Development of new kabuli large-seeded chickpea materials with resistance to Ascochyta blight

2017 ◽  
Vol 68 (11) ◽  
pp. 967 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Gil ◽  
P. Castro ◽  
T. Millan ◽  
E. Madrid ◽  
J. Rubio
Keyword(s):  
Seed Size ◽  
Mediterranean Basin ◽  
Consumer Preferences ◽  
Ascochyta Blight ◽  
Ascochyta Rabiei ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Cicer Arietinum L ◽  
Large Seed ◽  
Serious Disease ◽  
The Mediterranean Basin

Appearance and size of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) seeds are key factors for the market in the Mediterranean Basin driven by consumer preferences. Hence, kabuli large seeds are sold on the market at higher price than the desi seeds. In this crop, Ascochyta blight (caused by Ascochyta rabiei (Pass.) Lab.) is a serious disease causing major losses in yield. Thus, developing large-seeded kabuli cultivars resistant to blight would be of great importance to farmers. In this study, the use of transgressive inheritance to select new allelic combinations for seed size was applied to develop new chickpea materials with large seeds and resistance to blight. Crosses between five different advanced lines of kabuli chickpea genotypes with medium–large seed size and resistant to blight were performed. As a results of the selections carried out during 10 successive years, 11 F5:9 lines resistant to blight and with large seed size were selected to be released as future varieties. The markers SCY17590 and CaETR were employed to confirm blight resistance of the material developed.

scholarly journals Mediterranean Heathland as a Key Habitat for Fire Adaptations: Evidence from an Experimental Approach

Forests ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 748
Author(s):  
Susana Gómez-González ◽  
Maria Paniw ◽  
Mario Durán ◽  
Sergio Picó ◽  
Irene Martín-Rodríguez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Shock ◽  
Seed Size ◽  
Mediterranean Basin ◽  
Fire Ecology ◽  
Mediterranean Region ◽  
Plant Evolution ◽  
Fire Adaptations ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
The Mediterranean Basin

Some fire ecology studies that have focused on garrigue-like vegetation suggest a weak selective pressure of fire in the Mediterranean Basin compared to other Mediterranean-type regions. However, fire-prone Mediterranean heathland from the western end of the Mediterranean Basin has been frequently ignored in the fire ecology literature despite its high proportion of pyrogenic species. Here, we explore the evolutionary ecology of seed traits in the generalist rockrose Cistus salviifolius L. (Cistaceae) aiming to ascertain the role of the Mediterranean heathland for fire adaptations in the Mediterranean Region. We performed a germination experiment to compare the relationship of seed size to (i) heat-stimulated germination, (ii) dormancy strength, and (iii) heat survival in plants from ‘high-fire’ heathland vs. ‘low-fire’ coastal shrubland. Germination after heat-shock treatment was higher in large seeds of both ‘high-fire’ and ‘low-fire’ habitats. However, dormancy was weaker in small seeds from ‘low-fire’ habitats. Finally, seed survival to heat shock was positively related to seed size. Our results support that seed size is an adaptive trait to fire in C. salviifolius, since larger seeds had stronger dormancy, higher heat-stimulated germination and were more resistant to heat shock. This seed size–fire relationship was tighter in ‘high-fire’ Mediterranean heathland than ‘low-fire’ coastal shrubland, indicating the existence of differential fire pressures and evolutionary trends at the landscape scale. These findings highlight the Mediterranean heathland as a relevant habitat for fire-driven evolution, thus contributing to better understand the role of fire in plant evolution within the Mediterranean region.

CDC Corinne desi chickpea

2009 ◽  
Vol 89 (3) ◽  
pp. 515-516 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Taran ◽  
T. Warkentin ◽  
S. Banniza ◽  
A. Vandenberg
Keyword(s):  
Cicer Arietinum ◽  
Ascochyta Blight ◽  
Yield Potential ◽  
Ascochyta Rabiei ◽  
Western Canada ◽  
Canadian Prairies ◽  
Cicer Arietinum L ◽  
Crop Development ◽  
Cultivar Description ◽  
Release Program

CDC Corinne, a desi chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) cultivar, was released in 2008 by the Crop Development Centre, University of Saskatchewan, for distribution to Select seed growers in western Canada through the Variety Release Program of the Saskatchewan Pulse Growers. CDC Corinne has a pinnate leaf type, fair resistance to ascochyta blight [Ascochyta rabiei (Pass.) Lab.], medium maturity, medium seed size and higher yield potential than Myles in the Brown and Dark Brown soil zones of the Canadian prairies. Key words: Chickpea, Cicer arietinum L., cultivar description, ascochyta blight

Genetic mapping of ascochyta blight resistance in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) using a simple sequence repeat linkage map

Genome ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Tar’an ◽  
T.D. Warkentin ◽  
A. Tullu ◽  
A. Vandenberg
Keyword(s):  
Linkage Map ◽  
Cicer Arietinum ◽  
Phenotypic Variation ◽  
Simple Sequence Repeat ◽  
Ascochyta Blight ◽  
Ascochyta Rabiei ◽  
Blight Resistance ◽  
Sequence Repeat ◽  
Cicer Arietinum L ◽  
Simple Sequence

Ascochyta blight, caused by the fungus Ascochyta rabiei (Pass.) Lab., is one of the most devastating diseases of chickpea ( Cicer arietinum L.) worldwide. Research was conducted to map genetic factors for resistance to ascochyta blight using a linkage map constructed with 144 simple sequence repeat markers and 1 morphological marker (fc, flower colour). Stem cutting was used to vegetatively propagate 186 F2 plants derived from a cross between Cicer arietinum L. ‘ICCV96029’ and ‘CDC Frontier’. A total of 556 cutting-derived plants were evaluated for their reaction to ascochyta blight under controlled conditions. Disease reaction of the F1 and F2 plants demonstrated that the resistance was dominantly inherited. A Fain’s test based on the means and variances of the ascochyta blight reaction of the F3 families showed that a few genes were segregating in the population. Composite interval mapping identified 3 genomic regions that were associated with the reaction to ascochyta blight. One quantitative trait locus (QTL) on each of LG3, LG4, and LG6 accounted for 13%, 29%, and 12%, respectively, of the total estimated phenotypic variation for the reaction to ascochyta blight. Together, these loci controlled 56% of the total estimated phenotypic variation. The QTL on LG4 and LG6 were in common with the previously reported QTL for ascochyta blight resistance, whereas the QTL on LG3 was unique to the current population.

scholarly journals Ascochyta blight of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.): a review of biology, pathogenicity, and disease management

2005 ◽  
Vol 56 (4) ◽  
pp. 317 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Pande ◽  
K. H. M. Siddique ◽  
G. K. Kishore ◽  
B. Bayaa ◽  
P. M. Gaur ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cicer Arietinum ◽  
Foliar Application ◽  
Ascochyta Blight ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Hydrolytic Enzymes ◽  
Research Priorities ◽  
Ascochyta Rabiei ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Management Options ◽  
Cicer Arietinum L

Ascochyta blight (AB), caused by Ascochyta rabiei is a major disease of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.), especially in areas where cool, cloudy, and humid weather persists during the crop season. Several epidemics of AB causing complete yield loss have been reported. The fungus mainly survives between seasons through infected seed and in infected crop debris. Despite extensive pathological and molecular studies, the nature and extent of pathogenic variability in A. rabiei have not been clearly established. Accumulation of phenols, phytoalexins (medicarpin and maackiain), and hydrolytic enzymes has been associated with host-plant resistance (HPR). Seed treatment and foliar application of fungicides are commonly recommended for AB management, but further information on biology and survival of A. rabiei is needed to devise more effective management strategies. Recent studies on inheritance of AB resistance indicate that several quantitative trait loci (QTLs) control resistance. In this paper we review the biology of A. rabiei, HPR, and management options, with an emphasis on future research priorities.

scholarly journals First Report of Ascochyta Blight of Chickpea Caused by Ascochyta rabiei in Chile

Plant Disease ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 87 (5) ◽  
pp. 603-603 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Galdames ◽  
M. Mera
Keyword(s):  
Ascochyta Blight ◽  
Resistance Breeding ◽  
Pathogenic Fungi ◽  
Ascochyta Rabiei ◽  
Pathogenicity Test ◽  
Southern Chile ◽  
Cicer Arietinum L ◽  
Disease Resistance Breeding ◽  
Concentric Circles ◽  
Stem Lesions

Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) plants with foliar and stem lesions fitting the description of Ascochyta blight were observed in October 2002 in four chickpea crops located in the La Araucania Region (38°S, 72°24′W) in southern Chile. Large, circular foliar and stem lesions containing pycnidia arranged in concentric circles were observed (1). Stem breakage also was observed. Isolates were obtained from mature pycnidia developed on stems by culturing a spore suspension on potato dextrose agar (PDA) and chickpea seed meal agar. A pathogenicity test was performed by inoculating 25 plants with a suspension of 1.2 × 105 conidia ml-1 and incubating at 22°C and 75% relative humidity. Foliar and stem lesions were observed 5 and 7 days after inoculation, respectively. Four check plants sprayed with sterile distilled water showed no symptoms. Fungal colonies obtained from inoculated plants showed the same cultural characteristics as the original isolates. Cultural morphology was consistent with the description of Ascochyta rabiei (Pass.) Labrousse (teleomorph Didymella rabiei (Kovacheski) v. Arx (= Mycosphaerella rabiei Kovacheski)) (3). Conidia produced on PDA were predominantly aseptate, 3.90 to 5.85 μm wide, and 9.75 to 11.7 μm long. Affected plants (cv. Kaniva) originated from seed introduced at commercial volumes (69 ton) from Victoria, Australia in August 2002. A. Rabiei can be disseminated via infected seed (1). Ascochyta blight symptoms also have been observed in small patches in several crops near Temuco, the capital of the La Araucania Region. Chickpea production is currently, relatively small in southern Chile, however, plans to promote its cultivation may be hindered by this outbreak. Previously, the only other country to report Ascochyta blight of chickpea in South America was Bolivia (2). References: (1) W. J. Kaiser. Epidemiology of Ascochyta rabiei. Pages 117–134 in: Disease-resistance Breeding in Chickpea. K. B. Singh and M. C. Saxena, eds. ICARDA, Aleppo, Syria, 1992. (2) W. J. Kaiser et al. Plant Dis. 84:102, 2000. (3) E. Punithalingam and P. Holliday. No. 337 in: CMI Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria. CMI, Kew, Surrey, UK, 1972.

CDC Vanguard desi chickpea

2009 ◽  
Vol 89 (3) ◽  
pp. 519-520
Author(s):  
T. Warkentin ◽  
B. Taran ◽  
S. Banniza ◽  
A. Vandenberg
Keyword(s):  
Cicer Arietinum ◽  
Ascochyta Blight ◽  
Yield Potential ◽  
Ascochyta Rabiei ◽  
High Yield ◽  
Cicer Arietinum L ◽  
Crop Development ◽  
Cultivar Description ◽  
Release Program ◽  
High Yield Potential

CDC Vanguard, a desi chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) cultivar, was released in 2006 by the Crop Development Centre, University of Saskatchewan for distribution to Select seed growers in western Canada through the Variety Release Program of the Saskatchewan Pulse Growers. CDC Vanguard has a pinnate leaf type, fair resistance to ascochyta blight [Ascochyta rabiei (Pass.) Lab.], medium maturity, medium seed size and high yield potential in the Brown and Dark Brown soil zones of the Canadian prairies.Key words: Chickpea, Cicer arietinum L., cultivar description, ascochyta blight

A new tracking algorithm for cyclones with tropical characteristics in the Mediterranean basin

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Enrique Pravia-Sarabia ◽  
Juan José Gómez-Navarro ◽  
Juan Pedro Montávez ◽  
Pedro Jiménez-Guerrero
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Cyclones ◽  
Mediterranean Basin ◽  
Weather Prediction ◽  
Coastal Zones ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Time Saving ◽  
Detection And Tracking ◽  
Tracking Algorithms ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
The Mediterranean Basin

<div>Given their potential to damage coastal zones, cyclones with tropical characteristics have been profoundly studied, although their genesis and development mechanisms are not fully established yet. Being less severe and shorter than their tropical counterparts, the so-called medicanes are storms within the mediterranean basin with certain tropical characteristics. One of the most important factors that determine the impacts of these tropical-like storms is their trajectory. Thus, the detection and tracking algorithms have been object of numerous studies since the origins of numerical weather prediction.</div><div> </div><div>Due to their similarities with tropical cyclones, the same algorithms should in principle be suitable for these Mediterranean storms, even if some minor changes become necessary considering that they differ in size, duration and intensity. Despite these similarities, there seems to be no consensus on the best algorithm for medicanes tracking. Although some of the existing specific algorithms for tropical cyclones are of a very high spatial accuracy, there are some difficulties that need further assessment and discussion when applying them to medicanes, such as the existence of more intense non-tropical systems within the domain of study, the coexistence of multiple medicanes or interferences due to large orographic barriers. The development of specific medicanes detection and tracking algorithms is not an unspoiled matter and some methods have been developed for this purpose. Nevertheless, their applicability is limited when the aforementioned adversities come into play.</div><div> </div><div>Our aim is to propose and evaluate a new algorithm specifically suited for medicanes tracking, flexible, robust and able to detect and track them even in the mentioned adverse conditions. This algorithm consists in the implementation of a time independent methodology allowing the automated detection of simultaneous tropical-like cyclones within the same domain. It also provides the possibility of an easy modification of the cyclone definition parameters to make it useful for the detection of different cyclone types. The computational efficiency and time-saving performance are key factors to take into account for the development of this algorithm. Consequently, it should also be suitable for medicanes climatological studies.</div>

CDC Luna kabuli chickpea

2009 ◽  
Vol 89 (3) ◽  
pp. 517-518 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Taran ◽  
T. Warkentin ◽  
R. Malhotra ◽  
S. Banniza ◽  
A. Vandenberg
Keyword(s):  
Cicer Arietinum ◽  
Ascochyta Blight ◽  
Yield Potential ◽  
Ascochyta Rabiei ◽  
Cicer Arietinum L ◽  
Crop Development ◽  
Cultivar Description ◽  
Late Maturity ◽  
Release Program ◽  
Similar Yield

CDC Luna, a kabuli chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) cultivar, was released in 2007 by the Crop Development Centre, University of Saskatchewan, for distribution to Select seed growers in western Canada through the Variety Release Program of the Saskatchewan Pulse Growers. CDC Luna has a pinnate leaf type, fair resistance to ascochyta blight [Ascochyta rabiei (Pass.) Lab.], medium-late maturity, medium-large seed size and similar yield potential with the check cultivar Amit in the Brown and Dark Brown soil zones of the Canadian prairies.Key words: Chickpea, Cicer arietinum L., cultivar description, ascochyta blight

CDC ChiChi kabuli chickpea

2005 ◽  
Vol 85 (4) ◽  
pp. 907-908
Author(s):  
Tom Warkentin ◽  
Sabine Banniza ◽  
Albert Vandenberg
Keyword(s):  
Cicer Arietinum ◽  
Ascochyta Blight ◽  
Ascochyta Rabiei ◽  
Western Canada ◽  
Canadian Prairies ◽  
Cicer Arietinum L ◽  
Crop Development ◽  
Cultivar Description ◽  
Good Yielding ◽  
Release Program

CDC ChiChi, a kabuli chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) cultivar, was released in 2002 by the Crop Development Centre, University of Saskatchewan for distribution to Select seed growers in western Canada through the Variety Release Program of the Saskatchewan Pulse Growers. CDC ChiChi has a pinnate leaf type, poor ascochyta blight [Ascochyta rabiei (Pass.) Labr.] resistance, medium maturity, large seed size and good yielding ability in the Brown and Dark Brown soil zones of the Canadian prairies. Key words: Chickpea, Cicer arietinum L., cultivar description, ascochyta blight

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