scholarly journals Avirulence (AVR) Gene-Based Diagnosis Complements Existing Pathogen Surveillance Tools for Effective Deployment of Resistance (R) Genes Against Rice Blast Disease

2017 ◽  
Vol 107 (6) ◽  
pp. 711-720 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. M. Selisana ◽  
M. J. Yanoria ◽  
B. Quime ◽  
C. Chaipanya ◽  
G. Lu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rice Blast ◽  
Polymerase Chain Reaction Amplification ◽  
Rice Blast Disease ◽  
Blast Disease ◽  
R Gene ◽  
R Genes ◽  
Pathogen Population ◽  
Avr Gene ◽  
Avr Genes ◽  
Virulence Spectrum

Avirulence (AVR) genes in Magnaporthe oryzae, the fungal pathogen that causes the devastating rice blast disease, have been documented to be major targets subject to mutations to avoid recognition by resistance (R) genes. In this study, an AVR-gene-based diagnosis tool for determining the virulence spectrum of a rice blast pathogen population was developed and validated. A set of 77 single-spore field isolates was subjected to pathotype analysis using differential lines, each containing a single R gene, and classified into 20 virulent pathotypes, except for 4 isolates that lost pathogenicity. In all, 10 differential lines showed low frequency (<24%) of resistance whereas 8 lines showed a high frequency (>95%), inferring the effectiveness of R genes present in the respective differential lines. In addition, the haplotypes of seven AVR genes were determined by polymerase chain reaction amplification and sequencing, if applicable. The calculated frequency of different AVR genes displayed significant variations in the population. AVRPiz-t and AVR-Pii were detected in 100 and 84.9% of the isolates, respectively. Five AVR genes such as AVR-Pik-D (20.5%) and AVR-Pik-E (1.4%), AVRPiz-t (2.7%), AVR-Pita (0%), AVR-Pia (0%), and AVR1-CO39 (0%) displayed low or even zero frequency. The frequency of AVR genes correlated almost perfectly with the resistance frequency of the cognate R genes in differential lines, except for International Rice Research Institute-bred blast-resistant lines IRBLzt-T, IRBLta-K1, and IRBLkp-K60. Both genetic analysis and molecular marker validation revealed an additional R gene, most likely Pi19 or its allele, in these three differential lines. This can explain the spuriously higher resistance frequency of each target R gene based on conventional pathotyping. This study demonstrates that AVR-gene-based diagnosis provides a precise, R-gene-specific, and differential line-free assessment method that can be used for determining the virulence spectrum of a rice blast pathogen population and for predicting the effectiveness of target R genes in rice varieties.

scholarly journals A Rapid Survey of Avirulence Genes in Field Isolates of Magnaporthe oryzae

Plant Disease ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 104 (3) ◽  
pp. 717-723
Author(s):  
Zhen Zhang ◽  
Yulin Jia ◽  
Yanli Wang ◽  
Guochang Sun
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Magnaporthe Oryzae ◽  
Blast Resistance ◽  
Blast Disease ◽  
Southern United States ◽  
R Genes ◽  
Field Isolates ◽  
Pcr Products ◽  
Avr Gene ◽  
Avr Genes

Magnaporthe oryzae is the causal agent for the devastating disease rice blast. The avirulence (AVR) genes in M. oryzae are required to initiate robust disease resistance mediated by the corresponding resistance (R) genes in rice. Therefore, monitoring pathogen AVR genes is important to predict the stability of R gene-mediated blast resistance. In the present study, we analyzed the DNA sequence dynamics of five AVR genes, namely, AVR-Pita1, AVR-Pik, AVR-Pizt, AVR-Pia, and AVR-Pii, in field isolates of M. oryzae in order to understand the effectiveness of the R genes, Pi-ta, Pi-k, Pi-zt, Pia, and Pii in the Southern U.S. rice growing region. Genomic DNA of 258 blast isolates collected from commercial fields of the Southern UNITED STATES during 1975–2009 were subjected to PCR amplification with AVR gene-specific PCR markers. PCR products were obtained from 232 isolates. The absence of PCR products in the remaining 26 isolates suggests that these isolates do not contain the tested AVR genes. Amplified PCR products were subsequently gel purified and sequenced. Based on the presence or absence of the five AVR genes, 232 field isolates were classified into 10 haplotype groups. The results revealed that 174 isolates of M. oryzae carried AVR-Pita1, 225 isolates carried AVR-Pizt, 44 isolates carried AVR-Pik, 3 isolates carried AVR-Pia, and one isolate carried AVR-Pii. AVR-Pita1 was highly variable, and 40 AVR-Pita1 haplotypes were identified in avirulent isolates. AVR-Pik had four nucleotide sequence site changes resulting in amino acid substitutions, whereas three other AVR genes, AVR-Pizt, AVR-Pia, and AVR-Pii, were relatively stable. Two AVR genes, AVR-Pik and AVR-Pizt, were found to exist in relatively larger proportions of the tested field isolates, which suggested that their corresponding R genes Pi-k and Pi-zt can be deployed in preventing blast disease in the Southern UNITED STATES in addition to Pi-ta. This study demonstrates that continued AVR gene monitoring in the pathogen population is critical for ensuring the effectiveness of deployed blast R genes in commercial rice fields.

scholarly journals Rapidly evolving R genes in diverse grass species confer resistance to rice blast disease

2013 ◽  
Vol 110 (46) ◽  
pp. 18572-18577 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Yang ◽  
J. Li ◽  
X. Zhang ◽  
Q. Zhang ◽  
J. Huang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rice Blast ◽  
Rice Blast Disease ◽  
Blast Disease ◽  
Grass Species ◽  
R Genes

scholarly journals Recent Findings Unravel Genes and Genetic Factors Underlying Leptosphaeria maculans Resistance in Brassica napus and Its Relatives

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 313
Author(s):  
Aldrin Y. Cantila ◽  
Nur Shuhadah Mohd Saad ◽  
Junrey C. Amas ◽  
David Edwards ◽  
Jacqueline Batley
Keyword(s):  
Brassica Napus ◽  
Genetic Factors ◽  
Quantitative Resistance ◽  
Genetic Resistance ◽  
Leptosphaeria Maculans ◽  
Gene Interaction ◽  
R Gene ◽  
R Genes ◽  
Blackleg Resistance ◽  
Avr Gene

Among the Brassica oilseeds, canola (Brassica napus) is the most economically significant globally. However, its production can be limited by blackleg disease, caused by the fungal pathogen Lepstosphaeria maculans. The deployment of resistance genes has been implemented as one of the key strategies to manage the disease. Genetic resistance against blackleg comes in two forms: qualitative resistance, controlled by a single, major resistance gene (R gene), and quantitative resistance (QR), controlled by numerous, small effect loci. R-gene-mediated blackleg resistance has been extensively studied, wherein several genomic regions harbouring R genes against L. maculans have been identified and three of these genes were cloned. These studies advance our understanding of the mechanism of R gene and pathogen avirulence (Avr) gene interaction. Notably, these studies revealed a more complex interaction than originally thought. Advances in genomics help unravel these complexities, providing insights into the genes and genetic factors towards improving blackleg resistance. Here, we aim to discuss the existing R-gene-mediated resistance, make a summary of candidate R genes against the disease, and emphasise the role of players involved in the pathogenicity and resistance. The comprehensive result will allow breeders to improve resistance to L. maculans, thereby increasing yield.

scholarly journals Identificação de progênies de arroz resistentes à brusone no Estado de São Paulo, em 1976/77

Bragantia ◽  
1985 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 311-329
Author(s):  
Jaciro Soave ◽  
Luiz Ernesto Azzini ◽  
Octávio Bento de Almeida Camargo ◽  
Armando Pettinelli Júnior ◽  
Mauro Sakai
Keyword(s):  
Rice Blast ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Pyricularia Oryzae ◽  
Rice Blast Disease ◽  
Blast Disease ◽  
São Paulo

Este trabalho apresenta os resultados das pesquisas realizadas para a avaliação da resistência à brusone (Pyricularia oryzae Cav.) dos principais materiais de sequeiro e irrigado do programa de melhoramento genético do Instituto Agronômico do Estado de São Paulo, e de genótipos exóticos, introduzidos de diversos países, visando à obtenção de cultivares de arroz resistentes àquela limitante doença fúngica. Os testes foram realizados em condições de campo, em canteiros padronizados para reação uniforme a P. oryzae, e a avaliação das plantas foi feita através da observação dos sintomas visuais deixados pela doença, aos quais foram atribuídas notas de 1 a 7, conforme a escala de notas adotadas no "Symposium on the rice blast disease", em 1963. Sessenta e três germoplasmas de arroz de sequeiro e trinta de cultivo irrigado foram testados quanto à resistência à brusone na folha, nas seguintes localidades paulistas: Itararé, Mococa, Pariquera-Açu, Pindamonhangaba, Pindorama e Ribeirão Preto. Foram ainda avaliados 102 genótipos exóticos de arroz visando à detecção de fontes de resistência à brusone nas mesmas localidades, além de Campinas. Somente cinco cultivares de sequeiro, GS-73-164, GS-73-165, GS-73-94, IAC-25 e GS-73-17, e dois cultivares de arroz irrigado, IAC-120 e Pinda F-3-7, embora suscetíveis, apresentaram comportamento satisfatório quanto à brusone. Dos genótipos exóticos testados, vinte e sete foram indicados como fontes de resistência à brusone no Estado de São Paulo.

scholarly journals Remote Sensing of Occurrence Place of Rice Blast Disease by Infrared Thermal Image.

1995 ◽  
Vol 64 (3) ◽  
pp. 467-474 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haruhiko YAMAMOTO ◽  
Yoshinori SUZUKI ◽  
Masanori IWANO ◽  
Seiji HAYAKAWA
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Rice Blast ◽  
Thermal Image ◽  
Rice Blast Disease ◽  
Blast Disease

scholarly journals Role of two metacaspases in development and pathogenicity of the Rice Blast fungus, Magnaporthe oryzae

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessie Fernandez ◽  
Victor Lopez ◽  
Lisa Kinch ◽  
Mariel A. Pfeifer ◽  
Hillery Gray ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Death ◽  
Food Security ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Magnaporthe Oryzae ◽  
Rice Blast ◽  
Rice Blast Disease ◽  
Blast Disease ◽  
Complex Life Cycle ◽  
Insight Into

ABSTRACTRice blast disease caused by Magnaporthe oryzae is a devastating disease of cultivated rice worldwide. Infections by this fungus lead to a significant reduction in rice yields and threats to food security. To gain better insight into growth and cell death in M. oryzae during infection, we characterized two predicted M. oryzae metacaspase proteins, MoMca1 and MoMca2. These proteins appear to be functionally redundant and are able to complement the yeast Yca1 homologue. Biochemical analysis revealed that M. oryzae metacaspases exhibited Ca2+ dependent caspase activity in vitro. Deletion of both MoMca1 and MoMca2 in M. oryzae resulted in reduced sporulation, delay in conidial germination and attenuation of disease severity. In addition, the double ΔMomca1mca2 mutant strain showed increased radial growth in the presence of oxidative stress. Interestingly, the ΔMomca1mca2 strain showed an increase accumulation of insoluble aggregates compared to the wild-type strain during vegetative growth. Our findings suggest that MoMca1 and MoMca2 promote the clearance of insoluble aggregates in M. oryzae, demonstrating the important role these metacaspases have in fungal protein homeostasis. Furthermore, these metacaspase proteins may play additional roles, like in regulating stress responses, that would help maintain the fitness of fungal cells required for host infection.IMPORTANCEMagnaporthe oryzae causes rice blast disease that threatens global food security by resulting in the severe loss of rice production every year. A tightly regulated life cycle allows M. oryzae to disarm the host plant immune system during its biotrophic stage before triggering plant cell death in its necrotrophic stage. The ways M. oryzae navigates its complex life cycle remains unclear. This work characterizes two metacaspase proteins with peptidase activity in M. oryzae that are shown to be involved in the regulation of fungal growth and development prior to infection by potentially helping maintain fungal fitness. This study provides new insight into the role of metacaspase proteins in filamentous fungi by illustrating the delays in M. oryzae morphogenesis in the absence of these proteins. Understanding the mechanisms by which M. oryzae morphology and development promote its devastating pathogenicity may lead to the emergence of proper methods for disease control.

scholarly journals Diagnosis of Rice Blast Disease in Different Environmental Conditions using Image Processing Technique

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (100) ◽  
pp. 17-28
Author(s):  
Ezzatollah Askari Asli Ardeh ◽  
mohammad reza larijani ◽  
Reyhaneh Loni ◽  
◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Image Processing ◽  
Environmental Conditions ◽  
Rice Blast ◽  
Processing Technique ◽  
Rice Blast Disease ◽  
Blast Disease ◽  
Image Processing Technique
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