scholarly journals Resistance to Phialophora gregata Is Expressed in the Stems of Resistant Soybeans

Plant Disease ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 87 (8) ◽  
pp. 970-976 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. M. Tabor ◽  
G. L. Tylka ◽  
S. C. Cianzio ◽  
C. R. Bronson
Keyword(s):  
Stem Length ◽  
Stem Rot ◽  
Growth Chamber ◽  
Inoculation Methods ◽  
Brown Stem Rot ◽  
Phialophora Gregata ◽  
Foliar Symptoms ◽  
Soybean Genotypes ◽  
Soybean Plants ◽  
Resistant Genotypes

Growth chamber experiments were conducted to determine if resistance to Phialophora gregata, the causal agent of brown stem rot (BSR) of soybean, is expressed in the stems of resistant soybean genotypes. Upon introduction of the pathogen into the base of stems of 2-week-old seedlings, the fungus advanced with the growing tips of plants of susceptible genotypes but lagged behind in resistant genotypes. Five weeks after introduction of the pathogen, both mean percent stem length colonized by P. gregata and mean percentage of symptomatic trifoliate leaflets were significantly less for resistant than for susceptible genotypes. These results indicate that resistance can be expressed in the stems of resistant soybean plants and suggest that stem inoculation methods may be useful for assessing resistance to P. gregata. Also, in our experiments, internal stem discoloration was not as useful as colonization and foliar symptoms in discriminating resistant from susceptible genotypes.

scholarly journals Genotypes A and B of Cadophora gregata Differ in Ability to Colonize Susceptible Soybean

Plant Disease ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 91 (5) ◽  
pp. 574-580 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. M. Tabor ◽  
G. L. Tylka ◽  
C. R. Bronson
Keyword(s):  
Screening Method ◽  
Stem Length ◽  
Brown Stem Rot ◽  
Phialophora Gregata ◽  
Foliar Symptoms ◽  
Soybean Genotypes ◽  
Soybean Resistance ◽  
Soybean Plants ◽  
Resistant Genotypes ◽  
Genotype A

Growth chamber experiments were conducted to determine if extent of colonization of soybean stems by genotypes A and B of Cadophora gregata (Phialophora gregata), the causal agent of brown stem rot (BSR) of soybean, is similar in soybean plants resistant or susceptible to genotype A. Upon introduction of the two genotypes separately into the base of stems of 2-week-old seedlings, genotype A advanced with the growing tips of susceptible but not resistant genotypes. In contrast, genotype B did not advance with the growing tips of either resistant or susceptible soybean. In similar experiments, 5 weeks after introduction of genotype A, both mean percent stem length colonized by C. gregata and mean percentage of symptomatic trifoliate leaflets were significantly less for resistant than for susceptible genotypes. For genotype B, there was no or a slight difference between resistant and susceptible soybean genotypes in mean percent stem length colonized and no difference in mean percentage of symptomatic trifoliate leaflets 5 weeks after introduction of the pathogen. These results indicate that genotype A and genotype B differ not only in the severity of foliar symptoms they cause on genotype A-susceptible soybean plants, but also in how severely they colonize the stems of these soybean plants. In our experiments, genotype A and genotype B did not differ consistently in their ability to cause internal stem discoloration. The two genotypes of C. gregata can be distinguished based on how severely they colonize stems of genotype A-susceptible soybean. Thus, a BSR resistance screening method, which relies on assessment of stem colonization by C. gregata, works only for screening soybean lines resistance to genotype A. In light of these results, it is important to distinguish soybean resistance to genotype A versus genotype B of C. gregata. Whether genotype B causes yield loss and whether soybean plants can be distinguished as resistant or susceptible to genotype B needs to be investigated.

scholarly journals Characterization and Distribution of Two Races of Phialophora gregata in the North-Central United States

2003 ◽  
Vol 93 (7) ◽  
pp. 901-912 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. C. Harrington ◽  
J. Steimel ◽  
F. Workneh ◽  
X. B. Yang
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Variation ◽  
Stem Rot ◽  
North Central ◽  
Brown Stem Rot ◽  
Phialophora Gregata ◽  
The North ◽  
Foliar Symptoms ◽  
Central United States ◽  
Soybean Plants ◽  
Xylem Discoloration

Genetic variation and variation in aggressiveness in Phialophora gregata f. sp. sojae, the cause of brown stem rot of soybean, was characterized in a sample of 209 isolates from the north-central region. The isolates were collected from soybean plants without regard to symptoms from randomly selected soybean fields. Seven genotypes (A1, A2, A4, A5, A6, M1, and M2) were distinguished based on DNA fingerprinting with microsatellite probes (CAT)5 and (CAC)5, with only minor genetic variation within the A or M genotypes. Only the A1, A2, and M1 genotypes were represented by more than one isolate. The A genotypes dominated in the eastern Iowa, Illinois, and Ohio samples, whereas the M genotypes were dominant in samples from western Iowa, Minnesota, and Missouri. In growth chamber experiments, isolates segregated into two pathogenicity groups based on their aggressiveness toward soybean cvs. Kenwood and BSR101, which are relatively susceptible and resistant, respectively, to brown stem rot. In both root dip inoculation and inoculation by injecting spores into the stem near the ground line (stab inoculations), isolates of the A genotypes caused greater foliar symptoms and more vascular discoloration than isolates of the M genotypes on both cultivars of soybean. All isolates caused foliar symptoms in both cultivars and in three additional cultivars of soybean with resistance to brown stem rot. Greater differences between the A and M genotypes were seen in foliar symptoms than in the linear extent of xylem discoloration, and greater differences were seen in Kenwood than in BSR101. Inoculation of these genotypes into five cultivars of soybean with different resistance genes to brown stem rot showed a genotype × cultivar interaction. A similar distinction was found in an earlier study of the adzuki bean pathogen, P. gregata f. sp. adzukicola, and consistent with the nomenclature of that pathogen, the soybean pathogens are named the aggressive race (race A) and the mild race (race M) of P. gregata f. sp. sojae.

scholarly journals Heterodera glycines Infection Increases Incidence and Severity of Brown Stem Rot in Both Resistant and Susceptible Soybean

Plant Disease ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 87 (6) ◽  
pp. 655-661 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. M. Tabor ◽  
G. L. Tylka ◽  
J. E. Behm ◽  
C. R. Bronson
Keyword(s):  
Soybean Cyst Nematode ◽  
Heterodera Glycines ◽  
Cyst Nematode ◽  
Stem Rot ◽  
Growth Chamber ◽  
Susceptible Genotype ◽  
Brown Stem Rot ◽  
Soybean Cultivars ◽  
Phialophora Gregata ◽  
Soybean Genotypes

Growth chamber experiments were conducted to investigate whether parasitism by Heterodera glycines, the soybean cyst nematode, increases incidence and severity of brown stem rot (BSR) of soybean, caused by Phialophora gregata, in both resistant and susceptible soybean cultivars. Soybean genotypes with various combinations of resistance and susceptibility to both pathogens were inoculated with P. gregata alone or P. gregata plus H. glycines. In most tests of H. glycines-susceptible genotypes, incidence and severity of internal stem discoloration, characteristic of BSR, was greater in the presence than in the absence of H. glycines, regardless of susceptibility or resistance to BSR. There was less of an increasing effect of H. glycines on stem symptoms in genotypes resistant to both BSR and H. glycines; however, P. gregata colonization of these genotypes was increased. Stems of both a BSR-resistant and a BSR-susceptible genotype were colonized earlier by P. gregata in the presence than in the absence of H. glycines. Our findings indicate that H. glycines can increase the incidence and severity of BSR in soybean regardless of resistance or susceptibility to either pathogen.

scholarly journals Brown Stem Rot Resistance in Soybean Germ Plasm from Central China

Plant Disease ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 81 (8) ◽  
pp. 953-956 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. S. Bachman ◽  
C. D. Nickell ◽  
P. A. Stephens ◽  
A. D. Nickell
Keyword(s):  
Germplasm Collection ◽  
Central China ◽  
Stem Rot ◽  
Disease Assessment ◽  
Sources Of Resistance ◽  
University Of Illinois ◽  
Brown Stem Rot ◽  
Phialophora Gregata ◽  
Foliar Symptoms ◽  
Resistant Lines

Soybean accessions from China were screened in an attempt to identify unique sources of resistance to Phialophora gregata, the cause of brown stem rot. In 1994, over 500 accessions from the USDA Soybean Germplasm Collection, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, were evaluated in the field at Urbana, IL, for reaction to brown stem rot. The accessions originated from nine provinces in central China and ranged in maturity from groups II to IV. Disease assessment was based on incidence of foliar symptoms and severity of stem symptoms produced by infection with natural inoculum. Based on field results, 64 putatively resistant lines were selected and evaluated in the greenhouse by a root-dip inoculation method. Thirteen accessions with levels of resistance equal to those of resistant standards were identified from five provinces. These lines may have value as donors of unique sources of resistance to brown stem rot.

scholarly journals Soybean Stem Colonization by Genotypes A and B of Cadophora gregata Increases with Increasing Population Densities of Heterodera glycines

Plant Disease ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 90 (10) ◽  
pp. 1297-1301 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. M. Tabor ◽  
G. L. Tylka ◽  
C. R. Bronson
Keyword(s):  
Population Density ◽  
Soybean Cyst Nematode ◽  
Heterodera Glycines ◽  
Cyst Nematode ◽  
Stem Rot ◽  
Population Densities ◽  
Brown Stem Rot ◽  
Phialophora Gregata ◽  
Soybean Genotypes ◽  
Genotype A

Growth chamber experiments were conducted to investigate whether parasitism by increasing population densities of Heterodera glycines, the soybean cyst nematode, increases the incidence and severity of stem colonization by the aggressive genotype A and the mild genotype B of Cadophora gregata (Phialophora gregata), causal agents of brown stem rot of soybeans. Soybean genotypes with three combinations of resistance and susceptibility to H. glycines and genotype A of C. gregata were inoculated with each genotype of C. gregata alone or each genotype with two population densities of H. glycines eggs, 1,500 or 10,000 per 100 cm3 of soil. Stems of two H. glycines-susceptible soybeans were more colonized by both aggressive and mild genotypes of C. gregata in the presence of high than in the presence of low H. glycines population density.

scholarly journals Pathogenic Characterization of Genotypes A and B of Phialophora gregata f. sp. sojae

Plant Disease ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 86 (7) ◽  
pp. 729-735 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. J. Hughes ◽  
W. Chen ◽  
C. R. Grau
Keyword(s):  
Plant Introduction ◽  
Type I ◽  
Genetic Studies ◽  
Brown Stem Rot ◽  
Phialophora Gregata ◽  
Foliar Symptoms ◽  
Soybean Genotypes ◽  
Species Specific ◽  
Genotype A

Genetic studies of Phialophora gregata f. sp. sojae, the causal agent of brown stem rot (BSR) of soybean, have led to the development of species-specific primers capable of separating isolates into two distinct genotypes, A and B. To determine whether genotypic characterization could be related to differences in BSR symptom expression, five soybean cultivars, Pioneer 9234, Corsoy 79 (both BSR susceptible), Williams, BSR 101, and Jack and plant introduction (PI) 437970 (all BSR resistant), were inoculated with a total of 27 isolates of each genotype in four greenhouse experiments conducted from February to November 2000. BSR severity was calculated as the percentage of symptomatic foliar, internal stem, and internal root tissue. Genotype A isolates caused significantly more severe (P < 0.0001) BSR foliar symptoms than genotype B isolates on Pioneer 9234, Corsoy 79, Williams, and BSR 101, while Jack and PI 437970 expressed minimal foliar symptoms regardless of isolate genotype. Overall, internal stem symptoms caused by genotype A isolates were more severe than those caused by genotype B isolates on Pioneer 9234, Corsoy 79, Williams, and BSR 101. Conversely, Jack and PI 437970 did not differ significantly in severity of stem symptoms when inoculated with isolates of genotype A or B. Internal root symptoms for genotype A isolates were generally more severe than for genotype B isolates on all soybean genotypes tested. Our data strongly suggest that A and B genotypes of P. gregata f. sp. sojae differ in the severity of symptoms they cause, and that these genotypes correspond to the Type I (defoliating) and Type II (nondefoliating), respectively, pathotypes previously proposed for this vascular pathogen of soybean.

scholarly journals A New Greenhouse Method to Assay Soybean Resistance to Brown Stem Rot

Plant Disease ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 90 (9) ◽  
pp. 1186-1194 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. M. Tabor ◽  
S. R. Cianzio ◽  
G. L. Tylka ◽  
R. Roorda ◽  
C. R. Bronson
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Marker ◽  
Field Experiments ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Stem Length ◽  
Stem Rot ◽  
Fungal Colonization ◽  
Brown Stem Rot ◽  
Marker Data ◽  
Phialophora Gregata ◽  
Incubation Temperatures

Greenhouse, growth chamber, and field experiments were conducted to develop a method to assess resistance of soybeans to Cadophora gregata (Phialophora gregata), causal agent of brown stem rot (BSR). In the new method, C. gregata is introduced at the base of the stems of 2-week-old soybeans, and the presence of the fungus is assessed in the tips of the stems 5 weeks later. To test the effectiveness of the method, two populations of soybeans and 10 checks were inoculated at the stem base and then assayed for fungal colonization of the stem tips, percentage of symptomatic leaflets, and percent internal stem length discolored. The lines also were planted in naturally infested fields to assess for percent internal stem length discolored, and were tested for the presence/absence of a BSR-resistant molecular marker. Greenhouse, field, and molecular marker data were compared. Linear regression analysis suggested that percentage of plants with colonized stem tips explained 41 to 64% of the variability (P < 0.0001) in percent stem length discolored in the field and 58 to 85% of the variability (P < 0.0001) in molecular marker data for BSR resistance. Percent stem length discolored assessed in the greenhouse had the lowest correlation with percent stem length discolored in the field and with the molecular marker. Of three incubation temperatures tested, 22°C was the most conducive for distinguishing resistant/susceptible soybeans using the colonization method.

scholarly journals Influence of Soybean Monoculture on Phialophora gregata f. sp. sojae IGS-Genotype B Isolate Aggressiveness

Plant Disease ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 94 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. J. Hughes ◽  
C. R. Grau
Keyword(s):  
Symptom Severity ◽  
Plant Introduction ◽  
Research Station ◽  
Resistant Plant ◽  
Brown Stem Rot ◽  
Phialophora Gregata ◽  
Foliar Symptoms ◽  
Resistant Accession ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Genotype A

Many soybean accessions described as resistant to brown stem rot (BSR) are preferentially colonized by isolates of Phialophora gregata f. sp. sojae genotype B. These isolates are generally considered less aggressive than isolates of P. gregata f. sp. sojae genotype A because they cause minor or no foliar symptoms characteristic of BSR. However, variation in aggressiveness has been observed among isolates of P. gregata f. sp. sojae genotype B. To determine if BSR-resistant soybean accessions would preferentially select for more aggressive isolates of P. gregata f. sp. sojae genotype B, monocultures of both BSR-resistant or BSR-susceptible accessions were established at the Arlington Agriculture Research Station, Arlington, WI. BSR-susceptible cv. Corsoy 79 and BSR-resistant plant introduction (PI) 567.157A were inoculated under greenhouse conditions with a total of 39 isolates of P. gregata f. sp. sojae genotype B obtained from the different monocultures. BSR severity was determined as the percentage of symptomatic foliar and internal stem tissue. Overall, BSR severity was low and did not exceed 20% for either foliar or stem symptoms. Isolates of P. gregata f. sp. sojae genotype B caused more severe foliar (P < 0.0001) and stem (P = 0.0008) symptoms of BSR on PI 567.157A than on Corsoy 79. Analysis of BSR stem symptom severity indicated an interaction (P = 0.0124) between soybean accession and the origin of isolates of P. gregata f. sp. sojae genotype B. Isolates of P. gregata f. sp. sojae genotype B obtained from the monoculture of a BSR-susceptible or -resistant accession were more aggressive than isolates from a mixed resistant and susceptible soybean monoculture. The relationship between the origin of isolate of P. gregata f. sp. sojae genotype B and isolate aggressiveness was more apparent for PI 567.157A than for Corsoy 79. Results of this study indicate that the monoculture of resistant or susceptible soybean favors an increase in the aggressiveness of isolates of P. gregata f. sp. sojae genotype B. Furthermore, results suggest that resistance to genotype A may be genetically different from resistance to genotype B.

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