Title
Identification of sources of resistance to gray leaf spot in Stenotaphrum germplasm
Date Issued
01 September 2021
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Carbajal E.M.
Ma B.
Zuleta M.C.
Reynolds W.C.
Arellano C.
Tredway L.P.
Publisher(s)
John Wiley and Sons Inc
Abstract
St. Augustinegrass [Stenotaphrum secundatum (Walter) Kuntze] is a popular warm-season turfgrass in the southern United States. Gray leaf spot (GLS), caused by the fungal pathogen Pyricularia oryzae Cavara, is one of the major diseases in St. Augustinegrass. Although previous studies have reported polyploid lines with resistance to GLS, no comprehensive evaluations of sources of resistance have been performed in the genus. Such evaluations will enable breeders to identify resistant parents for cultivar development. In this study, 58 genotypes of St. Augustinegrass and two genotypes of pembagrass [Stenotaphrum dimidiatum (L.) Brongn.] were screened for resistance to three different P. oryzae sources of inoculum under controlled environmental conditions. The parameters evaluated were incubation period, number of leaves with lesions, mean lesion length, area under the disease progress curve (AUDPC), and area under the lesion expansion curve (AULEC). Significant differences among genotypes were identified. Polyploid genotypes PI 365031, PI 290888, PI 300129, PI 300130, and cultivar ‘FX-10’ and diploid genotype PI 410353 consistently showed high levels of resistance across trials, inoculum sources, and parameters. The identification of resistance genes in diploid genotypes is of great importance for future St. Augustinegrass breeding efforts, as this germplasm pool can be more readily exploited because of the lack of reproductive barriers with most commercial cultivars and plant introductions.
Start page
3069
End page
3079
Volume
61
Issue
5
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Biotecnología ambiental
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85099274075
Source
Crop Science
ISSN of the container
0011183X
Sponsor(s)
The authors wish to thank personnel at the North Carolina State University Environmental Facility for assistance with maintenance of plants and setup of the experimental chambers. This research was supported in part by funding provided by the North Carolina Crop Improvement Association and the North Carolina State University Center for Turfgrass Environmental Research and Education. The authors wish to thank personnel at the North Carolina State University Environmental Facility for assistance with maintenance of plants and setup of the experimental chambers. This research was supported in part by funding provided by the North Carolina Crop Improvement Association and the North Carolina State University Center for Turfgrass Environmental Research and Education.
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