Evolution of resistance against powdery mildew in winter wheat populations conducted under dynamic management. I – Is specific seedling resistance selected?

Dynamic management has been proposed as a complementary strategy to gene banks for the conservation of genetic resources. The evolution of frequencies of genes for specific resistance towards powdery mildew (caused by Blumeria graminis f. sp. tritici) in populations of a French network for dynamic management of bread wheat genetic resources was investigated after 10 years of multiplication without human selection. The objective was to determine whether specific resistance gene diversity was maintained in the populations and whether any changes could be attributed to selection due to pathogen pressure. Seven populations, originating from four of the network sites, were characterized and compared to the initial population for six specific resistance gene frequencies detected by nine Blumeria graminis f. sp. tritici isolates. Diversity decreased at the population level, but because of a strong differentiation between the populations, this diversity was maintained at the network level. The comparison of Fst parameters estimated on neutral markers (RFLP) and on resistance gene data revealed that in two of the populations specific resistance genes had been selected by pathogen pressure, whereas evolution in two other populations seemed to be the result of genetic drift. For the three last populations, conclusions were less clear, as one had probably experienced a strong bottleneck and the other two presented intermediate Fst values. A dynamic management network with sites contrasted for pathogen pressure, allowing genetic drift in some populations and selection in others, appeared, at least on the short term, to be a good tool for maintaining the diversity of genes for specific resistance to powdery mildew. Received: 15 December 1999 / Accepted: 30 December 1999     

Quantitative trait loci for resistance against powdery mildew in a segregating wheat×spelt population

 Powdery mildew is one of the major diseases of wheat in regions with a maritime or semi-continental climate and can strongly affect grain yield. The attempt to control powdery mildew with major resistance genes (Pm genes) has not provided a durable resistance. Breeding for quantitative resistance to powdery mildew is more promising, but is difficult to select on a phenotypic basis. In this study, we mapped and characterised quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for adult-plant powdery mildew resistance in a segregating population of 226 recombinant inbred lines derived from the cross of the Swiss wheat variety Forno with the Swiss spelt variety Oberkulmer. Forno possibly contains the Pm5 gene and showed good adult-plant resistance in the field. Oberkulmer does not have any known Pm gene and showed a moderate susceptible reaction. Powdery mildew resistance was assessed in field trials at two locations in 1995 and at three locations in 1996. The high heritability (h²=0.97) for powdery mildew resistance suggests that the environmental influence did not affect the resistance phenotype to a great extent. QTL analysis was based on a genetic map containing 182 loci with 23 linkage groups (2469 cM). With the method of composite interval mapping 18 QTLs for powdery mildew resistance were detected, explaining 77% of the phenotypic variance in a simultaneous fit. Two QTLs with major effects were consistent over all five environments. One of them corresponds to the Pm5 locus derived from Forno on chromosome 7B. The other QTL on 5A, was derived from the spelt variety Oberkulmer and did not correspond to any known Pm gene. In addition, five QTLs were consistent over three environments, and six QTLs over two environments. The QTL at the Pm5 locus showed a large effect, although virulent races for Pm5 were present in the mixture of isolates. Molecular markers linked with QTLs for adult-plant resistance offer the possibility of simultaneous marker-assisted selection for major and minor genes. Received: 22 September 1998 / Accepted: 26 October 1998     

A barley SKP1‐like protein controls abundance of the susceptibility factor RACB and influences the interaction of barley with the barley powdery mildew fungus

In an increasing number of plant–microbe interactions, it has become evident that the abundance of immunity‐related proteins is controlled by the ubiquitin–26S proteasome system. In the interaction of barley with the biotrophic barley powdery mildew fungus Blumeria graminis f.sp. hordei (Bgh), the RAC/ROP [RAT SARCOMA‐related C3 botulinum toxin substrate/RAT SARCOMA HOMOLOGUE (RHO) of plants] guanosine triphosphatase (GTPase) HvRACB supports the fungus in a compatible interaction. By contrast, barley HvRBK1, a ROP‐binding receptor‐like cytoplasmic kinase that interacts with and can be activated by constitutively activated HvRACB, limits fungal infection success. We have identified a barley type II S‐phase kinase 1‐associated (SKP1)‐like protein (HvSKP1‐like) as a molecular interactor of HvRBK1. SKP1 proteins are subunits of the SKP1‐cullin 1‐F‐box (SCF)–E3 ubiquitin ligase complex that acts in the specific recognition and ubiquitination of protein substrates for subsequent proteasomal degradation. Transient induced gene silencing of either HvSKP1‐like or HvRBK1 increased protein abundance of constitutively activated HvRACB in barley epidermal cells, whereas abundance of dominant negative RACB only weakly increased. In addition, silencing of HvSKP1‐like enhanced the susceptibility of barley to haustorium establishment by Bgh. In summary, our results suggest that HvSKP1‐like, together with HvRBK1, controls the abundance of HvRACB and, at the same time, modulates the outcome of the barley–Bgh interaction. A possible feedback mechanism from RAC/ROP‐activated HvRBK1 on the susceptibility factor HvRACB is discussed.     

禾谷多粘菌( Polymyxa graminis )侵染及传毒体系的研究

在人工气候箱内,以小麦为寄 主建立了专性寄生禾谷多粘菌（Ｐｏｌｙｍｙｘａ ｇｒａｍｉｎｉｓ）的侵染体系,ｇｒａｍｉｎｉｓ能够快速大量繁殖,生活史缩短为１３￣１５ｄ。简化了单孢子堆分离以及病根表面消毒等分离纯化方法,对接种的菌源材料、寄主苗龄、温度、ｐＨ值及营养液成分等影响因素进行了测定,优化完善了Ｐ．ｇｒａｍｉｎｉｓ的砂培条件。建立了针对小麦黄花叶病毒（ｗｈｅａ４ｔ ｙｅｌｌｏｗ ｍｏｓａｉｃ ｖ     

禾本红酵母Y－5对结晶紫、孔雀石绿的吸附

研究了培养时间、初始pH、温度对禾本红酵母Y-5吸附结晶紫、孔雀石绿的影响,并对吸附剂的解吸和循环利用等进行考察.结果表明： 在染料浓度为50 mg·L^-1、pH 7.0、摇床转速150 r·min^-1、30 ℃、吸附10 h时,红酵母对结晶紫、孔雀石绿的吸附率分别达峰值,为93.8%和87.7%;解吸后的菌体对结晶紫、孔雀石绿的吸附率分别为85.5%和78.5%,说明菌体对染料的吸附是可逆的,循环利用效果良好,菌体可再生和循环利用;禾本红酵母Y-5对结晶紫、孔雀石绿的脱色机理为吸附作用,染料多被吸附在红酵母表面的羟基（-OH）上,其吸附染料快速、高效、可逆,在染料废水处理上具有潜在的应用价值.     

感染病毒的小麦全蚀菌的超微结构

将感染病毒的小麦全蚀菌山东烟台株培养 20天的菌体细胞,进行超微结构的研究。于电镜下观察到球状病毒颗粒,平均直径23—30nm,多是无规则松散的分布于胞质中;或紧密聚集于液泡、线粒体周围;或排列成线状;或7—8个颗粒排列成环状。病毒仅分布于细胞质中,细胞核、脂肪体内均未见病毒颗粒。病毒浓度在较老的菌体内有增加的趋势。全蚀菌的菌丝细胞壁有三层,外层电子致密内含纤维状物,内层电子较为透明,中层为一电子致密度很深的狭窄夹层。壁的厚度不均,外缘不规则;在菌丝体产生隔膜的早期阶段,于隔膜附近有1—3个外被膜结构的沃罗宁体 Woronin body,隔膜形成的后期,见电子致密物质沉积在核膜孔上,形成中的隔膜顶端为尖状突起向基部逐渐增宽略成金字塔形。     

Correlation of ecological factors and allozymic variations with resistance toErysiphe graminis hordei inHordeum spontaneum in Israel: Patterns and application

The association of ecological factors and allozymic markers of wild barley,Hordeum spontaneum, with genotypes varying in resistance to 3 cultures of the pathogenErysiphe graminis hordei, which incites the disease powdery mildew of barley, were explored theoretically and practically. The study involved 275 accessions comprising 16 populations largely representing the ecological range ofH. spontaneum in Israel. From earlier studies of allozymic variation and disease resistance it now becomes apparent that genetic polymorphisms for resistance toE. graminis hordei are structured geographically, and are predictable by climatic as well as allozymic variables. Three-variable combinations of temperature and water factors explain significantly 0.32 of the spatial variance in disease resistance between localities. Also, several allozyme genotypes, singly or in combination, are significantly associated with disease resistance. A high correlation was found between the standard deviation of infection types of the culture of the pathogen from Israel, and allozymic polymorphism,P (r_s = 0.86, p < 0.001). Consequently, the IsraelH. spontaneum populations, growing in the center of diversity of the species, contain large amounts of unexploited disease resistance polymorphism. These could be effectively screened and utilized for producing resistant barley varieties by using ecological factors and allozymic variants as guidelines.     

Transient expression of anthocyanin genes in barley epidermal cells: potential for use in evaluation of disease response genes

A transient assay is described that should allow evaluation of the role of host genes in disease response by enhancing or disrupting expression of those genes in specific cells and looking for effects on disease development. The assay also has the potential for assessing utility of host and non-host genes in enhancing resistance to disease in transgenic plants. Particle bombardment with a helium discharge particle gun was utilized to transiently express genes in epidermal cells of coleoptiles of barley (Hordeum vulgare). An anthocyanin reporter gene construct provided a means of identifying those cells that were transiently expressing introduced DNA. Optimal transient expression rates were achieved two days following bombardment with 1800 psi helium pressure, 1.0 m diameter gold particles, and coleoptile pre- and post-treatment in 0.30--0.35 m mannitol/sorbitol. Under optimal conditions, at least 35 cells expressed anthocyanin per bombardment. Transiently expressing cells were inoculated with the fungal pathogen, Erysiphe graminis f. sp. hordei, and fungal development observed. Neither the bombardment procedures, the presence of nearby dead cells, nor accumulation of anthocyanin within living cells affected fungal development in living cells. Therefore, incorporation of disease-related genes onto the same plasmid as the reporter genes will allow evaluation of the role of those genes in disease development or suppression. Since particle bombardment is possible with a great range of different plant tissues, the described methodology should exhibit wide applicability for evaluating genes in diverse plant-pathogen interactions, as well as genes involved in many other biological processes     

Changes in Ribonuclease and Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Activities Induced by Beet Necrotic Yellow Vein Virus in Sugar Beet

Activities of host ribonucleases and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase were studied in three cultivars (Monosvalof, Steffi and Rimini) of sugar beet differing in their resistance to beet necrotic yellow vein virus (BNYVV). No differences were found in the susceptibility of cultivars to BNYVV between mechanically inoculated and Polymyxa betae (a natural fungal vector of the virus) infected plants, but the culmination of reproduction curves of BNYVV in mechanically inoculated plants was observed one week earlier than in plants inoculated by means of P. betae. The activities of ribonucleases corresponded with virus multiplication. In roots, activities of ribonucleases reached a maximum at day 7; in leaves, maximum activity was found at day 21 in cv. Monosvalof, and at day 14 in cv. Steffi. The relatively resistant cultivar Rimini showed much lower activities. The activity of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase was only slightly increased at the time of culmination of the BNYVV reproduction curve in cvs. Monosvalof and Steffi. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Subtractive Cloning of DNA from Polymyxa graminis– an Obligate Parasitic Plasmodiophorid

A simple subtractive hybridization was applied for cloning of Polymyxa graminis deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). Total DNA preparations from concentrated P. graminis resting spores and from roots of non‐infested (healthy) barley were digested with different restriction enzymes and batch hybridized, followed by cloning in a plasmid vector. Sequencing and blast analysis of coincidentally selected clones enabled construction of polymerase chain reaction primers specific to P. graminis DNA. Four Polymyxa‐specific primers showed different affinities to DNA of type I and type II P. graminis and to DNA of P. betae.