Resistance to leaf rust in cultivars and wheat lines from Paraguay

Leaf rust (LR) of bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), caused by the fungus Puccinia triticina Eriks, is one of the most important diseases in Paraguay, the Southern Cone of America and worldwide. The economic importance of the disease is clear considering that two or more fungicide applications are...

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Main Authors: Ruth Scholz, Silvia Pereyra, Paula Silva, Silvia Germán
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Published: Universidad de la República, Facultad de Agronomía 2025-03-01
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Online Access:https://agrocienciauruguay.uy/index.php/agrociencia/article/view/1226/1856
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description Leaf rust (LR) of bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), caused by the fungus Puccinia triticina Eriks, is one of the most important diseases in Paraguay, the Southern Cone of America and worldwide. The economic importance of the disease is clear considering that two or more fungicide applications are necessary to control the disease in susceptible cultivars. The best strategy for the management of this disease is through genetic resistance. This research was conducted in Uruguay aiming to postulate the LR resistance genes present in 116 wheat cultivars and lines from Paraguay, and to characterize their field resistance. The presence of 12 all-stage resistance genes: Lr1, Lr2(b, c), Lr3(a, bg, ka), Lr9, Lr10, Lr11, Lr16, Lr17a, Lr23, Lr24, Lr26, Lr30 was postulated based on the reaction of the genotypes to different races of the pathogen. The adult plant resistance gene Lr34 was postulated in 31% of the genotypes, based on the molecular marker csLV34. This study also allowed differentiating genotypes with field resistance conferred by all-stage resistance genes from those with resistance expressed at the adult plant stage. Knowledge of the resistance genes present in the germplasm of breeding programs is of paramount importance to establish strategies to achieve effective and long-lasting resistance.
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spelling doaj-art-cd6e8056bbed4c8b9ea2d69fc58f56682025-08-20T02:15:37ZengUniversidad de la República, Facultad de AgronomíaAgrociencia Uruguay2730-50662025-03-0129e122610.31285/AGRO.29.1226Resistance to leaf rust in cultivars and wheat lines from ParaguayRuth Scholz0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0212-4432Silvia Pereyra1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5292-5078Paula Silva2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2655-2949Silvia Germán3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4312-4487Instituto Paraguayo de Tecnología Agraria (IPTA), Capitán Miranda, ParaguayInstituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria (INIA), Colonia, Uruguay Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria (INIA), Colonia, Uruguay Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria (INIA), Colonia, Uruguay Leaf rust (LR) of bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), caused by the fungus Puccinia triticina Eriks, is one of the most important diseases in Paraguay, the Southern Cone of America and worldwide. The economic importance of the disease is clear considering that two or more fungicide applications are necessary to control the disease in susceptible cultivars. The best strategy for the management of this disease is through genetic resistance. This research was conducted in Uruguay aiming to postulate the LR resistance genes present in 116 wheat cultivars and lines from Paraguay, and to characterize their field resistance. The presence of 12 all-stage resistance genes: Lr1, Lr2(b, c), Lr3(a, bg, ka), Lr9, Lr10, Lr11, Lr16, Lr17a, Lr23, Lr24, Lr26, Lr30 was postulated based on the reaction of the genotypes to different races of the pathogen. The adult plant resistance gene Lr34 was postulated in 31% of the genotypes, based on the molecular marker csLV34. This study also allowed differentiating genotypes with field resistance conferred by all-stage resistance genes from those with resistance expressed at the adult plant stage. Knowledge of the resistance genes present in the germplasm of breeding programs is of paramount importance to establish strategies to achieve effective and long-lasting resistance.https://agrocienciauruguay.uy/index.php/agrociencia/article/view/1226/1856leaf rustresistance genesadult plant resistance
spellingShingle Ruth Scholz
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Paula Silva
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Resistance to leaf rust in cultivars and wheat lines from Paraguay
Agrociencia Uruguay
leaf rust
resistance genes
adult plant resistance
title Resistance to leaf rust in cultivars and wheat lines from Paraguay
title_full Resistance to leaf rust in cultivars and wheat lines from Paraguay
title_fullStr Resistance to leaf rust in cultivars and wheat lines from Paraguay
title_full_unstemmed Resistance to leaf rust in cultivars and wheat lines from Paraguay
title_short Resistance to leaf rust in cultivars and wheat lines from Paraguay
title_sort resistance to leaf rust in cultivars and wheat lines from paraguay
topic leaf rust
resistance genes
adult plant resistance
url https://agrocienciauruguay.uy/index.php/agrociencia/article/view/1226/1856
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