Identification of Sources of Resistance to Aphanomyces Root Rot in

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Journal Plants (Basel)

Date 2024 Sep 14

PMID 39273939

Authors

Sara Rodriguez-Mena

Diego Rubiales

Mario Gonzalez

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Abstract

Aphanomyces root rot (ARR), caused by , is one of the most devastating diseases that affect the production of peas. Several control strategies such as crop rotation, biocontrol, and fungicides have been proposed, but none provides a complete solution. Therefore, the deployment of resistant cultivars is fundamental. ARR resistance breeding is hampered by the moderate levels of resistance identified so far. The available screening protocols require post-inoculation root assessment, which is destructive, time-consuming, and tedious. In an attempt to address these limitations, we developed a non-destructive screening protocol based on foliar symptoms and used it to identify new sources of resistance in a spp. germplasm collection. Accessions were root inoculated separately with two isolates, and leaf symptoms were assessed at 5, 10, 14, 17, and 20 days after inoculation (DAI). Although the majority of accessions exhibited high levels of susceptibility, thirty of them exhibited moderate resistance. These thirty accessions were selected for a second experiment, in which they were inoculated with both isolates at two inoculum doses. The objective of this second trial was to confirm the resistance of these accessions by evaluating root and biomass loss, as well as foliar symptoms, and to compare root and foliar evaluations. As a result, a high correlation (R = 0.75) between foliar and root evaluations was observed, validating the foliar evaluation method. Notably, accessions from .. subsp. exhibited the lowest symptomatology across all evaluation methods, representing valuable genetic resources for breeding programs aimed at developing pea varieties resistant to ARR.

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