Journal
PLANT DISEASE
Volume 104, Issue 11, Pages 2823-2831Publisher
AMER PHYTOPATHOLOGICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1094/PDIS-10-19-2063-RE
Keywords
oomycetes; field crops; oilseeds and legumes; pathogen diversity; disease management; cultivar/resistance; race
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- National Sunflower Association
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Downy mildew, caused by Plasmopara halstedii (Farl.) Berl. and de Toni, is an economically important disease in cultivated sunflowers, Helianthus annuus L. Resistance genes incorporated into commercial hybrids are used as an effective disease management tool, but the duration of effectiveness is limited as virulence evolves in the pathogen population. A comprehensive assessment of pathogen virulence was conducted in 2014 and 2015 in the U.S. Great Plains states of North Dakota and South Dakota, where approximately 75% of the U.S. sunflower is produced annually. The virulence phenotypes (and races) of 185 isolates were determined using the U.S. standard set of nine differentials. Additionally, the virulence phenotypes of 61 to 185 isolates were determined on 13 additional lines that have been used to evaluate pathogen virulence in North America and/or internationally. Although widespread virulence was identified on several genes, new virulence was identified on the Pl(8) resistance gene, and no virulence was observed on the Pl(Arg), Pl(15), Pl(17) and Pl(18) genes. Results of this study suggest that three additional lines should be used as differentials and agree with previous studies that six lines proposed as differentials should be used in two internationally accepted differential sets. For effective disease management using genetic resistance, it is critical that virulence data be relevant and timely. This is best accomplished when pathogen virulence is determined frequently and by using genetic lines containing resistance genes actively incorporated into commercial cultivars.
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