水稻品种对美国稻瘟病小种IB-33、IB-45和IE-1的抗性遗传

1995年10月至1997年11月,在美国阿肯色大学水稻研究推广中心,用水稻品种LA110和Jasmine-85与水稻品种Teqing、Katy、Mars、LaGrue和Newbonnet进行不完全双列杂交,对其杂交后代和亲本用美国3个主要稻瘟病菌小种(以下简称小种)IB-33、IB-45和IE-1进行接种鉴定和遗传分析研究.结果表明:亲本LA110、Jasmine-85、Teqing抗所有3个小种.Katy抗小种IB-45和IE-1,感小种IB-33.Mars抗小种IE-1,感小种IB-33和IB-45.LaGrue感所有3个小种.Newbonnet抗小种IB-45,感小种IB-33和IE-1.所有抗病亲本的抗病基因,其F1分别对相应小种呈现显性抗病性.抗病亲本杂交,LA110与Jasmine-85对小种IB-33,LA110与Teqing、Jasmine-85对小种IE-1,及Jasmine-85与Teqing对小种IE-1,是等位的抗病基因.LA110与Teqing对小种IB-33,及Jasmine-85与Teqing对小种IB-33,分别存在三对独立遗传的显性抗病基因.LA110与Teqing、Katy、Newbonnet、Jasmine-85对小种IB-45,Jasmine-85与Teqing、Katy、Newbonnet对小种IB-45,LA110与Katy、Mars对小种IE-1,Jasmine-85与Katy、Mars对小种IE-1,分别存在两对独立遗传的显性抗性基因.抗病亲本LA110或Jasmine-85与感病亲本Mars对小种IB-33,抗病亲本LA110与感病亲本Mars对小种IB-45,具有两对显性互补抗病基因,当两对显性抗病基因同时存在时,表现出抗性.抗病亲本LA110或Jasmine-85与感病亲本Katy、LaGrue、Newbonnet对小种IB-33,抗病亲本LA110与感病亲本LaGrue对小种IB-45,抗病亲本Jasmine-85与感病亲本Mars、LaGrue对小种IB-45,抗病亲本LA110或Jasmine-85与感病亲本LaGrue、Newbonnet对小种IE-1,分别存在一对显性抗病基因.两个亲本正、反交的遗传表现一致.本文也讨论了LA110、Teqing和Jasmine-85三个抗病品种在美国水稻抗病育种中利用的可能性.     

江苏省稻瘟病菌的毒性多样性及水稻品种的抗病性

在13个已知日本抗病基因品种上检测1997－1999年采集自江苏省吴江,赣榆,通州,高邮和宜兴等5个代表地区的324个稻瘟病菌株的毒性,结果可将上述菌株划分为90种毒性类型,表明江苏省稻瘟病菌存在着丰富的毒性多样性,毒性类型组成在地区间存在较大的差异,并且随着时间的推移,稻瘟病菌毒性类型组成有差异加大的趋势,在已知抗病基因品种上测定江苏省稻瘟病菌的毒力,结果显示：Pi-k^3,Pi-ta,Pi-ta^2和Pi-sh等抗病基因对江苏省的稻瘟病菌的抗谱很窄,而Pi-i,Pi-z,Pi-z^t和Pi-b等抗病基因的抗谱比较宽,可作为抗源加以利用,用6个代表性毒性类型菌株接种江苏省80筱水稻主载品种和新育成品种,品种抗性分析表明,上述水稻品种中的籼稻和杂交稻对江苏省稻瘟病菌具有较高的抗性,而粳稻品种的抗性较差,上述研究结果为利用水稻品种抗性多样性控制稻瘟病提供了依据。     

影响水稻稻瘟病菌侵染过程的生态因子研究

通过田间和室内模拟等方法研究了水稻生长阶段,品种抗性,温度,降雨量和施N量等因子对稻瘟病菌侵染过程的影响。结果表明,水稻叶表单位面积病菌孢子附着量与水稻不同生长阶段呈负相关关系。稻瘟病潜育期与温度关系密切,在10℃-33℃范围内,以28℃条件下潜育期最短,小于℃,大于28℃的潜育期相应延长;病菌孢子侵染比值与水稻生长阶段呈负相关关系;稻叶表病菌孢子附着率在孢子与叶表接触后的5h内,与降水强度和降水持续时间密切相关,5h后影响变小;在一定条件下,稻瘟病扩展性病斑与非扩展性病的比值,扩展性病斑扩展的最大面积与水稻品种抗性和当时病斑所处叶位有关。     

稻瘟病菌无毒基因Avr-Pi1、Avr-Pi2和 Avr-Pi4a的遗传分析及其分子标记

用CO39近等基因系品种C101LAC（Pi-l),C101A51(Pi-2),C104PKT(Pi-3),C101PKT(Pi-4α）,C105TTP-4L-23(Pi-4b)对稻瘟病菌菌株81278ZB15和GUY11及其有性后代进行毒性分析,结果表明,81278ZB15含Avr-Pil,Aur-Pi2,Aur-Pi4α,Aur-Pi4b无毒基因,有性后代在Pi-1,Pi-2,Pi-4α上的无毒,有毒分离比例符合1：1,有8个后代个体发生了这3个无毒基因座的重组,推断81278ZB15对Pi-l,Pi-2,Pi-4α的的无毒性是由3个不同的单一基因座控制的,且3个基因座紧密连锁,进一步采用rep-PCR法比较了亲本及其在性后代的DNA指纹,获得了与3个无毒基因座紧密连锁的DNA标记（RPF1.2),RPF1.2与Aur-Pil,Aur-Pi2,Aur-Pi4α的遗传距离分别为5.9cM,2.2cM和2.2cM,2个亲本对Pi-3,CO39均有毒性,对Pi-4b均无毒性,但是后代中出现3个对Pi-3,1个对CO39无毒的个体;8个对Pi-4α有毒的个体,对其中可能的原因进行了初步探讨。     

Host Species-Specific Protoplast Damaging Activity of Spore Germination Fluids of Blast Pathogen Magnaporthe grisea

The effect of spore germination fluids (SGFs) of rice and ragi (Eleusine coracana) limited forms of Magnaporthe grisea was studied on the protoplasts of host and non‐host species to determine their host specificity. The concentrated SGFs of rice strain of M. grisea exhibited strong disruptive activity against the protoplasts of two rice cultivars, Fukunishiki and Caloro, but had little effect on the protoplasts of ragi cv. VL 17 and Podophyllum hexandrum. However, the SGFs of ragi strain of M. grisea showed a high tendency to disrupt ragi protoplasts but inflicted less damage on protoplasts of the two rice cultivars and P. hexandrum. These results suggest that SGFs of M. grisea contain some factor(s) which exhibit host species‐specific activity and may be the determinants of basic compatibility.     

Microsatellite markers for population studies of the rice blast fungus,Magnaporthe grisea

We developed nine new microsatellite markers for rice blast (Magnaporthe grisea) population studies. These markers were used in addition to nine microsatellite markers previously developed by our group for mapping purpose. Altogether, the 18 markers were used in multiplex PCR (polymerase chain reaction) to characterize six populations from different geographical origins. The average number of alleles per locus across populations ranged from 1.2 to 7 and the total number of alleles detected from 2 to 19. Based on this large range of polymorphism, this set of markers is expected to be useful for different kind of population studies at different geographical scales.     

Fatty Acids and Their Derivatives as Modulators of Appressorium Formation in Magnaporthe grisea

Appressorium formation in germinating conidia of Magnaporthe grisea was inhibited on inductive and on noninductive surfaces by monounsaturated fatty acids with chain lengths of 16, 18, or 20 carbon atoms. On a noninductive surface, the inhibition was only observed upon stimulation with 1,16-hexadecanediol or oleyl alcohol, but not upon stimulation with 8-(4-chlorophenylthio)-adenosine-3′,5′-monophosphate. In the C₁₈-series, fatty acids with a double bond in position 9 were the most active ones. At 1 μg/ml of oleic or elaidic acid, less than 30% of the germinated conidia formed appressoria. The mode of inhibition was competitive to the inducing agent. On an inductive surface, compared to a noninductive surface the concentrations of oleic and elaidic acid needed for inhibition of appressorium formation were one order of magnitude higher. Methyl esters of inhibitory fatty acids and acids with two double bonds were not active. Like oleyl alcohol, elaidyl alcohol and petroselinyl alcohol stimulated infection structure formation on the noninductive surface.     

Rmg8 and Rmg7, wheat genes for resistance to the wheat blast fungus,recognize the same avirulence gene AVR‐Rmg8

Rmg8 and Rmg7 are genes for resistance to the wheat blast fungus (Pyricularia oryzae), located on chromosome 2B in hexaploid wheat and chromosome 2A in tetraploid wheat, respectively. AVR‐Rmg8, an avirulence gene corresponding to Rmg8, was isolated from a wheat blast isolate through a map‐based strategy. The cloned fragment encoded a small protein containing a putative signal peptide. AVR‐Rmg8 was recognized not only by Rmg8, but also by Rmg7, suggesting that these two resistance genes are equivalent to a single gene from the viewpoint of resistance breeding.     

MoCDC14 is important for septation during conidiation and appressorium formation in Magnaporthe oryzae

As a typical foliar pathogen, appressorium formation and penetration are critical steps in the infection cycle of Magnaporthe oryzae. Because appressorium formation and penetration are closely co‐regulated with the cell cycle, and Cdc14 phosphatases have an antagonistic relationship with cyclin‐dependent kinases (CDKs) on proteins related to mitotic exit and cytokinesis, in this study, we functionally characterized the MoCDC14 gene in M. oryzae. The Mocdc14 deletion mutant showed significantly reduced growth rate and conidiation. It was also defective in septum formation and nuclear distribution. Septation was irregular in Mocdc14 hyphae and hyphal compartments became multi‐nucleate. Mutant conidia often showed incomplete septa or lacked any septum. During appressorium formation, the septum delimiting appressoria from the rest of the germ tubes was often formed far away from the neck of the appressoria or not formed at all. Unlike the wild‐type, some mutant appressoria had more than one nucleus at 24 h. In addition to appressoria, melanization occurred on parts of the germ tubes and conidia, depending on the irregular position of the appressorium‐delimiting septum. The Mocdc14 mutant was also defective in glycogen degradation during appressorium formation and appressorial penetration of intact plant cells. Similar defects in septum formation, melanization and penetration were observed with appressorium‐like structures formed at hyphal tips in the Mocdc14 mutant. Often a long fragment of mutant hyphae was melanized, together with the apical appressorium‐like structures. These results indicate that MoCDC14 plays a critical role in septation, nuclear distribution and pathogenesis in M. oryzae, and correct septum formation during conidiogenesis and appressorium formation requires the MoCdc14 phosphatase.     

Transfer of a grapevine stilbene synthase gene to rice (Oryza sativa L.)

A gene derived from grapevine (Vitis vinifera) coding for stilbene synthase has been transferred into protoplasts of the commercially important japonica rice cultivar Nipponbare using PEG-mediated direct gene transfer. Transgenic plants were regenerated from calli selected on kanamycin. Southern blot analysis of genomic DNA isolated from regenerants and progeny plants demonstrated that the stilbene synthase gene is stably integrated in the genome of transgenic rice plants and inherited in the offspring. The transient formation of stilbene-synthase-specific mRNA shortly after inoculation with the fungus of the rice blast Pyricularia oryzae has demonstrated that the grapevine stilbene synthase promoter is also active in monocotyledonous plants. Preliminary results indicate an enhanced resistance of transgenic rice to P. oryzae. Received: 1 July 1996 / Revision received: 5 November 1996 / Accepted: 30 November 1996