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Identification of Novel Source of Resistance and Differential Response of Allium Genotypes to Purple Blotch Pathogen, Alternaria porri (Ellis) Ciferri

  • Nanda, Satyabrata (Functional Genomics Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology, Siksha O Anusandhan University) ;
  • Chand, Subodh Kumar (Functional Genomics Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology, Siksha O Anusandhan University) ;
  • Mandal, Purander (College of Horticulture, Orissa University of Agriculture & Technology) ;
  • Tripathy, Pradyumna (Department of Vegetable Science, Orissa University of Agriculture & Technology) ;
  • Joshi, Raj Kumar (Functional Genomics Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology, Siksha O Anusandhan University)
  • Received : 2016.02.03
  • Accepted : 2016.08.04
  • Published : 2016.12.01
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Abstract

Purple blotch, caused by Alternaria porri (Ellis) Cifferi, is a serious disease incurring heavy yield losses in the bulb and seed crop of onion and garlic worldwide. There is an immediate need for identification of effective resistance sources for use in host resistance breeding. A total of 43 Allium genotypes were screened for purple blotch resistance under field conditions. Allium cepa accession 'CBT-Ac77' and cultivar 'Arka Kalyan' were observed to be highly resistant. In vitro inoculation of a selected set of genotypes with A. porri, revealed that 7 days after inoculation was suitable to observe the disease severity. In vitro screening of 43 genotypes for resistance to A. porri revealed two resistant lines. An additional 14 genotypes showed consistent moderate resistance in the field as well as in vitro evaluations. Among the related Allium species, A. schoenoprasum and A. roylei showed the least disease index and can be used for interspecific hybridization with cultivated onion. Differential reaction analysis of three A. porri isolates (Apo-Chiplima, Apn-Nasik, Apg-Guntur) in 43 genotypes revealed significant variation among the evaluated Allium species (P = 0.001). All together, the present study suggest that, the newly identified resistance sources can be used as potential donors for ongoing purple blotch resistance breeding program in India.

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