The Expression of Partial Resistance of Wheat to Puccinia recondita

A range of winter wheat cultivars, which appeared to show no race-specific resistance to Puccinia recondita f. sp. tritici, was studied at seedling and adult growth stages to determine the components of partial resistance which might contribute to slow-rusting in the field. Under controlled environmental conditions, adult plants of cvs Atou, Bouquet, Cappelle-Desprez and Maris Freeman produced less uredospores per unit area than the control cv. Armada, and uredosori were smaller on these cultivars. Fewer uredosori erupted on cv. Cappelle-Desprez than on the control, and both cv. Bouquet and cv. Cappelle-Desprez showed longer latent periods than other cultivars. Cultivar Holdfast had a shorter latent period, with larger and more numerous uredosori than even the highly susceptible cv. Armada. Cultivar Waggoner displayed a similar response to infection to that of the control. The components of partial resistance detected in adult plants were not displayed by seedling leaves.     

条锈菌诱导的抗锈小麦种质的基因表达分析

以条锈菌接种前后的抗条锈病种质N 95175的小麦幼苗叶片为材料,利用抑制消减杂交技术,构建了条锈菌接种初期小麦抗性种质叶片的SSH-cDNA文库。通过对文库中随机选取的50个阳性克隆提取质粒,进行测序,共获得已知功能的EST序列14条,如蛋白激酶、锌指蛋白、细胞色素P 450和OM T 1等抗病相关基因,它们涉及植物的信号传导、转录调控、丙烷代谢途径及防卫反应等方面。     

The Expression of Race-Specific Resistance of Wheat Seedlings to Puccinia recondita

A range of wheat cultivars with resistance factors effective against Puccinia recondita f. sp. tritici was studied to investigate the mode of action and expression of resistance at first and third seedling leaf stages. In most cultivars, resistance to isolate 74/2 resulted in extremely low levels of infection, apparently linked with a predominantly hypersensitive response by the host. In seedlings of cultivars Mans Fundin and Sterna, however, race-specific resistance was expressed as increased pathogen latent period and intermediate infection levels.     

Some Effects of Yellow Rust (Puccinia striiformis) on the Growth and Yield of a Spring Wheat

Yellow Rust had a considerable effect on the yield of the springwheat Jufy I, that of severely infected plants being reducedby as much as 64.5 per cent. This was due to a reduction inthe number of florets per ear, the number of grains per ear,and in some cases the weight of individual grains. There wasalso a marked effect on the general growth and vigour of theplant, the growth of leaves being retarded and the final lengthand breadth greatly reduced. The roots were more seriously affectedthan any other part of the plant with reductions in dry weightof as much as 78 per cent in fully infected plants. The relatively direct effect of a late rust infection greatlyreduced the yield, while the effects of an early infection,although indirect, still caused large reductions. The variedeffects of rust on the several factors contributing to the yield,and the relative importance of the effects on these factorsare discussed.     

UDP-N-Acetylglucosamine and Uridine Pools in Puccinia striiformis Infected Wheat

The uridine diphosphate sugar pools were analyzed in young wheat plants at the three leaf stage in which the distal half of the second leaf was uniformly infected with Puccinia striiformis. Whereas UDP-glucose did not change significantly, UDP-N-acetylglucosamine, the precursor of fungal chitin synthesis, was very low in the control and the healthy proximal part of the infected second leaf but increased markedly (250 nmol per g dry weight) in the infected distal half. Of the nucleosides only uridine increased in the infected distal half which was interpreted to indicate a recycling of the UDP moiety of the chitin precursor. Inorganic phosphate determinations showed a strong accumulation not only in the infected distal half but also in the healthy proximal part of the infected second leaf.     

Phenotypic and Molecular Characterization of Wheat for Slow Rusting Resistance against Puccinia striiformis Westend. f.sp. tritici

Race‐specific resistance of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) to yellow rust caused by Puccinia striiformis Westend. f.sp. tritici is often short‐lived. Slow‐rusting resistance has been reported to be a more durable type of resistance. A set of sixteen bread wheat varieties along with a susceptible control Morocco was tested during 2004–05 to 2006–07 in field plots at Peshawar (Pakistan) to identify slow rusting genotypes through epidemiological variables including final rust severity (FRS), apparent infection rate (r), area under disease progress curve (AUDPC), average coefficients of infection (ACI) and leaf tip necrosis (LTN). Epidemiological parameters of resistance were significantly (P < 0.01) different for years/varieties in three seasons, while variety × year interactions remained non‐significant. Sequence tagged site (STS) marker, csLV34 analyses revealed that cultivars Faisalabad‐83, Bahawalpur‐95, Suleman‐96, Punjab‐96, Bakhtawar‐93, Faisalabad‐85, Shahkar‐95 and Kohsar‐95 possessed Yr18 linked allele. Faisalabad‐83, Bahawalpur‐95, Suleman‐96, Punjab‐96, Bakhtawar‐93 and Faisalabad‐85 were relatively more stable over 3‐years where FRS, AUDPC and r values reduced by 80, 84 and 70% respectively compared to control Morocco. These six varieties therefore could be exploited for the deployment of Yr18 in breeding for slow rusting in wheat. Both FRS and ACI are suitable parameters for phenotypic selection.     

Some Effects of Yellow Rust (Puccinia striiformis) on 14Carbon Assimilation and Translocation in Wheat

A well-developed infection of Yellow Rust on a leaf of springwheat (Jufy I) caused the assimilation of ¹⁴CO₂ by that leafto decrease to 43.5 per cent of that of an uninfected leaf.Over a period of three hours translocation of ¹⁴C from an infectedleaf was only 0.87 per cent of that from a control leaf. Whencontrol plants were kept in the light for periods up to 16 hoursafter assimilating ¹⁴CO₂ translocation continued at a steadyrate, whereas there was only negligible translocation from infectedleaves after the first few hours. The retention of labelledassimilates in the infected leaf could be partly, but not completely,accounted for by a conversion of assimilates to an alcohol-insolubleform. Rust infection had no effect on the distribution patternof ¹⁴C to other leaves from one which had assimilated ¹⁴CO₂.In contrast to the marked retention of assimilate by an infectedleaf, such a leaf was unable to distort the normal distributionby attracting assimilates from the other leaves.     

Some Effects of General Yellow Rust (Puccinia striiformis) Infection on 14Carbon Assimilation, Translocation and Growth in a Spring Wheat

A general, heavy infection of Yellow Rust(Puccinia StriiformisWestend.) on the leaf laminas of the spring wheat (Triticumvulgare Host) Jufy I, unlike an infection on one leaf only,modified the distribution pattern of ¹⁴C-labelled assimilatetranslocated from the second leaf: the proportion moving tothe roots (in older plants also to the tillers) was decreased,and that moving to the leaves was increased. The proportionof the assimilate translocated out of an infected leaf of asuch plant was, however more than that observed when that leafwas the only one infected, though still less than that froma corresponding leaf in a healthy plant. Age of leaf did notgreatly affect the distribution pattern. The effect of infection on the distribution pattern of assimilatefrom other leaves 15 days after inoculation was comparable tothe effect on that from the second leaf at the same intervalafter inoculation. In the case of the upper leaves the proportionmoving to the tillers was appreciably reduced by infection.These results are considered in relation to data obtained froma parellel growth analysis experiment, with which they are ingood agreement.     

滨麦抗条锈病基因的染色体定位和分子标记

从滨麦与普通小麦杂交后代中筛选到一条抗条锈病的小滨麦品系93784。以滨麦基因组DNA为探针的荧光原位杂交结果表明,93784是小麦与滨麦的小片段易位系,易位的滨麦染色体片段位于一对小麦染色体的短臂端部,利用该易位系构建了F2分离群体,进行F2单株成株期抗条锈鉴定,抗性分析证明,小滨麦93784中的抗条锈病基因是单基因控制的,位于滨麦染色体的易位片段上,命名为YrLm。进一步采用24对TaqⅠ（T1-T4）/PstⅠd(P1-P6)引物组合对抗感亲本及F2分离群体进行AFLP分析,筛选出一个与抗条锈病基因YrLm连锁的AFLP分子标记,经克隆和测序,该标记片段长度为205bp,定名为P1T3205。     

Microscopic Observation on the Development of Puccinia striiformis in the Spike and Stem of Wheat

The majority of germ tubes of the pathotype CYR32 of Puccinia striiformis f.sp. tritici formed on the surface of spike organs of the susceptible wheat cv. Suwon 11 penetrated through the stomatal pore, only a few germ tubes formed small appressoria over the stomata. In the lemma, palea and glume, the stripe rust fungus spread between the parenchyma cells close to the inner epidermal layer, but the fungus did not develop between the thick‐walled cells near the outer epidermal layer of these organs. In the awn and stem, spread of the stripe rust was confined to the intercellular spaces of the chlorophyll parenchyma, beneath the invaded stomatal pore of the epidermis and the urediniospores to be released disrupted the epidermis. In the caryopsis, the spread of hyphae was restricted to the intercellular spaces of the pericarp cells.     

'陕麦139'受条锈菌抑制表达相关基因的分析

以‘条中32’接种前后的小麦抗条锈病种质‘陕麦139’幼苗叶片为材料,利用抑制消减杂交技术,构建了条锈菌接种48 h小麦抗病品种叶片的抑制表达SSH-cDNA文库,通过测序以了解条锈菌侵染后被抑制表达的相关基因。从构建的文库中随机选取48个阳性克隆,进行测序,经过序列拼接等,获得高质量EST序列34条(Gen-Bank序列号为EL930132-EL930165),序列比对分析表明其中31条EST序列与已知功能的基因序列同源性较高,主要涉及植物的能量代谢途径、膜转运、信号传导及核酸加工等方面的基因,包括光合系统Ⅱ抗性蛋白D1、碳酸酵素、线粒体磷酸盐转运子、苹果酸脱氢酶、过敏性诱导反应蛋白和rRNA核酸内切酶等相关基因。此外,获得未知功能的EST序列3条。研究表明,小麦在条锈病菌侵染初期,许多基因的正常表达调控受到影响,如能量代谢和寄主细胞结构木质化,阻止小麦抗病过敏性反应等。     

Effect of Low Temperature and Wheat Winter-Hardiness on Survival of Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici under Controlled Conditions

Wheat stripe rust, caused by Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici (Pst), is one of the most important diseases of wheat worldwide. Understanding the survival of Pst during the overwintering period is critical for predicting Pst epidemics in the spring. Real-time quantitative PCR (qPCR) methods quantifying Pst DNA and RNA (cDNA) were developed and compared for the ability to quantify viable Pst in leaf tissues. Both qPCR of DNA and RNA can provide reliable measurement of viable Pst in plant tissues prior to the late sporulation stage for which qPCR of DNA gave a much higher estimate of fungal biomass than qPCR of RNA. The percentage of Pst biomass that was viable in detached and attached leaves under low temperatures decreased over time. Pst survived longer on attached leaves than on detached leaves. The survival of Pst in cultivars with strong winter-hardiness at 0°C and -5°C was greater than those with weak winter-hardiness. However, such differences in Pst survival among cultivars were negligible at -10, -15 and -20°C. Results indicated that Pst mycelia inside green leaves can also be killed by low temperatures rather than through death of green leaves under low temperatures. The relationship of Pst survival in attached leaves with temperature and winter-hardiness was well described by logistic models. Further field evaluation is necessary to assess whether inclusion of other factors such as moisture and snow cover could improve the model performance in predicting Pst overwintering potential, and hence the epidemic in spring.     

Detection of Puccinia striiformis in Latently Infected Wheat Leaves by Nested Polymerase Chain Reaction

Stripe rust, caused by Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici ( Pst ), is one of the most devastating wheat diseases worldwide, especially in temperate regions with cool moist weather conditions. The identification of the pathogen in infected plants based on morphological or physiological criteria before sporulation is labour-intensive and time-consuming. To accelerate and simplify the process of detection, a nested Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) assay was developed for specific and sensitive detection of Pst . Specific primers Psta-Psts were designed according to a genome-specific sequence of Pst . In nested PCR, with a 10-fold dilution series of template DNA, the detection limit was 2 pg DNA in the first PCR with the primers Psta-Psts. The second round PCR was then performed using amplified products from the first PCR as the template and Nesta-Nests as the primers. An amplification signal was detectable even when only 2 fg of P. striiformis f. sp. tritici DNA was used as the template in nested PCR. With nested PCR, the sensitivity of detection was enhanced 1000 fold. Using extracts from stripe rust-infected wheat leaves, the fungus could be determined in the leaves before symptom appearance. The assay provides a rapid and sensitive method for detection of P. striiformis f. sp. tritici in latently infected leaves of overwintering wheat plants.