scholarly journals Characterization of a Late Blight Resistance Gene Homologous to R2 in Potato Variety Payette Russet

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hari S. Karki ◽  
Dennis A. Halterman ◽  
Jeffrey B. Endelman
Keyword(s):  
Late Blight ◽  
Resistance Gene ◽  
Potato Variety ◽  
Late Blight Resistance ◽  
Blight Resistance

scholarly journals Virulence of Phytophthora infestans isolates from potato in Spain

2021 ◽  
Vol 57 (No. 4) ◽  
pp. 279-288
Author(s):  
Jose Ignacio Ruiz de Galarreta ◽  
Alba Alvarez-Morezuelas ◽  
Nestor Alor ◽  
Leire Barandalla ◽  
Enrique Ritter
Keyword(s):  
Late Blight ◽  
Phytophthora Infestans ◽  
Late Blight Resistance ◽  
Blight Resistance ◽  
Genetic Changes ◽  
Detached Leaves ◽  
Severity Of The Disease ◽  
Pathogen Populations ◽  
Incompatibility Reactions

The oomycete Phytophthora infestans is responsible for the disease known as late blight in potato and tomato. It is the plant pathogen that has caused the greatest impact on humankind so far and, despite all the studies that have been made, it remains the most important in this crop. In Spain during the last years a greater severity of the disease has been observed in both, potato and tomato, probably due to genetic changes in pathogen populations described recently. The aim of this study was the characterization of the physiological strains of 52 isolates of P. infestans obtained in different potato-growing areas in Spain. For this purpose, inoculations on detached leaves were performed in order to determine compatibility or incompatibility reactions. A total of 17 physiological races were found. The less frequent virulence factors were Avr5 and Avr8. By studying the epidemiology of the pathogen, a specific breeding program for late blight resistance can be implemented.

scholarly journals Performance of Transgenic Potato Containing the Late Blight Resistance Gene RB

Plant Disease ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 92 (3) ◽  
pp. 339-343 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dennis A. Halterman ◽  
Lara Colton Kramer ◽  
Susan Wielgus ◽  
Jiming Jiang
Keyword(s):  
Late Blight ◽  
Resistance Gene ◽  
Late Blight Resistance ◽  
Transgenic Potato ◽  
Field Trials ◽  
Blight Resistance ◽  
Solanum Bulbocastanum ◽  
Wild Potato Species ◽  
Foliar Resistance ◽  
In The Wild

Late blight of potato, caused by Phytophthora infestans, is one of the most devastating diseases of potato. A major late blight resistance gene, called RB, previously was identified in the wild potato species Solanum bulbocastanum through map-based cloning. The full-length gene coding sequence, including the open reading frame and promoter, has been integrated into cultivated potato (S. tuberosum) using Agrobacterium-mediated transformation. RB-containing transgenic plants were challenged with P. infestans under optimal late blight conditions in greenhouse experiments. All transgenic lines containing RB exhibited strong foliar resistance. Field-grown transgenic tubers also were tested for resistance to P. infestans. In contrast to the foliar resistance phenotype, RB-containing tubers did not exhibit increased resistance. Two years of field trials were used to ascertain whether the presence of RB had any effect on tuber yield. We were unable to detect any significant effect on tuber size or yield after addition of the resistance gene to several S. tuberosum cultivars.

Evaluation of the RPi-ber late blight resistance gene for tuber resistance in the field and laboratory

2011 ◽  
Vol 130 (4) ◽  
pp. 464-468 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hilary Mayton ◽  
Gilda Rauscher ◽  
Ivan Simko ◽  
William E. Fry
Keyword(s):  
Late Blight ◽  
Resistance Gene ◽  
Late Blight Resistance ◽  
Blight Resistance ◽  
Tuber Resistance

scholarly journals Higher Copy Numbers of the Potato RB Transgene Correspond to Enhanced Transcript and Late Blight Resistance Levels

2009 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 437-446 ◽  
Author(s):  
James M. Bradeen ◽  
Massimo Iorizzo ◽  
Dimitre S. Mollov ◽  
John Raasch ◽  
Lara Colton Kramer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Disease Resistance ◽  
Late Blight ◽  
Resistance Gene ◽  
Resistance Genes ◽  
Rna Silencing ◽  
Late Blight Resistance ◽  
Blight Resistance ◽  
Transcript Levels ◽  
Cultivated Potato ◽  
Copy Numbers

Late blight of potato ranks among the costliest of crop diseases worldwide. Host resistance offers the best means for controlling late blight, but previously deployed single resistance genes have been short-lived in their effectiveness. The foliar blight resistance gene RB, previously cloned from the wild potato Solanum bulbocastanum, has proven effective in greenhouse tests of transgenic cultivated potato. In this study, we examined the effects of the RB transgene on foliar late blight resistance in transgenic cultivated potato under field production conditions. In a two-year replicated trial, the RB transgene, under the control of its endogenous promoter, provided effective disease resistance in various genetic backgrounds, including commercially prominent potato cultivars, without fungicides. RB copy numbers and transcript levels were estimated with transgene-specific assays. Disease resistance was enhanced as copy numbers and transcript levels increased. The RB gene, like many other disease resistance genes, is constitutively transcribed at low levels. Transgenic potato lines with an estimated 15 copies of the RB transgene maintain high RB transcript levels and were ranked among the most resistant of 57 lines tested. We conclude that even in these ultra–high copy number lines, innate RNA silencing mechanisms have not been fully activated. Our findings suggest resistance-gene transcript levels may have to surpass a threshold before triggering RNA silencing. Strategies for the deployment of RB are discussed in light of the current research.

Characterization and mapping of R Pi-ber , a novel potato late blight resistance gene from Solanum berthaultii

2006 ◽  
Vol 112 (4) ◽  
pp. 674-687 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. M. Rauscher ◽  
C. D. Smart ◽  
I. Simko ◽  
M. Bonierbale ◽  
H. Mayton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Late Blight ◽  
Resistance Gene ◽  
Late Blight Resistance ◽  
Potato Late Blight ◽  
Blight Resistance ◽  
Solanum Berthaultii

scholarly journals ‘Gangseon’, a Yellow Potato Variety with Short Dormancy and Late Blight Resistance

2020 ◽  
Vol 52 (4) ◽  
pp. 460-466
Author(s):  
Ji-Hong Cho ◽  
Jang-Gyu Choi ◽  
Young-Gyu Lee ◽  
Ju-Sung Im ◽  
Seon-Kyeong Han ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Late Blight ◽  
Potato Variety ◽  
Late Blight Resistance ◽  
Blight Resistance
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