Rice Blast Control and Race Diversity by Mixed-Planting of Two Cultivars ('Hopyeongbyeo'/'Nampyeongbyeo') with Different Susceptibility to Magnaporthe oryzae

Mixed-planting of two rice cultivars, HP ('Hopyeongbyeo') and NP ('Nampyeongbyeo'), having a dissimilar susceptibility to rice blast was practiced for chemical-free control of rice blast in the field. The HP/NP combination was selected for applying under mechanized agricultural conditions. Because they have similar genetic characteristics such as seed germination and heading time, culm length, rice quality and size of rice grains except susceptibility to blast. Incidence of panicle blast was reduced 50.4 % compare with supposed blast incidence by HP/NP mixed-planting when the seeds of two cultivars were combined 1 to 1 as weight. Supposed blast incidence was estimated from reduction of rice blast caused by addition of a resistant cultivar NP. Race diversity of Magnaporthe oryzae was examined for correlation with control effect of HP/NP mixed-planting on rice blast. The population of dominant race KJ-101 was diminished and replaced with various co-existing races and eleven new races were appeared in mixed-planting plot. Total number of race isolated from mixed-planting plot was not largely different from mono-culture. However, detection frequency of the new race was increased and variation of the population size of each race was decreased in mixed-planting plots. It was shown that a biased community with a dominant race (KJ-101 or KI-181) was altered to a balanced one of coexisting races. From these results, it was supposed that the balanced diversity among co-existing races within a community might be correlated to control effect by HP/NP mixed-planting on rice blast. Further more, it should be studied that genetic characteristics of the individual race including a virulence on cv. HP and NP was examined for verifying a correlation of mixed-planting effect and race diversity.

호평벼와 남평벼의 혼합재배에 의한 도열병 방제와 레이스 다양성의 변화

도열병에 대한 감수성 정토가 다른 두 품종의 혼합재배에 의한 무농약 도열병 방제효과를 조사하였다. 재배 생력화를 위해 도열병 저항성을 제외한 품질을 비롯한 벼의 유전적 형질이 유사한 품종조합을 선발한 결과 '호평벼'와 '남평벼'의 조합을 1:1로 종자 혼합을 통한 혼합재배를 실시하였을 때 50.4%의 이삭도열병 방제효과가 있었다(2007). 단일재배시 최대 67.4%까지 우점을 보이던 KJ-101레이스가 혼합재배구에서 최소 29.4%로 감소하였고 그 외의 기타 레이스들이 차지하는 비율은 5.4%에서 9.0%로 증가하였으며 11개의 새로운 레이스가 분리되었다. 단독 혹은 혼합재배에 관계없이 분리된 레이스의 수는 유사하였으나 혼합재배 시 새로운 레이스가 차지하는 비율이 12.5%에서 62.5%로 증가하였고 레이스 간 밀도의 차이는 23.6%에서 8.8%로 감소하였다. 이러한 병원균 레이스 다양성의 변화와 레이스 밀도의 균형이 혼합재배에 의한 도열병 발생의 감소와 깊은 관련이 있을 것으로 추정되며 이와 더불어 혼합재배 효과에 대한 좀 더 명확한 설명을 위해 병원력을 비롯한 레이스의 유전적 형질에 관한 연구가 추후 보완되어져야 할 것이다.