Fusarium head blight of wheat in India‐variability in pathogens associated and sources of resistance: an overview

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahender Singh Saharan ◽  
H. M. Akshay Kumar ◽  
Malkhan Singh Gurjar ◽  
Rashmi Aggarwal
Keyword(s):  
Fusarium Head Blight ◽  
Head Blight ◽  
Sources Of Resistance

scholarly journals Fusarium ratings in Ontario winter wheat performance trial (OWWPT) using an index that combines Fusarium head blight symptoms and deoxynivalenol levels

2011 ◽  
Vol 47 (Special Issue) ◽  
pp. S115-S122 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Tamburic-Ilincic ◽  
D. Falk ◽  
A. Schaafsma
Keyword(s):  
Winter Wheat ◽  
Fusarium Head Blight ◽  
Triticum Aestivum L ◽  
Wheat Breeding ◽  
Head Blight ◽  
Sources Of Resistance ◽  
Selection Decisions ◽  
Grain Yield And Quality ◽  
Moderately Resistant ◽  
Performance Trial

Fusarium head blight (FHB) is one of the most serious diseases of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). FHB reduces grain yield and quality, and the fungus produces mycotoxins, such as deoxynivalenol (DON). The most practical way to control FHB is through the development of resistant cultivars. In addition to exotic sources of resistance (such as cultivars Sumai 3 and Frontana), native sources of resistance are commonly used in winter wheat breeding programs in North America. In 1996, 2000, and 2004 severe epidemics of FHB cost the winter wheat industry in Ontario, Canada combined over $200 million. All wheat grown in Ontario is entered in the Ontario Winter Wheat Performance Trial (OWWPT) and tested every year for Fusarium resistance and DON level in three inoculated FHB nurseries. The objective of this study is to explain how the index that accounts for FHB symptoms and DON level jointly was developed, and how stable the performance of the cultivars grouped to susceptibility classes has been over a number of years. The index is related to Fusarium susceptibility classes (moderately resistant – MR, moderately susceptible – MS, susceptible – S and highly susceptible – HS), robust, stable, open-ended (old cultivars out, new cultivars in) and useful to farmers in making cultivars selection decisions. This information is available to growers and industry through the website www.gocereals.ca.

scholarly journals Genome-Wide Association Mapping of Resistance to Fusarium Head Blight Spread and Deoxynivalenol Accumulation in Chinese Elite Wheat Germplasm

2019 ◽  
Vol 109 (7) ◽  
pp. 1208-1216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lei Wu ◽  
Yu Zhang ◽  
Yi He ◽  
Peng Jiang ◽  
Xu Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fusarium Head Blight ◽  
Genome Wide Association Study ◽  
Snp Array ◽  
Snp Markers ◽  
Genome Wide Association ◽  
Head Blight ◽  
Sources Of Resistance ◽  
Wheat Germplasm ◽  
Genome Wide ◽  
A Genome

Improving resistance to Fusarium head blight (FHB) in wheat is crucial in the integrated management of the disease and prevention of deoxynivalenol (DON) contamination in grains. To identify novel sources of resistance, a genome-wide association study (GWAS) was performed using a panel of 213 accessions of elite wheat germplasm of China. The panel was evaluated for FHB severity in four environments and DON content in grains in two environments. High correlations across environments and high heritability were observed for FHB severity and DON content in grains. The panel was also genotyped with the 90K Illumina iSelect single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) array and 11,461 SNP markers were obtained. The GWAS revealed a total of six and three loci significantly associated with resistance to fungal spread and DON accumulation in at least two environments, respectively. QFHB-2BL.1 tagged by IWB52433 and QFHB-3A tagged by IWB50548 were responsible for resistance to both fungal spread and DON accumulation. In summary, this study provided an overview of FHB resistance resources in elite Chinese wheat germplasm and identified novel resistance loci that could be used for wheat improvement.

Sources of resistance to Fusarium head blight in VIR oat collection

Euphytica ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 191 (3) ◽  
pp. 355-364 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Gagkaeva ◽  
O. P. Gavrilova ◽  
T. Yli-Mattila ◽  
I. G. Loskutov
Keyword(s):  
Fusarium Head Blight ◽  
Head Blight ◽  
Sources Of Resistance

scholarly journals Mining and genomic characterization of resistance to tan spot, Stagonospora nodorum blotch (SNB), and Fusarium head blight in Watkins core collection of wheat landraces

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jyotirmoy Halder ◽  
Jinfeng Zhang ◽  
Shaukat Ali ◽  
Jagdeep S. Sidhu ◽  
Harsimardeep S. Gill ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Disease Resistance ◽  
Fusarium Head Blight ◽  
Tan Spot ◽  
Stagonospora Nodorum ◽  
Head Blight ◽  
Sources Of Resistance ◽  
Stagonospora Nodorum Blotch ◽  
Valuable Source ◽  
Race 1 ◽  
Genomic Regions

Abstract Background In the late 1920s, A. E. Watkins collected about 7000 landrace cultivars (LCs) of bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) from 32 different countries around the world. Among which 826 LCs remain viable and could be a valuable source of superior/favorable alleles to enhance disease resistance in wheat. In the present study, a core set of 121 LCs, which captures the majority of the genetic diversity of Watkins collection, was evaluated for identifying novel sources of resistance against tan spot, Stagonospora nodorum blotch (SNB), and Fusarium Head Blight (FHB). Results A diverse response was observed in 121 LCs for all three diseases. The majority of LCs were moderately susceptible to susceptible to tan spot Ptr race 1 (84%) and FHB (96%) whereas a large number of LCs were resistant or moderately resistant against tan spot Ptr race 5 (95%) and SNB (54%). Thirteen LCs were identified in this study could be a valuable source for multiple resistance to tan spot Ptr races 1 and 5, and SNB, and another five LCs could be a potential source for FHB resistance. GWAS analysis was carried out using disease phenotyping score and 8807 SNPs data of 118 LCs, which identified 30 significant marker-trait associations (MTAs) with -log10 (p-value) > 3.0. Ten, five, and five genomic regions were found to be associated with resistance to tan spot Ptr race 1, race 5, and SNB, respectively in this study. In addition to Tsn1, several novel genomic regions Q.Ts1.sdsu-4BS and Q.Ts1.sdsu-5BS (tan spot Ptr race 1) and Q.Ts5.sdsu-1BL, Q.Ts5.sdsu-2DL, Q.Ts5.sdsu-3AL, and Q.Ts5.sdsu-6BL (tan spot Ptr race 5) were also identified. Our results indicate that these putative genomic regions contain several genes that play an important role in plant defense mechanisms. Conclusion Our results suggest the existence of valuable resistant alleles against leaf spot diseases in Watkins LCs. The single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers linked to the quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for tan spot and SNB resistance along with LCs harboring multiple disease resistance could be useful for future wheat breeding.

scholarly journals Genetics of Fusarium head blight resistance in three wheat genotypes

2019 ◽  
Vol 79 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Satish . Kumar ◽  
M. S. Saharan ◽  
Vipin . Panwar ◽  
Ravish . Chatrath ◽  
G. P. Singh
Keyword(s):  
Fusarium Head Blight ◽  
Animal Health ◽  
Fusarium Head Blight Resistance ◽  
Plant Diseases ◽  
Complex Nature ◽  
Head Blight ◽  
Sources Of Resistance ◽  
Chinese Wheat Cultivar ◽  
Chinese Wheat ◽  
Sumai 3

Fusarium head blight (FHB) is global concern as recent outbreaks reported in Canada, Europe, Asia, Australia and South America. The disease has emerged as one of the most important plant diseases worldwide in 21st century. One of the major threats posed by FHB fungus is the mycotoxin production which is harmful to human and animal health. Development of disease resistant cultivars is the only effective method for managing the disease. Control of these pathogen / Fusarium spp. is also challenging due to limited sources of known resistance. The famous Chinese wheat cultivar Sumai 3 and Frontana are the main sources of resistance to this disease. For genetic analysis and incorporation of FHB resistance into recently released high yielding wheat cultivars, HD 2967 and DPW 621-50, crosses were made with Sumai 3, Frontana and Aldan. The F2 plants from the crosses HD 2967/Frontana (140), HD 2967/Aldan (150), HD 2967/Sumai 3 (169) and DPW 621-50/Sumai 3 (182) were screened for resistance under controlled conditions. Disease score was recorded to identify resistant, moderately resistant and susceptible plants. The genetic ratios for resistance to FHB indicated a complex nature of resistance in all the three donors.

Characterization of an alien source of resistance to Fusarium head blight transferred to Chinese Spring wheat1ECORC contribution #10-151.

Botany ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 89 (5) ◽  
pp. 301-311 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.S. Miller ◽  
E.M. Watson ◽  
J. Lazebnik ◽  
S. Gulden ◽  
M. Balcerzak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fusarium Head Blight ◽  
Chinese Spring ◽  
Fluorescent Protein ◽  
Plant Defence ◽  
Fungal Growth ◽  
Parental Line ◽  
Addition Line ◽  
Head Blight ◽  
Sources Of Resistance ◽  
Green Fluorescent

Very few sources of resistance to Fusarium head blight (FHB) of wheat have been identified. Thinopyrum elongatum (Host) D.R. Dewey (2n = 14, EE genome), a wild relative of wheat, carries resistance to FHB on the long arm of its chromosome 7E (7EL). In this report, a strain of Fusarium graminearum Schwabe, the principal causal agent of FHB, transformed to produce green fluorescent protein (GFP), was used to characterize the resistance carried by 7EL when expressed in the susceptible background of 'Chinese Spring' (CS) wheat. Inoculated spikelets of the addition line CS-7EL showed less infection than those of the parental line, CS. This was associated in CS-7EL with upregulation of many genes predicted to be involved in plant defence and downregulation of genes associated with salicylic-acid-induced defence. The difference between CS and CS-7EL in the progression of infection was striking; the fungus spread easily and extensively from the inoculated spikelet into the node and adjacent spikelets in CS, but was effectively blocked from spreading in CS-7EL. Microscopic data showed that fungal growth was inhibited within the inoculated spikelet in CS-7EL, and spread was completely blocked by the node tissue. The blocking of fungal growth through the node into the rachis correlates with the deposition of an unidentified substance in CS-7EL. Additionally, longer internode segments in CS-7EL versus CS may contribute to limiting fungal spread. Our results suggest that the resistance displayed by CS-7EL is multifaceted, involving both physical and chemical factors.

Molecular mapping of novel genes controllingFusariumhead blight resistance and deoxynivalenol accumulation in spring wheat

Genome ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 555-564 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daryl J Somers ◽  
George Fedak ◽  
Marc Savard
Keyword(s):  
Triticum Aestivum ◽  
Fusarium Head Blight ◽  
Molecular Mapping ◽  
Field Trials ◽  
Disease Spread ◽  
Head Blight ◽  
Sources Of Resistance ◽  
Spike Morphology ◽  
Spray Inoculation ◽  
Fhb Resistance

Fusarium head blight of wheat is an extremely damaging disease, causing severe losses in seed yield and quality. The objective of the current study was to examine and characterize alternate sources of resistance to Fusarium head blight (FHB). Ninety-one F1-derived doubled haploid lines from the cross Triticum aestivum 'Wuhan-1' × Triticum aestivum 'Maringa' were examined for disease reaction to Fusarium graminearum by single-floret injection in replicated greenhouse trials and by spray inoculation in replicated field trials. Field and greenhouse experiments were also used to collect agronomic and spike morphology characteristics. Seed samples from field plots were used for deoxynivalenol (DON) determination. A total of 328 polymorphic microsatellite loci were used to construct a genetic linkage map in this population and together these data were used to identify QTL controlling FHB resistance, accumulation of DON, and agronomic and spike morphology traits. The analysis identified QTL for different types of FHB resistance in four intervals on chromosomes 2DL, 3BS, and 4B. The QTLs on 4B and 3BS proximal to the centromere are novel and not reported elsewhere. QTL controlling accumulation of DON independent of FHB resistance were located on chromosomes 2DS and 5AS. Lines carrying FHB resistance alleles on 2DL and 3BS showed a 32% decrease in disease spread after single-floret injection. Lines carrying FHB resistance alleles on 3BS and 4B showed a 27% decrease from the mean in field infection. Finally, lines carrying favourable alleles on 3BS and 5AS, showed a 17% reduction in DON accumulation. The results support a polygenic and quantitative mode of inheritance and report novel FHB resistance loci. The data also suggest that resistance to FHB infection and DON accumulation may be controlled, in part, by independent loci and (or) genes.Key words: marker-assisted selection, Fusarium, wheat, microsatellite.

scholarly journals Identification of QTLs for Resistance to Fusarium Head Blight Using a Doubled Haploid Population Derived from Southeastern United States Soft Red Winter Wheat Varieties AGS 2060 and AGS 2035

Genes ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 699
Author(s):  
Alejandro Castro Aviles ◽  
Stephen Alan Harrison ◽  
Kelly Joseph Arceneaux ◽  
Gina Brown-Guidera ◽  
Richard Esten Mason ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Winter Wheat ◽  
Fusarium Head Blight ◽  
Doubled Haploid ◽  
Wheat Variety ◽  
Head Blight ◽  
Sources Of Resistance ◽  
Wheat Varieties ◽  
Soft Red Winter Wheat ◽  
Red Winter Wheat

Fusarium head blight (FHB), caused primarily by the fungus Fusarium graminearum, is one of the most damaging diseases of wheat, causing significant loss of yield and quality worldwide. Warm and wet conditions during flowering, a lack of resistant wheat varieties, and high inoculum pressure from corn stubble contribute to frequent FHB epidemics in the southern United States. The soft red winter wheat variety AGS 2060 is moderately susceptible (as opposed to susceptible) to FHB and regularly found in pedigrees of resistant breeding lines. AGS 2060 does not carry any known resistance genes or quantitative trait loci (QTL). A QTL mapping study was conducted to determine the location and genetic effect of its resistance using a doubled haploid mapping population produced from a cross between wheat varieties AGS 2060 and AGS 2035 (FHB susceptible). The population was genotyped using the Illumina iSelect single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) array for wheat and phenotyped in Baton Rouge and Winnsboro, Louisiana and Newport, Arkansas in 2018 and 2019. The effect of genotype was significant for Fusarium damaged kernels (FDK) and deoxynivalenol (DON) content across all locations and years, indicating genetic variation in the population. The study detected 13 QTLs (one each on chromosome 1A, 1B, 1D, 2A, 2B, 6A, 6B, 7A, and 7B, and two each on 5A and 5B) responsible for the reduction of FDK and/or DON. Of these, nine QTLs for FHB resistance were identified in Winnsboro, Louisiana, in 2019. QTLs on chromosomes 2A and 7A could be valuable sources of resistance to both DON and FDK over several environments and were likely the best candidates for use in marker-assisted selection. Consistently expressed QTLs on chromosomes 5A, 6B, and 7A were potentially newly identified sources of resistance to FHB in soft red winter wheat.

scholarly journals Identification of Fusarium head blight resistance loci in two Brazilian wheat mapping populations

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. e0248184
Author(s):  
Rachel Goddard ◽  
Andrew Steed ◽  
Pedro Luiz Scheeren ◽  
João Leodato Nunes Maciel ◽  
Eduardo Caierão ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fusarium Head Blight ◽  
Genetic Basis ◽  
Fusarium Head Blight Resistance ◽  
Phenotypic Variance ◽  
Thousand Grain Weight ◽  
Head Blight ◽  
Sources Of Resistance ◽  
Fhb Resistance ◽  
Genomic Regions ◽  
Mapping Populations

Fusarium head blight (FHB) is a disease of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) that causes major yield losses in South America, as well as many other wheat growing regions around the world. FHB results in low quality, contaminated grain due to the production of mycotoxins such as deoxynivalenol (DON). In Brazil, FHB outbreaks are increasing in frequency and are currently controlled by fungicides which are costly and potentially harmful to the wider environment. To identify the genetic basis of resistance to FHB in Brazilian wheat, two mapping populations (Anahuac 75 × BR 18-Terena and BR 18-Terena × BRS 179) segregating for FHB resistance were phenotyped and quantitative trait loci (QTL) analysis was undertaken to identify genomic regions associated with FHB-related traits. A total of 14 QTL associated with FHB visual symptoms were identified, each of which explained 3.7–17.3% of the phenotypic variance. Two of these QTL were stable across environments. This suggests FHB resistance in Anahuac 75, BR 18-Terena and BRS 179 is controlled by multiple genetic loci that confer relatively minor differences in resistance. A major, novel QTL associated with DON accumulation was also identified on chromosome 4B (17.8% of the phenotypic variance), as well as a major QTL associated with thousand-grain weight on chromosome 6B (16.8% phenotypic variance). These QTL could be useful breeding targets, when pyramided with major sources of resistance such as Fhb1, to improve grain quality and reduce the reliance on fungicides in Brazil and other countries affected by FHB.

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