scholarly journals Lignin Content and Resistance to Sclerotinia minor in Peanut

2017 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-41
Author(s):  
R.S. Bennett ◽  
R.D. Hatfield ◽  
M.E. Payton ◽  
K.D. Chamberlin
Keyword(s):  
Disease Resistance ◽  
High Resistance ◽  
Animal Feed ◽  
Lignin Content ◽  
Blight Resistance ◽  
Acetyl Bromide ◽  
Sclerotinia Blight ◽  
Peanut Cultivars ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Stem Lignin

ABSTRACT Lignin has been shown to be an important component for plant defense in several pathosystems, but the relationship between peanut stem lignin content and resistance in the field to Sclerotinia blight has not been investigated. Stem lignin was quantified from twenty runner, six virginia, and ten spanish genotypes grown in the greenhouse using the acetyl bromide method. Significant differences in lignin content were found within the runner and spanish entries, but not among the virginia genotypes. Disease data collected in the field over two to three years were used to test correlations between lignin content and Sclerotinia blight resistance for a subset of the runner and virginia entries. No significant correlations were found. Within the runner entries, the highest and lowest stem lignin content was found in entries with the most disease resistance. These results indicate that preformed stem lignin content is not a reliable predictor for resistance to Sclerotinia blight in peanut. In addition, commercial peanut cultivars appear to vary considerably in lignin content, and the genotypes with lower levels of stem lignin may be useful to producers who can use peanut haulm for animal feed. Southwest Runner, a cultivar with high resistance to Sclerotinia blight, had the lowest stem lignin content of the 36 peanut lines tested.

scholarly journals Soybean Stem Lignin Concentration Relates to Resistance to Sclerotinia sclerotiorum

Plant Disease ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 93 (2) ◽  
pp. 149-154 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. J. Peltier ◽  
R. D. Hatfield ◽  
C. R. Grau
Keyword(s):  
Disease Resistance ◽  
Sclerotinia Sclerotiorum ◽  
Field Experiments ◽  
Lignin Content ◽  
Stem Rot ◽  
Growth Stages ◽  
Soybean Plant ◽  
Sclerotinia Stem Rot ◽  
Lignin Concentration ◽  
Stem Lignin

Sclerotinia stem rot, caused by Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, is an economically important disease of soybean (Glycine max) in the north-central United States and other temperate regions throughout the world. The occurrence and severity of Sclerotinia stem rot in the field is highly dependent upon prevailing environmental conditions, which can prove problematic when evaluating soybean accessions for resistance. The identification of an environmentally stable plant trait associated with resistance to S. sclerotiorum could be used to indirectly screen for resistance and would prove useful in the identification and development of resistant germplasm. Observations of the soybean–S. sclerotiorum interaction suggest a role for preformed stem lignin content in disease resistance. Although S. sclerotiorum produces numerous enzymes that degrade plant cell wall components, no lignin-degrading enzymes have been reported. Despite a hypothesized direct relationship between preformed lignin content and disease resistance, previous studies on soybean have correlated lignin content to nutritional value and not to disease resistance. We hypothesized that plants with low stem lignin are more susceptible and exhibit greater Sclerotinia stem rot severity than plants with high lignin concentrations. Six soybean accessions that varied in response to S. sclerotiorum were selected for study in a series of field experiments. Soybean stems were sampled at reproductive developmental stages that correspond to specific events in both soybean plant development and the Sclerotinia stem rot disease cycle. The lignin concentration of stem component samples was quantified. Soybean accessions expressed statistically different disease phenotypes in both 2004 and 2006. Lignin concentrations differed among accessions, growth stages, and plant parts. Results were contrary to our hypothesis, with positively ranked correlations observed between accession Sclerotinia stem rot severity and lignin concentration for all nodes and internodes assayed. For the R3 growth stage, lignin concentration of the internode between the fourth and fifth trifoliate leaves correlated best with disease severity data from each year (P = 0.005). These results indicate that resistance is related to low stem lignin concentration and that soybean stem lignin concentration can be used as a biological marker to select for resistance to S. sclerotiorum.

scholarly journals Paper-containing 1-methylcyclopropene treatment suppresses fruit decay of fresh Anxi persimmons by enhancing disease resistance

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lingzhen Zeng ◽  
Lili Shi ◽  
Hetong Lin ◽  
Yuzhao Lin ◽  
Yixiong Lin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Disease Resistance ◽  
Decay Rate ◽  
Potential Application ◽  
Total Phenolics ◽  
Lignin Content ◽  
Related Substances ◽  
Postharvest Treatment ◽  
Cent Relative Humidity ◽  
Fruit Decay ◽  
Fruit Disease

Abstract Objectives The purpose of this work was to evaluate the potential application of papers containing 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) postharvest treatment for suppressing fruit decay of fresh Anxi persimmons and its possible mechanism. Materials and methods Anxi persimmon fruit were treated with papers containing 1-MCP at the dosage of 1.35 μL/L and stored at 25 ± 1 °C and 85 per cent relative humidity for 35 days. During storage, the fruit decay rate and lignin content were evaluated, and the content of total phenolics, the activities of phenylalanine ammonia lyase (PAL), polyphenol oxidase (PPO), peroxidase (POD), chitinase (CHI), and β-1,3-glucanase (GLU) were determined by spectrophotometry. Results The 1-MCP–treated persimmons displayed a lower fruit decay rate, but higher contents of lignin and total phenolics, higher activities of PAL, PPO, POD, CHI, and GLU. Conclusions The treatment with 1-MCP could inhibit the fruit decay of postharvest Anxi persimmons, which might be because 1-MCP enhanced fruit disease resistance by increasing the activities of disease resistance-associated enzymes and retaining higher contents of disease resistance-related substances in postharvest fresh Anxi persimmons. These findings indicate that papers containing 1-MCP at the dosage of 1.35 μL/L have potential application in suppressing fruit decay and extending storage life of postharvest fresh Anxi persimmons.

The potential digestibility of cellulose in grasses and its relationship with chemical and anatomical parameters

1972 ◽  
Vol 78 (3) ◽  
pp. 457-464 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. J. Wilkins
Keyword(s):  
Floral Development ◽  
Lignin Content ◽  
Leaf Sheath ◽  
Vascular Bundles ◽  
Cellulose Digestibility ◽  
Wimmera Ryegrass ◽  
Rate Of Decline ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Anatomical Parameters

SUMMARYPotential cellulose digestibility, measured by incubation in vitrofor 6 days, decreased during floral development in perennial ryegrass, Wimmera ryegrass, cocksfoot, oat and tall fescue. The rate of decline was slower than for cellulose digestibility measured after incubation in vitro for 2 days only. Morphological fractions ranked in order of descending potential cellulose digestibility – leaf blade, inflorescence, leaf sheath and stem.Lignin content was determined chemically by the method of Van Soest (1963) and lignified tissue was assessed by staining transverse sections of leaf blades and leaf sheaths with safranin and fast green. Both lignin and lignified tissue increased with maturity. Lignified tissue increased mainly through increase in the number of scleren-chyma cells, but was also affected by the formation of lacunae or cavities between the vascular bundles in leaf blades of cocksfoot and in leaf sheaths of all species studied. For 19 samples of leaf blades and leaf sheaths, potential cellulose digestibility had significant negative correlations with both lignin content (r = -0·862) and lignified tissue (r = -0·905). Limitations to the techniques used to assess lignification and further factors which may affect the relationship between lignification and potential cellulose digestibility are discussed.

Rapid, Microscale, Acetyl Bromide-Based Method for High-Throughput Determination of Lignin Content in Arabidopsis thaliana

2008 ◽  
Vol 56 (16) ◽  
pp. 6825-6834 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xue Feng Chang ◽  
Richard Chandra ◽  
Thomas Berleth ◽  
Rodger P. Beatson
Keyword(s):  
Arabidopsis Thaliana ◽  
High Throughput ◽  
Lignin Content ◽  
Acetyl Bromide

Use of a Maize Advanced Intercross Line for Mapping of QTL for Northern Leaf Blight Resistance and Multiple Disease Resistance

Crop Science ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 458-466 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter J. Balint-Kurti ◽  
Junyun Yang ◽  
George Van Esbroeck ◽  
Janelle Jung ◽  
Margaret E. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Disease Resistance ◽  
Leaf Blight ◽  
Blight Resistance ◽  
Northern Leaf Blight ◽  
Advanced Intercross Line ◽  
Multiple Disease Resistance

scholarly journals Screening of the Argentinean INTA peanut core collection with a molecular marker associated with resistance to Sclerotinia minor Jaggar

2020 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-16
Author(s):  
K.D. Chamberlin ◽  
J.J. Baldessari ◽  
E.M.C. Mamani ◽  
M.V. Moreno
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Marker ◽  
Core Collection ◽  
Field Tests ◽  
Field Testing ◽  
Blight Resistance ◽  
Phenotypic Traits ◽  
Sources Of Resistance ◽  
Sclerotinia Minor ◽  
Sclerotinia Blight ◽  
Potential Sources

ABSTRACT Cultivated peanut, the third most important oilseed in the world, is consistently threatened by various diseases and pests. Sclerotinia minor Jagger (S. minor), the causal agent of Sclerotinia blight, is a major threat to peanut production in many countries and can reduce yield by up to 50% in severely infested fields. Host plant resistance will provide the most effective solution to managing Sclerotinia blight, but limited sources of resistance to the disease are available for use in breeding programs. Peanut germplasm collections are available for exploration and identification of new sources of resistance, but traditionally the process is lengthy, requiring years of field testing before those potential sources can be identified. Molecular markers associated with phenotypic traits can speed up the screening of germplasm accessions. The objective of this study was to genotype the peanut core collection of the Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA) Manfredi, Argentina, with a molecular marker associated with Sclerotinia blight resistance. One hundred and fifty-four (154) accessions from the collection were available and genotyped using the Simple Sequence Repeat (SSR) marker. Accessions from each botanical variety type represented in the core collection were identified as new potential sources of resistance and targeted for further evaluation in field tests for Sclerotinia blight resistance.

scholarly journals Sclerotinia Blight Resistance in Virginia-Type Peanut Transformed with a Barley Oxalate Oxidase Gene

2011 ◽  
Vol 101 (7) ◽  
pp. 786-793 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. E. Partridge-Telenko ◽  
J. Hu ◽  
D. M. Livingstone ◽  
B. B. Shew ◽  
P. M. Phipps ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oxalate Oxidase ◽  
Blight Resistance ◽  
Single Plant ◽  
Oxidase Gene ◽  
Disease Progress Curve ◽  
Sclerotinia Blight ◽  
Progress Curve ◽  
Transgenic Lines ◽  
High Level ◽  
Transgenic Peanut

Transgenic peanut lines expressing oxalate oxidase, a novel enzyme to peanut, were evaluated for resistance to Sclerotinia blight in naturally infested fields over a 5-year period. Area under the disease progress curve (AUDPC) for transgenic lines in single rows planted with seed from single-plant selections averaged 78, 83, and 90% lower than nontransgenic parents in 2004, 2005, and 2006, respectively. In addition, AUDPC in 14 transgenic lines planted with bulked seed in two-row plots averaged 81% lower compared with nontransgenic parents in 2005 and 86% lower in 16 transgenic lines in 2006. Six transgenic lines yielded 488 to 1,260 kg/ha greater than nontransgenic parents in 2005, and 10 lines yielded 537 to 2,490 kg/ha greater in 2006. Fluazinam (0.58 kg a.i./ha) fungicide sprays in 2008 and 2009 reduced AUDPC in transgenic and nontransgenic lines but AUDPC was lowest in transgenic lines. Without fluazinam, yields of transgenic lines averaged 1,133 to 1,578 kg/ha greater than nontransgenic lines in 2008 and 1,670 to 2,755 kg/ha greater in 2009. These results demonstrated that the insertion of barley oxalate oxidase in peanut conveyed a high level of resistance to Sclerotinia blight, and negated the need for costly fungicide sprays.

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