Inheritance of resistance to the newly identified Plasmodiophora brassicae pathotypes in Brassica napus L.

Author(s):  
Rubeena Shaikh ◽  
Mehdi Farid ◽  
Habibur Rahman
Plant Disease ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Homa Askarian ◽  
Alireza Akhavan ◽  
Leonardo Galindo González ◽  
Sheau-Fang Hwang ◽  
Stephen Ernest Strelkov

Clubroot, caused by Plasmodiophora brassicae Woronin, is a significant threat to the canola (Brassica napus L.) industry in Canada. Clubroot resistance has been overcome in more than 200 fields since 2013, representing one of the biggest challenges to sustainable canola production. The genetic structure of 36 single-spore isolates derived from 12 field isolates of P. brassicae collected before and after the introduction of clubroot resistant (CR) canola cultivars (2005-2014) was evaluated by simple sequence repeat (SSR) marker analysis. Polymorphisms were detected in 32 loci with the identification of 93 distinct alleles. A low level of genetic diversity was found among the single-spore isolates. Haploid linkage disequilibrium and number of migrants suggested that recombination and migration were rare or almost absent in the tested P. brassicae population. A relatively clear relationship was found between the genetic structure and virulence phenotypes of the pathogen as defined on the differential hosts of Somé et al., Williams and the Canadian Clubroot Differential (CCD) set. Although genetic variability within each pathotype group, as classified on each differential system, was low, significant genetic differentiation was observed among the pathotypes. The highest correlation between genetic structure and virulence was found among matrices produced with genetic data and the hosts of the CCD set, with a threshold index of disease of 50% to distinguish susceptible from resistant reactions. Genetically homogeneous single-spore isolates provided a more complete and clearer picture of the population genetic structure of P. brassicae, and the results suggest some promise for the development of pathotype-specific primers.


Plant Disease ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 105 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Homa Askarian ◽  
Alireza Akhavan ◽  
Victor P. Manolii ◽  
Tiesen Cao ◽  
Sheau-Fang Hwang ◽  
...  

Clubroot, caused by Plasmodiophora brassicae Woronin, is an important disease of canola (Brassica napus L.) that is managed mainly by planting clubroot-resistant (CR) cultivars. Field isolates of P. brassicae can be heterogeneous mixtures of various pathotypes, making assessments of the genetics of host–pathogen interactions challenging. Thirty-four single-spore isolates were obtained from nine field isolates of the pathogen collected from CR canola cultivars. The virulence patterns of the single-spore and field isolates were assessed on the 13 host genotypes of the Canadian Clubroot Differential (CCD) set, which includes the differentials of Williams and Somé et al. Indices of disease (IDs) severity of 25, 33, and 50% (±95% confidence interval) were compared as potential thresholds to distinguish between resistant and susceptible reactions, with an ID of 50% giving the most consistent responses for pathotype classification purposes. With this threshold, 13 pathotypes could be distinguished based on the CCD system, 7 on the differentials of Williams, and 3 on the hosts of Somé et al. The highest correlations were observed among virulence matrices generated using the three threshold IDs on the CCD set. Genetically homogeneous single-spore isolates gave a clearer profile of the P. brassicae pathotype structure. Novel pathotypes, not reported in Canada previously, were identified among the isolates. This large collection of single-spore isolates can serve as a reference in screening and breeding for clubroot resistance.


1996 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 432-439 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. SOME ◽  
M. J. MANZANARES ◽  
F. LAURENS ◽  
F. BARON ◽  
G. THOMAS ◽  
...  

2016 ◽  
Vol 145 (3) ◽  
pp. 601-613 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Xu ◽  
Li Ren ◽  
Kunrong Chen ◽  
Fan Liu ◽  
Xiaoping Fang

1983 ◽  
Vol 25 (5) ◽  
pp. 420-424 ◽  
Author(s):  
Z. Fan ◽  
S. R. Rimmer ◽  
B. R. Stefansson

Canadian cultivars of Brassica napus are resistant to white rust caused by Albugo candida while many cultivars of this species grown in China are susceptible. Two Chinese lines susceptible to race 7, GCL, and 2282-9, and one Canadian resistant cultivar, 'Regent,' were chosen for a genetic study of resistance to this pathogen. Inheritance of white rust resistance is conditioned by independent dominant genes at three loci; these were designated Ac7-1, Ac7-2, and Ac7-3. The resistance is conferred by dominance at any one of the three loci and plants with recessive alleles at all loci are susceptible. Since different F2 and BC ratios were obtained for populations derived from different individual plants of 'Regent,' this 'Regent' population is not homogeneous for resistance to white rust. All 'Regent' plants appear to be homogeneous for resistance at two loci while, in addition, some may also carry resistance at a third locus.


2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (21) ◽  
pp. 8381
Author(s):  
Qinqin Zhou ◽  
Leonardo Galindo-González ◽  
Victor Manolii ◽  
Sheau-Fang Hwang ◽  
Stephen E. Strelkov

Clubroot, caused by Plasmodiophora brassicae Woronin, is an important soilborne disease of Brassica napus L. and other crucifers. To improve understanding of the mechanisms of resistance and pathogenesis in the clubroot pathosystem, the rutabaga (B. napus subsp. rapifera Metzg) cultivars ‘Wilhelmsburger’ (resistant) and ‘Laurentian’ (susceptible) were inoculated with P. brassicae pathotype 3A and their transcriptomes were analyzed at 7, 14, and 21 days after inoculation (dai) by RNA sequencing (RNA-seq). Thousands of transcripts with significant changes in expression were identified in each host at each time-point in inoculated vs. non-inoculated plants. Molecular responses at 7 and 14 dai supported clear differences in the clubroot response mechanisms of the two genotypes. Both the resistant and the susceptible cultivars activated receptor-like protein (RLP) genes, resistance (R) genes, and genes involved in salicylic acid (SA) signaling as clubroot defense mechanisms. In addition, genes related to calcium signaling and genes encoding leucine-rich repeat (LRR) receptor kinases, the respiratory burst oxidase homolog (RBOH) protein, and transcription factors such as WRKYs, ethylene responsive factors, and basic leucine zippers (bZIPs), appeared to be upregulated in ‘Wilhelmsburger’ to restrict P. brassicae development. Some of these genes are essential components of molecular defenses, including ethylene (ET) signaling and the oxidative burst. Our study highlights the importance of activation of genes associated with SA- and ET-mediated responses in the resistant cultivar. A set of candidate genes showing contrasting patterns of expression between the resistant and susceptible cultivars was identified and includes potential targets for further study and validation through approaches such as gene editing.


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