Variability in aggressiveness of rice blast (Magnaporthe oryzae) isolates originating from rice leaves and necks: a case of pathogen specialization?

Rice blast, caused by Magnaporthe oryzae, causes yield losses associated with injuries on leaves and necks, the latter being in general far more important than the former. Many questions remain on the relationships between leaf and neck blast, including questions related to the population biology of...

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Main Authors: Ghatak, Abhijeet, Willocquet, Laetitia, Savary, Serge, Kumar, Jatinder
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Public Library of Science 2013
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/165638
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author Ghatak, Abhijeet
Willocquet, Laetitia
Savary, Serge
Kumar, Jatinder
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Kumar, Jatinder
Savary, Serge
Willocquet, Laetitia
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Willocquet, Laetitia
Savary, Serge
Kumar, Jatinder
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description Rice blast, caused by Magnaporthe oryzae, causes yield losses associated with injuries on leaves and necks, the latter being in general far more important than the former. Many questions remain on the relationships between leaf and neck blast, including questions related to the population biology of the pathogen. Our objective was to test the hypothesis of adaptation of M. oryzae isolates to the type of organ they infect. To that aim, the components of aggressiveness of isolates originating from leaves and necks were measured. Infection efficiency, latent period, sporulation intensity, and lesion size were measured on both leaves and necks. Univariate and multivariate analyses indicated that isolates originating from leaves were less aggressive than isolates originating from necks, when aggressiveness components were measured on leaves as well as on necks, indicating that there is no specialization within the pathogen population with respect to the type of organ infected. This result suggests that the more aggressive isolates involved in epidemics on leaves during the vegetative stage of the crop cycle have a higher probability to infect necks, and that a population shift may occur during disease transmission from leaves to necks. Implications for disease management are discussed.
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spelling CGSpace1656382025-01-24T14:21:05Z Variability in aggressiveness of rice blast (Magnaporthe oryzae) isolates originating from rice leaves and necks: a case of pathogen specialization? Ghatak, Abhijeet Willocquet, Laetitia Savary, Serge Kumar, Jatinder blast disease control disease resistance leaves magnaporthe oryzae pathogens plant diseases plant pathogenic fungi yield losses Rice blast, caused by Magnaporthe oryzae, causes yield losses associated with injuries on leaves and necks, the latter being in general far more important than the former. Many questions remain on the relationships between leaf and neck blast, including questions related to the population biology of the pathogen. Our objective was to test the hypothesis of adaptation of M. oryzae isolates to the type of organ they infect. To that aim, the components of aggressiveness of isolates originating from leaves and necks were measured. Infection efficiency, latent period, sporulation intensity, and lesion size were measured on both leaves and necks. Univariate and multivariate analyses indicated that isolates originating from leaves were less aggressive than isolates originating from necks, when aggressiveness components were measured on leaves as well as on necks, indicating that there is no specialization within the pathogen population with respect to the type of organ infected. This result suggests that the more aggressive isolates involved in epidemics on leaves during the vegetative stage of the crop cycle have a higher probability to infect necks, and that a population shift may occur during disease transmission from leaves to necks. Implications for disease management are discussed. 2013-06-11 2024-12-19T12:55:17Z 2024-12-19T12:55:17Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/165638 en Open Access Public Library of Science Ghatak, Abhijeet; Willocquet, Laetitia; Savary, Serge and Kumar, Jatinder. 2013. Variability in aggressiveness of rice blast (Magnaporthe oryzae) isolates originating from rice leaves and necks: a case of pathogen specialization?. PLoS ONE, Volume 8 no. 6 p. e66180
spellingShingle blast
disease control
disease resistance
leaves
magnaporthe oryzae
pathogens
plant diseases
plant pathogenic fungi
yield losses
Ghatak, Abhijeet
Willocquet, Laetitia
Savary, Serge
Kumar, Jatinder
Variability in aggressiveness of rice blast (Magnaporthe oryzae) isolates originating from rice leaves and necks: a case of pathogen specialization?
title Variability in aggressiveness of rice blast (Magnaporthe oryzae) isolates originating from rice leaves and necks: a case of pathogen specialization?
title_full Variability in aggressiveness of rice blast (Magnaporthe oryzae) isolates originating from rice leaves and necks: a case of pathogen specialization?
title_fullStr Variability in aggressiveness of rice blast (Magnaporthe oryzae) isolates originating from rice leaves and necks: a case of pathogen specialization?
title_full_unstemmed Variability in aggressiveness of rice blast (Magnaporthe oryzae) isolates originating from rice leaves and necks: a case of pathogen specialization?
title_short Variability in aggressiveness of rice blast (Magnaporthe oryzae) isolates originating from rice leaves and necks: a case of pathogen specialization?
title_sort variability in aggressiveness of rice blast magnaporthe oryzae isolates originating from rice leaves and necks a case of pathogen specialization
topic blast
disease control
disease resistance
leaves
magnaporthe oryzae
pathogens
plant diseases
plant pathogenic fungi
yield losses
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/165638
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