Inheritance of resistance to the chlorosis component of tan spot of wheat caused by Pyrenophora tritici-repentis, races 1 and 3

Author： Singh P. Hughes G.

Publisher： Springer Publishing Company

ISSN： 0014-2336

Source： Euphytica, Vol.152, Iss.3, 2006-12, pp. : 413-420

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Abstract

The fungus Pyrenophora tritici-repentis, causal agent of tan spot of wheat, produces two phenotypically distinct symptoms, tan necrosis and extensive chlorosis. The inheritance of resistance to chlorosis induced by P. tritici-repentis races 1 and 3 was studied in crosses between common wheat resistant genotypes Erik, Hadden, Red Chief, Glenlea, and 86ISMN 2137 and susceptible genotype 6B-365. Plants were inoculated under controlled environmental conditions at the two-leaf stage and disease rating was based on presence or absence of chlorosis. In all the resistant × susceptible crosses, F₁ plants were resistant and the segregation of the F₂ generation and F₃ families indicated that a single dominant gene controlled resistance. Lack of segregation in a partial diallel series of crosses among the resistant genotypes tested with race 3␣indicated that the resistant genotypes possessed␣the same resistance gene. This resistance gene was effective against chlorosis induced by P.␣tritici-repentis races 1 and 3.