Quantitative resistance increases the durability of qualitative resistance to Leptosphaeria maculans in Brassica napus

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Brun, H., Chevre, A-M., Fitt, B. D. L., Powers, S. J., Besnard, A-L., Ermel, M., Huteau, V., Marquer, B., Eber, F., Renard, M. and Andrivon, D. 2010. Quantitative resistance increases the durability of qualitative resistance to Leptosphaeria maculans in Brassica napus. New Phytologist. 185 (1), pp. 285-299. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8137.2009.03049.x

AuthorsBrun, H., Chevre, A-M., Fitt, B. D. L., Powers, S. J., Besnard, A-L., Ermel, M., Huteau, V., Marquer, B., Eber, F., Renard, M. and Andrivon, D.
Abstract

P> It has frequently been hypothesized that quantitative resistance increases the durability of qualitative (R-gene mediated) resistance but supporting experimental evidence is rare. To test this hypothesis, near-isogenic lines with/without the R-gene Rlm6 introduced into two Brassica napus cultivars differing in quantitative resistance to Leptosphaeria maculans were used in a 5-yr field experiment. Recurrent selection of natural fungal populations was done annually on each of the four plant genotypes, using crop residues from each genotype to inoculate separately the four series of field trials for five consecutive cropping seasons. Severity of phoma stem canker was measured on each genotype and frequencies of avirulence alleles in L. maculans populations were estimated. Recurrent selection of virulent isolates by Rlm6 in a susceptible background rendered the resistance ineffective by the third cropping season. By contrast, the resistance was still effective after 5 yr of selection by the genotype combining this gene with quantitative resistance. No significant variation in the performance of quantitative resistance alone was noted over the course of the experiment. We conclude that quantitative resistance can increase the durability of Rlm6. We recommend combining quantitative resistance with R-gene mediated resistance to enhance disease control and crop production.

KeywordsPlant Sciences
Year of Publication2010
JournalNew Phytologist
Journal citation185 (1), pp. 285-299
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8137.2009.03049.x
PubMed ID19814776
Open accessPublished as green open access
FunderFrench National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA)
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
European Union - EU
DEFRA - Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs UK
Funder project or codeCentre for Sustainable Pest and Disease Management (PDM)
SECURE - Stem canker of oilseed rape: molecular tools and mathematical modelling to deploy resistance
Project: 4693
Pre-breeding research to support climate change adaptation and reduction of environmental footprint of oilseed rape: OREGIN
Publisher's version
Output statusPublished
PublisherWiley
Grant IDQKL5-CT-2002-01813
ISSN0028-646X

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