Genomic characterization of puccinia triticina using molecular marker technology
Autor
Usman, M.
Habib, M.
Sathish, M.
Iqbal, S.
Altaf, J.
Ahmad, Z.
Rehman, A.
Khan, A. I.
Maqbool, R.
Hussain, S.
Saleem, F.
Kashif, Z.
Awan, F. S.
Fecha
2024Resumen
Leaf rust, caused by Puccinia triticina, is the most common rust disease of wheat. The fungus is an obligate parasite
capable of producing infectious urediniospores. To study the genetic structure of the leaf rust population 20 RAPD
primers were evaluated on 15 isolates samples collected in Pakistan. A total of 105 RAPD fragments were amplified
with an average of 7 fragments per primer. The number of amplified fragments varied from 1 to 12. GL Decamer
L-07 and GL Decamer L-01 amplified the highest number of bands (twelve) and primer GL Decamer A-03 amplified
the lowest number of bands i.e one. Results showed that almost all investigated isolates were genetically different
that confirms high genetic diversity within the leaf rust population. Rust spores can follow the migration pattern
in short and long distances to neighbor areas. Results indicated that the greatest variability was revealed by
74.9% of genetic differentiation within leaf rust populations. These results suggested that each population was
not completely identical and high gene flow has occurred among the leaf rust population of different areas. The
highest differentiation and genetic distance among the Pakistani leaf rust populations were detected between
the leaf rust population in NARC isolate (NARC-4) and AARI-11and the highest similarity was observed between
NARC isolates (NARC-4) and (NARC-5). The present study showed the leaf rust population in Pakistan is highly
dynamic and variable.