathotypes of V. dahliae. Crosses were made between the susceptible parent ‘Cukurova 1518’ and each of four resistant parents PAUM 401, PAUM 403, PAUM 405 and PAUM 406 to produce F₂ generations in 2002 and F_2:3 families in 2003. Disease responses of parent and progeny populations to the D and ND pathotypes were scored based on a scale of 0‐4 (0, resistant; 4, susceptible). F₂ populations inoculated with the D pathotype showed a 3 : 1 (resistant : susceptible) plant segregation ratio. Tests of F_2:3 families confirmed that resistance was controlled by a single dominant gene. In contrast, analysis of data from F₂‐ and F₂‐derived F₃ families suggested that resistance to the ND pathotype is controlled by dominant alleles at two loci.     

甘蓝枯萎病抗性基因FOC1序列分析及抗性相关变异位点分析

旨在发掘甘蓝抗枯萎病基因FOC1中与抗性相关的特异性单核苷酸多态性(SNP),为进一步开发FOC1特异分子标记提供理论依据。在对11份甘蓝自交系材料枯萎病抗病表型鉴定基础上,通过基因测序,对每份材料中FOC1等位基因及相应的氨基酸序列变异进行分析。结果表明,FOC1等位基因序列之间共存在92处SNP变异和2处Indel变异,其中包含C381A/G等18个在抗、感材料中表现出特异性差异的SNPs。此18个特异的SNP中转换型比率为86.11%、颠换型比率为13.89%,4种碱基变异率以T/C、G/A最高,分别占47.22%和38.89%,而C/G和A/C变异率共占13.89%。本研究也发现抗、感材料中存在4个特异的SNP,可造成3个氨基酸的变化。     

Identification of S-alleles using polymerase chain reaction-cleaved amplified polymorphic sequence of the S-locus receptor kinase in inbreeding lines of Brassica oleracea

Identification and DNA polymorphism of the S‐locus receptor kinasegene (SRK) was analysed by pollen tube tests, polymerase chain reaction‐cleaved amplified polymorphic sequence (PCR‐CAPS) and nucleotide sequencing. SRK‐specific primers that can distinguish class and class II S haplotypes amplified single DNA fragments of 900‐1050 bp. The DNA fragments of 22 inbred lines amplified with a class SRK‐specific primer pair determined seven types with HinfI and EcoRII. In addition, the DNA fragments of 17 inbred lines amplified with a class II SRK‐specific primer pair determined three types with Hinf1. Nucleotide sequencing of the DNA fragments amplified from 10S haplotypes showed that exons of the 3′‐end in SRK are highly conserved, and that there is much variation of the introns, which produced polymorphism of the band pattern in PCR‐CAPS profiles. The S haplotypes of the plants were determined by restriction analysis of PCR products and agreed with results based on pollen tube growth tests. The PCR‐CAPS analysis using specific primer pairs of SRK is considered to be useful for S allele identification in breeding programmes.     

甘蓝自交不亲和性信号传导元件与传导过程

甘蓝自交不亲和性是由多态性的S位点基因编码的蛋白质介导的信号传导途径实现的。该信号传导途径由8个蛋白质元件(SLG、SCR、SRK、MLPK、THL、ARC1、Exo70A1和MOD/MIP-MOD)组成,本文详细综述了这些元件的编码基因、蛋白质元件的结构和功能,以及元件间的相互作用所构成的信号传导过程。在此基础上,根据新进展提出了今后可能的研究重点,以期为包括甘蓝在内的芸薹属自交不亲和性的深入研究提供新的内容。     

The potential for early generation selection to identify potato clones with resistance to Verticillium wilt

Verticillium wilt (VW) of potato, caused primarily by the fungus Verticillium dahliae, results in yield loss and is therefore an important soil-borne disease. Resistance to VW exists in potato germplasm and is used by breeders during cultivar development. Breeders could make more rapid progress toward the development of VW resistant clones if they had an effective early generation selection strategy. The purpose of this study was to determine whether selection for VW resistance could be carried out in the first tuber generation on single hills. One hundred and fifty-two clones from 19 families were planted as single hills on a V. dahliae-infested field. Each plant was scored for vine maturity, VW symptom expression, yield, stem colonization (colony forming units (cfu), in dried basal stem segments) and incidence (percent infected stems). In the second clonal generation, which consisted of replicated four-hill plots, stem colonization scores and incidence values were used to identify clones which were more resistant than a moderately resistant cultivar and others which were more susceptible than a susceptible cultivar. The efficiency and reliability of the single-hill selection strategy, based on symptoms and yield, was then determined by comparison to the four-hill results. We determined that the best single-hill selection strategy was negative selection (discard clones with the lowest performance) with low stringency, based on yield.     

棉花黄萎病种质资源鉴定及抗性品种选择

以感黄萎病品种冀棉11作对照，对14份转葡聚糖酶、几丁质酶抗黄萎病基因材料的抗病性进行了鉴定。研究表明：试验材料的发病程度年份之间差异较大，但趋势基本相同；棉花整个生育时期的发病程度不同，从前、中、后期呈逐渐加重之势，后期黄萎病发生最重。且材料之间差异很大，后期鉴定应作为黄萎病鉴定的主要时期，前、中期也应是必不可少的参考；供试材料中鉴定高抗黄萎病材料1份。抗病材料1份。耐病材料9份，说明β-1，3-葡聚糖酶、几丁质酶抗黄萎病基因对黄萎病具有一定抗性，且可在棉花植株内表达；抗病好的材料皮棉产量不一定最高。品种选育过程中，一定要统筹兼顾。抗病性是重要依据。产量才是最终目标。     

Development of self-incompatible Brassica napus: (II) Brassica oleracea S-allele expression in B. napus

Brassica napus var. oleifera varieties have traditionally been developed as open‐pollinated varieties. The successful introduction of several high‐yielding hybrids based on cytoplasmic male sterility or transgenic pollination control systems has generated interest in the development of new hybrid systems. Self‐incompatibility could be an additional useful pollination control system for B. napus if a sufficient number of S‐alleles could be developed in this species. The S‐alleles, S2, S5, S13, S24 and S39, were identified in five hybrids of B. oleracea var. italica and subsequently transferred to B. napus. Doubled haploid lines were produced for the self‐incompatible (SI) lines in B. napus and intercrossed to produce SI heterozygotes in order to study allele interaction. There was a greater incidence of interallelic dominance in the stigmas and pollen of B. napus than was reported for the S‐alleles in B. oleracea. Allele S24 exhibited the greatest degree of dominance over the other alleles tested, while allele S2 was generally recessive or codominant with other alleles. Self‐incompatible expression was very similar in the SI homozygotes and heterozygotes, thus no weakening of the SI trait in the heterozygote was observed. The implications of S‐allele interaction for the use of SI in B. napus are discussed.