Investigating the Mechanisms Underlying the Durability and Sustainable Use of Pb1 Gene-Mediated High Field Resistance to Rice Panicle Blast

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Title: Investigating the Mechanisms Underlying the Durability and Sustainable Use of Pb1 Gene-Mediated High Field Resistance to Rice Panicle Blast
Authors: Kiyoshi Fujii, Taro Suzuki, Mitsuru Nakamura, Tomofumi Yoshida, Yoshinori Uchikawa, Haruka Suwazono, Nagao Hayashi, Yasukazu Kanda, Haruhiko Inoue
Source: Agronomy, Vol 13, Iss 7, p 1751 (2023)
Publisher Information: MDPI AG, 2023.
Publication Year: 2023
Collection: LCC:Agriculture
Subject Terms: Oryza sativa, Magnaporthe oryzae, rice, rice blast, panicle blast, high field resistance, Agriculture
More Details: Rice blast, caused by Magnaporthe oryzae, poses a significant threat to rice production. Rice blast susceptibility has been observed in Japanese rice varieties with excellent eating quality. Enhancing blast resistance is essential to ensure minimal use of agricultural chemicals. Two types of blast resistance are observed: True resistance, which is a type of qualitative resistance expressed by a major gene, and field resistance, which is a type of quantitative resistance expressed by multiple micro-acting genes. ‘Resistance collapse’, in which a variety with a true resistance gene becomes diseased by blast fungus races compatible with the resistance gene, has been observed. Varieties carrying blast-resistance genes, such as Pb1 (panicle blast resistance 1), have been developed through DNA marker-assisted selection. In this review, we focus on the Pb1, which expresses strong quantitative resistance to panicle blast and has been widely used in Japan without showing ‘resistance collapse’ for 40 years. Pb1 is an ‘adult plant resistance gene’ that does not exert strong selection pressure on the blast population during the leaf blast stage, thus preventing the selective multiplication of Pb1-compatible blast strains. This epidemiological mechanism prevents ‘resistance collapse’. Interdisciplinary research and breeding are required to sustainably use genes that induce high field resistance.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 2073-4395
Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/13/7/1751; https://doaj.org/toc/2073-4395
DOI: 10.3390/agronomy13071751
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/e7963014965f480a8a6acfcd7765c5ba
Accession Number: edsdoj.7963014965f480a8a6acfcd7765c5ba
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:20734395
DOI:10.3390/agronomy13071751
Published in:Agronomy
Language:English