Reactions of western Canadian spring wheat and triticale varieties to Tilletia indica, the causal agent of Karnal bunt

2001 ◽  
Vol 81 (3) ◽  
pp. 503-508 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. A. Gaudet ◽  
G. Fuentes-Davila ◽  
R. M. De Pauw ◽  
P. A. Burnett
Keyword(s):  
Disease Resistance ◽  
Disease Susceptibility ◽  
Causal Agent ◽  
Karnal Bunt ◽  
Western Canada ◽  
Tilletia Indica ◽  
Infection Level ◽  
Yaqui Valley ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Moderately Resistant

The reactions of 47 Canadian wheat and triticale cultivars to Tilletia indica Mitra, the causal agent of Karnal Bunt (KB), were evaluated in the field at Centro de Investigaciones Agricolas del Noroeste (CIANO), Yaqui Valley, Mexico, during 1998 and 1999. The majority of lines and cultivars flowered during January and February, which coincided with the onset of cooler temperatures and high relative humidity required for optimum infection by the fungus. Canada Western Amber Durum (CWAD) and triticale were resistant, ranging from 0 to 6% infection. Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheats were also generally resistant, but the cultivars Roblin, BW90 and Laura, and the experimental line Roblin*2/BW 553, were susceptible, ranging from 11 to 28% in treatments with the highest infection levels. Canada Western Extra Strong (CWES) wheats varied in reaction from moderately resistant to susceptible, ranging from 1 to 15% infection. Canada Prairie Spring (CPS) wheats were generally susceptible, exhibiting infection levels ranging from 5 to 31% infection in the most severely infected treatments. Canada Western Soft White Spring (CWSWS) wheats were uniformly susceptible; the highest recorded infection level among Canadian wheats was observed on AC Reed (38%) during 1999. The susceptibility of CPS and CWSWS cultivars may represent an increased risk to the establishment of KB if the fungus were to become introduced into western Canada. Key words: Karnal bunt, wheat, disease resistance, disease susceptibility

Evaluation of Aegilops tauschii (Coss.) germplasm for Karnal bunt resistance in a screen house with simulated environmental conditions

2008 ◽  
Vol 6 (02) ◽  
pp. 79-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Parveen Chhuneja ◽  
Satinder Kaur ◽  
Kuldeep Singh ◽  
H. S. Dhaliwal
Keyword(s):  
Host Plant ◽  
Plant Resistance ◽  
Environmental Conditions ◽  
Host Plant Resistance ◽  
Aegilops Tauschii ◽  
Karnal Bunt ◽  
Tilletia Indica ◽  
D Genome ◽  
Moderately Resistant ◽  
Screen House

Karnal bunt (KB) of wheat, caused byTilletia indica(Mitra) Mundkur, adversely affects international wheat trading and the movement of germplasm between countries due to quarantine restrictions. Breeding for host plant resistance requires the identification of KB resistance sources. Accessions of the D genome progenitor of bread wheat,Aegilops tauschii, were screened in a specially designed screen-house, where the optimum environmental conditions conducive for KB development were simulated by controlling temperature, humidity, fogging and shading. The 183 accessions were subjected to artificial inoculation with a mixture of nine KB isolates, and seven proved highly resistant and four moderately resistant over three rounds of screening over 3 years.

scholarly journals The Impact of Potassium Channel Gene Polymorphisms on Antiepileptic Drug Responsiveness in Arab Patients with Epilepsy

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laith AL-Eitan ◽  
Islam Al-Dalalah ◽  
Afrah Elshammari ◽  
Wael Khreisat ◽  
Ayah Almasri
Keyword(s):  
Potassium Channel ◽  
Disease Susceptibility ◽  
Case Control ◽  
P Value ◽  
Myoclonic Seizure ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Epileptic Patients ◽  
Drug Responsiveness ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Increased Susceptibility

This study aims to investigate the effects of the three potassium channel genes KCNA1, KCNA2, and KCNV2 on increased susceptibility to epilepsy as well as on responsiveness to antiepileptic drugs (AEDs). The pharmacogenetic and case-control cohort (n = 595) consisted of 296 epileptic patients and 299 healthy individuals. Epileptic patients were recruited from the Pediatric Neurology clinic at the Queen Rania Al Abdullah Hospital (QRAH) in Amman, Jordan. A custom platform array search for genetic association in Jordanian-Arab epileptic patients was undertaken. The MassARRAY system (iPLEX GOLD) was used to genotype seven single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within three candidate genes (KCNA1, KCNA2, and KCNV2). Only one SNP in KCNA2, rs3887820, showed significant association with increased risk of susceptibility to generalized myoclonic seizure (p-value < 0.001). Notably, the rs112561866 polymorphism of the KCNA1 gene was non-polymorphic, but no significant association was found between the KCNA1 (rs2227910, rs112561866, and rs7974459) and KCNV2 (rs7029012, rs10967705, and rs10967728) polymorphisms and disease susceptibility or drug responsiveness among Jordanian patients. This study suggests that a significant association exists between the KCNA2 SNP rs3887820 and increased susceptibility to generalized myoclonic seizure. However, the present findings indicate that the KCNA1 and KCNV2 SNPs do not influence disease susceptibility and drug responsiveness in epileptic patients. Pharmacogenetic and case-control studies involving a multicenter and multiethnic approach are needed to confirm our results. To improve the efficacy and safety of epilepsy treatment, further studies are required to identify other genetic factors that contribute to susceptibility and treatment outcome.

scholarly journals Induction of MAP Kinase Homologues during Growth and Morphogenetic Development of Karnal Bunt (Tilletia indica) under the Influence of Host Factor(s) from Wheat Spikes

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Atul K. Gupta ◽  
J. M. Seneviratne ◽  
G. K. Joshi ◽  
Anil Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Map Kinase ◽  
Map Kinases ◽  
Fungal Growth ◽  
Host Factor ◽  
Host Factors ◽  
Karnal Bunt ◽  
Dependent Manner ◽  
Tilletia Indica ◽  
Mitogen Activated Protein

Signaling pathways that activate different mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) in response to certain environmental conditions, play important role in mating type switching (Fus3) and pathogenicity (Pmk1) in many fungi. In order to determine the roles of such regulatory genes inTilletia indica, the causal pathogen of Karnal bunt (KB) of wheat, semi-quantitative and quantitative RT-PCR was carried out to isolate and determine the expression of MAP kinase homologues during fungal growth and development underin vitroculture. Maximum expression of TiFus3 and TiPmk1 genes were observed at 14th and 21st days of culture and decreased thereafter. To investigate whether the fungus alters the expression levels of same kinases upon interaction with plants, cultures were treated with 1% of host factors (extracted from S-2 stage of wheat spikes). Such treatment induced the expression of MAPks in time dependent manner compared to the absence of host factors. These results suggest that host factor(s) provide certain signal(s) which activate TiFus3 and TiPmk1 during morphogenetic development ofT. indica. The results also provides a clue about the role of host factors in enhancing the disease potential due to induction of MAP kinases involved in fungal development and pathogenecity.

AC Copia spring triticale

1994 ◽  
Vol 74 (4) ◽  
pp. 811-813 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. G. McLeod ◽  
R. M. DePauw ◽  
J. M. Clarke ◽  
T. F. Townley-Smith
Keyword(s):  
Test Weight ◽  
Research Station ◽  
Western Canada ◽  
X Triticosecale ◽  
Common Root Rot ◽  
Spring Triticale ◽  
Cultivar Description ◽  
Moderately Resistant ◽  
Triticosecale Wittmack ◽  
X Triticosecale Wittmack

AC Copia, a cultivar of spring triticale (X Triticosecale Wittmack), was developed at the Research Station, Research Branch, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Swift Current, SK. It is widely adapted to the Prairie Provinces of Western Canada. AC Copia represents an improvement in test weight over other currently available Canadian cultivars of triticale. It is very resistant to the prevalent races of leaf rust, stem rust and common bunt, and moderately resistant to common root rot. Key words: Cultivar description, test weight, triticale (spring), X Triticosecale Wittmack

Effect of biofumigation with volatiles from Muscodor albus on the viability of Tilletia spp. teliospores

2009 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 203-206 ◽  
Author(s):  
Blair J. Goates ◽  
Julien Mercier
Keyword(s):  
Organic Compounds ◽  
Seedling Emergence ◽  
Karnal Bunt ◽  
Smut Fungi ◽  
Tilletia Indica ◽  
Common Bunt ◽  
Volatile Organic ◽  
Petri Dishes ◽  
Postharvest Control ◽  
Muscodor Albus

Volatile organic compounds produced by the fungus Muscodor albus inhibit or kill numerous fungi. The effect of these volatiles was tested on dormant and physiologically active teliospores of the smut fungi Tilletia horrida , Tilletia indica , and Tilletia tritici , which cause kernel smut of rice, Karnal bunt of wheat, and common bunt of wheat, respectively. Reactivated rye grain culture of M. albus was used to fumigate dormant teliospores in dry Petri dishes and physiologically active teliospores on water agar for up to 5 days at 22 °C. Teliospores of all 3 species were incapable of germination when fumigated on agar for 5 days. When T. tritici on agar was fumigated only during the initial 48 h of incubation, viability was reduced by 73%–99%. Fumigation of dry loose teliospores of T. tritici caused a 69%–97% loss in viability, whereas teliospores within intact sori were not affected. Dormant teliospores of T. horrida and T. indica were not affected by M. albus volatiles. It appears that M. albus has potential as a seed or soil treatment for controlling seedling-infecting smuts where infection is initiated by germinating teliospores prior to seedling emergence. The volatiles were not effective for postharvest control of teliospores under conditions used in these experiments.

scholarly journals Centenary of Soil and Air Borne Wheat Karnal Bunt Disease Research: A Review

Biology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 1152
Author(s):  
Mir Asif Iquebal ◽  
Pallavi Mishra ◽  
Ranjeet Maurya ◽  
Sarika Jaiswal ◽  
Anil Rai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Agronomic Traits ◽  
Association Studies ◽  
Farmyard Manure ◽  
Wheat Breeding ◽  
Karnal Bunt ◽  
Farm Income ◽  
Resistance Locus ◽  
Genome Wide Association Studies ◽  
Tilletia Indica ◽  
Causal Pathogen

Karnal bunt (KB) of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), known as partial bunt has its origin in Karnal, India and is caused by Tilletia indica (Ti). Its incidence had grown drastically since late 1960s from northwestern India to northern India in early 1970s. It is a seed, air and soil borne pathogen mainly affecting common wheat, durum wheat, triticale and other related species. The seeds become inedible, inviable and infertile with the precedence of trimethylamine secreted by teliospores in the infected seeds. Initially the causal pathogen was named Tilletia indica but was later renamed Neovossia indica. The black powdered smelly spores remain viable for years in soil, wheat straw and farmyard manure as primary sources of inoculum. The losses reported were as high as 40% in India and also the cumulative reduction of national farm income in USA was USD 5.3 billion due to KB. The present review utilizes information from literature of the past 100 years, since 1909, to provide a comprehensive and updated understanding of KB, its causal pathogen, biology, epidemiology, pathogenesis, etc. Next generation sequencing (NGS) is gaining popularity in revolutionizing KB genomics for understanding and improving agronomic traits like yield, disease tolerance and disease resistance. Genetic resistance is the best way to manage KB, which may be achieved through detection of genes/quantitative trait loci (QTLs). The genome-wide association studies can be applied to reveal the association mapping panel for understanding and obtaining the KB resistance locus on the wheat genome, which can be crossed with elite wheat cultivars globally for a diverse wheat breeding program. The review discusses the current NGS-based genomic studies, assembly, annotations, resistant QTLs, GWAS, technology landscape of diagnostics and management of KB. The compiled exhaustive information can be beneficial to the wheat breeders for better understanding of incidence of disease in endeavor of quality production of the crop.

scholarly journals Meta-Analysis Reveals Consensus Genomic Regions Associated with Multiple Disease Resistance in Wheat ( Triticum Aestivum L.)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dinesh Kumar Saini ◽  
Amneek Chahal ◽  
Neeraj Pal ◽  
Puja Srivast ◽  
Pushpendra Kumar Gupta
Keyword(s):  
Disease Resistance ◽  
Physical Map ◽  
Association Studies ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Septoria Tritici Blotch ◽  
Septoria Tritici ◽  
Karnal Bunt ◽  
Genome Wide Association Studies ◽  
Head Blight ◽  
Multiple Disease Resistance

Abstract In wheat, meta-QTLs (MQTLs), and candidate genes (CGs) were identified for multiple disease resistance (MDR). For this purpose, information was collected from 58 studies for mapping QTLs for resistance to one or more of the five diseases. As many as 493 QTLs were available from these studies, which were distributed in five diseases as follows: septoria tritici blotch (STB) 126 QTLs; septoria nodorum blotch (SNB), 103; fusarium head blight (FHB), 184; karnal bunt (KB), 66, and loose smut (LS), 14. Of these 493 QTLs, only 291 QTLs could be projected onto a consensus genetic map, giving 63 MQTLs. The CI of the MQTLs ranged from 0.04 to 15.31 cM with an average of 3.09 cM per MQTL. This is a ~ 4.39 fold reduction from the CI of initial QTLs, which ranged from 0 to 197.6 cM, with a mean of 13.57 cM. Of 63 MQTLs, 60 were anchored to the reference physical map of wheat (the physical interval of these MQTLs ranged from 0.30 to 726.01 Mb with an average of 74.09 Mb). Thirty-eight (38) of these MQTLs were verified using marker-trait associations (MTAs) derived from genome-wide association studies. As many as 874 CGs were also identified which were further investigated for differential expression using data from five transcriptome studies, resulting in 194 differentially expressed genes (DEGs). Among the DEGs, 85 genes had functions previously reported to be associated with disease resistance. These results should prove useful for fine mapping of MDR genes and marker-assisted breeding.

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