Czech J. Genet. Plant Breed., 2019, 55(4):131-137 | DOI: 10.17221/81/2018-CJGPB

Evaluation of diversity and resistance of maize varieties to Fusarium spp. causing ear rot in maize under conditions of natural infectionOriginal Paper

Yong Gang Li*,1,2, Dan Jiang1, Lan Kun Xu1, Si Qi Zhang1, Ping Sheng Ji2, Hong Yu Pan3, Bai Wen Jiang4, Zhong Bao Shen5
1 Key Laboratory of Cold Crop Breeding Improvement and Physiological Ecology in Heilongjiang Province, Agricultural College, Northeast Agricultural University, P.R. China
2 Department of Plant Pathology, University of Georgia, Tifton, USA
3 College of Plant Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, P.R. China
4 Resources and Environment College, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, P.R. China
5 Grass and Science Institute of Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin, P.R. China

Fusarium ear rot in maize (Zea mays L.) is a serious disease in all maize-growing areas worldwide. A total of 454 fungal strains were isolated from 69 commercial maize hybrids grown in Harbin, China, and comprised Fusarium subglutinans (34.8%), F. proliferatum (31.3%), F. verticillioides (20%), F. graminearum (9.7%), and F. equiseti (4.2%). Among them, a complex of multiple species, F. subglutinans, F. proliferatum, and F. verticillioides are the dominant fungi causing ear rot. Among 59 commercial maize hybrids, eleven hybrids (18.6%) were found to be highly resistant to Fusarium ear rot. Simple sequence repeat (SSR) analysis using six pairs of primers resulted in 24 reproducible bands and cluster analysis separated the maize hybrids into eight groups. There was little genetic variation associated with disease resistance. No correlation was found between genetic diversity and disease resistance.

Keywords: disease resistance; Fusarium ear rot; genetic diversity; Zea mays

Published: December 31, 2019  Show citation

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Li YG, Jiang D, Xu LK, Zhang SQ, Ji PS, Pan HY, et al.. Evaluation of diversity and resistance of maize varieties to Fusarium spp. causing ear rot in maize under conditions of natural infection. Czech J. Genet. Plant Breed. 2019;55(4):131-137. doi: 10.17221/81/2018-CJGPB.
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