PERFORMANCE OF SOME ADVANCED GENOTYPES OF COTTON IN TERMS OF CMT, CLCuV AND YIELD

2013 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 39-46
Author(s):  
F. Ilhai ◽  
J. Farooq ◽  
A. Mahmood ◽  
A. Farooq ◽  
M. Asif

ABSTRACT Cotton leaf curl virus (CLCuV) and heat stress are the major threats to cotton productivity in Pakistan. Both these factors inflicted huge losses in recent years. Thirty one genotypes of Gossypium hirsutum L. were sown in the experimental area of Cotton Research Institute, Faisalabad, Pakistan, on 25th of May for the purpose of screening against aforementioned stresses. Analysis of variance revealed significant variation among the tested genotypes. Some of the genotypes showed promising results in terms of CLCuV and also showed fair stability of their membranes. The strain FH- 142 showed excellent tolerance level against CLCuV and heat stress by showing the values of 0.4% for cotton leaf curl virus and membrane stability of 46.1%. The other genotypes that showed promising results in terms of CLCuV % are FH-330, MNH-886, MNH-814 and FH-312 and regarding heat stress MNH-456, FH-142, FH-118, CRSM- 38 and NIAB-112 exhibited promising results by showing the CMT % of 46.4%, 46.1, 45.5, 45.5, 44.1, and 41.9%, respectively. The findings of the experiment may be helpful in designing breeding programmes regarding CLCuV and heat tolerance as material had considerable potential for better yield as well.

2002 ◽  
Vol 1 (6) ◽  
pp. 705-707 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ghayour Ahmad ◽  
Saeed Ahmad Malik . ◽  
Zahid Mamood . ◽  
Muhammad Zaffar Iqba . ◽  
Saghir Ahmad . ◽  
...  

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 358-362 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sayed Sartaj Sohrab ◽  
Mohammad A. Kamal ◽  
Abdul Ilah ◽  
Azamal Husen ◽  
P.S. Bhattacharya ◽  
...  

AoB Plants ◽  
2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rakhshanda Mushtaq ◽  
Khurram Shahzad ◽  
Shahid Mansoor ◽  
Zahid Hussain Shah ◽  
Hameed Alsamadany ◽  
...  

Plant Disease ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 84 (7) ◽  
pp. 809-809 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Mansoor ◽  
S. Mukhtar ◽  
M. Hussain ◽  
I. Amin ◽  
Y. Zafar ◽  
...  

The current epidemic of cotton leaf curl disease (CLCuD) in Pakistan started in 1988 with the natural host range limited to a few plant species in the family Malvaceae. However, we have observed expansion in the host range of the virus, and several non-Malvaceous plants were found to be infected with the virus. Characteristic symptoms of CLCuD such as leaf curl and enations have been observed on radish plants, primarily in kitchen gardens. However, in 1999, levels of infection of 10 to 90% were observed both in commercial fields and kitchen gardens in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Both symptomatic and nonsymptomatic samples were collected from five different locations. Total DNA was isolated, dot-blotted on nylon membrane, and a full-length clone corresponding to DNA A of cotton leaf curl virus was labeled with 32P dCTP and used as a probe for the detection of a begomovirus. Strong signals were observed in symptomatic plants while no signals were observed in nonsymptomatic plants. Infection with a begomovirus was further confirmed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using degenerate primers for DNA A (1). Primers specific for the two distinct begomoviruses associated with CLCuD were also used in PCR reactions (2), and products of the expected size were obtained from all symptomatic samples, confirming infection with begomoviruses similar to those associated with CLCuD. A full-length probe of a nanovirus-like molecule associated with cotton leaf disease (3), called DNA 1 was labeled with 32P dCTP and detected the virus only in symptomatic plants. Similarly, primers specific for DNA 1 (3) amplified a product of expected size when used in PCR. On the basis of symptomatology and the detection of specific viral components associated with the disease, we confirmed that radish plants are infected with Cotton leaf curl virus (CLCuV). Since radish is a short duration crop, infection of CLCuV in radish may not serve as a direct source of infection for the next cotton crop. However, it is a potential threat to tomato crops which overlap with radish in the Punjab province. The detection of CLCuD in radish is another example of the mobilization of begomoviruses to previously unknown hosts. References: (1) M. R. Rojas et al. Plant Dis. 77:340, 1993. (2) S. Mansoor et al. Pak. J. Bot. 31:115, 1999. (3) Mansoor et al. Virology 259:190, 1999.


2002 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 489-491
Author(s):  
Tariq Mahmood ◽  
Muhammad Tahir . ◽  
Hafiz Tariq Mahmood . ◽  
Sabahat Hussain .

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document