Search for Resistant Genotypes to Cuscuta campestris Infection in Two Legume Species, Vicia sativa and Vicia ervilia

Autor: Mónica Fernández-Aparicio, Eva María Córdoba, Clara Isabel González-Verdejo, Salvador Nadal, María Del Valle Muñoz-Muñoz, Carmela López-Grau
Přispěvatelé: European Commission, Junta de Andalucía, Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (España), Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España), Agencia Estatal de Investigación (España)
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Digital.CSIC: Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Plants, Vol 10, Iss 738, p 738 (2021)
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Volume 10
Issue 4
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ISSN: 2015-1896
DOI: 10.13039/501100011033
Popis: This article belongs to the Special Issue Parasitic Plants Management.
The dodders (Cuscuta spp.) are parasitic plants that feed on the stems of their host plants. Cuscuta campestris is one of the most damaging parasitic plants for the worldwide agricultural production of broad-leaved crops. Its control is limited or non-existent, therefore resistance breeding is the best alternative both economically and environmentally. Common vetch (Vicia sativa) and bitter vetch (Vicia ervilia) are highly susceptible to C. campestris, but no resistant genotypes have been identified. Thus, the aim of this study was to identify in V. sativa and V.ervilia germplasm collections genotypes resistant to C. campestris infection for use in combating this parasitic plant. Three greenhouse screening were conducted to: (1) identify resistant responses in a collection of 154 accessions of bitter vetch and a collection of 135 accessions of common vetch genotypes against infection of C. campestris; (2) confirm the resistant response identified in common vetch accessions; and (3) characterize the effect of C. campestris infection on biomass of V. sativa resistant and susceptible accessions. Most common vetch and bitter vetch genotypes tested were susceptible to C. campestris. However, the V. sativa genotype Vs.1 exhibited high resistance. The resistant phenotype was characterized by a delay in the development of C. campestris posthaustorial growth and a darkening resembling a hypersensitive-like response at the penetration site. The resistant mechanism was effective in limiting the growth of C. campestris as the ratio of parasite/host shoot dry biomass was more significantly reduced than the rest of the accessions. To the best or our knowledge, this is the first identification of Cuscuta resistance in V. sativa genotypes.
Financial support is acknowledged to S.N., C.I.G.-V., and E.M.C. from the European Regional Development Fund (FEDER)-Andalusia Operational Program 2014–2020 (AVA.AVA2019.030) and to M.F-A. from the research projects RYC-2015-18961, AGL2017-87693-R, and JAEIntro-2019-IAS-09 of the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (co-funded with EU FEDER Funds).
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