Genetic diversity of rice false smut fungus, Ustilaginoidea virens and its pronounced differentiation of populations in North China

Rice false smut caused by Ustilaginoidea virens is an important constraint affecting rice yield and quality in Asia. In China, rice false smut is especially severe in the japonica rice‐growing areas in the North China. Nothing is known neither about the diversity of the pathogen in this region nor a...

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Main Authors: Zhou, Y.-L., Pan, Y.-J., Xie, X.-W., Zhu, L.H., Xu, J.L., Wang, S., Li, Z.K.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Wiley 2008
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/166309
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author Zhou, Y.-L.
Pan, Y.-J.
Xie, X.-W.
Zhu, L.H.
Xu, J.L.
Wang, S.
Li, Z.K.
author_browse Li, Z.K.
Pan, Y.-J.
Wang, S.
Xie, X.-W.
Xu, J.L.
Zhou, Y.-L.
Zhu, L.H.
author_facet Zhou, Y.-L.
Pan, Y.-J.
Xie, X.-W.
Zhu, L.H.
Xu, J.L.
Wang, S.
Li, Z.K.
author_sort Zhou, Y.-L.
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description Rice false smut caused by Ustilaginoidea virens is an important constraint affecting rice yield and quality in Asia. In China, rice false smut is especially severe in the japonica rice‐growing areas in the North China. Nothing is known neither about the diversity of the pathogen in this region nor about the characteristic of its local population. In this study, 110 U. virens isolates sampled from Liaoning and Beijing of North China were analysed using amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) markers to primarily understand the genetic diversity of this pathogen and its population characteristics. At the genetic distance of 0.32, all isolates were divided into two groups. Group A consists of two subgroups differentiated at the genetic distance of 0.55, subgroup 1 included all isolates from Liaoning with an average genetic similarity over 0.82 and subgroup 2 included 27 isolates from Beijing with similarity of 0.74. Group B consists of 28 isolates from Beijing having a diversity of 0.054. The isolates from the Liaoning province, where rice false smut has generated different take‐all epidemic for 20 years, showed a genetic diversity of 0.305, which was approximately equally distributed within and among populations. Whereas genetic diversity was 0.458 among isolates from Beijing, an extremely high level of genetic differentiation among 55 isolates was observed in this disease hotspot. Our results suggested that the populations among different locations where sexual stage of the pathogen was rare to be found within ecological region were similar, and the variation of this pathogen has mainly arisen via asexual mechanisms. The migration through human activities in breeding perhaps provides a means of transporting the pathogen from one region to another.
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spelling CGSpace1663092025-05-14T10:39:55Z Genetic diversity of rice false smut fungus, Ustilaginoidea virens and its pronounced differentiation of populations in North China Zhou, Y.-L. Pan, Y.-J. Xie, X.-W. Zhu, L.H. Xu, J.L. Wang, S. Li, Z.K. false smut ustilaginoidea virens genetic diversity amplified fragment length polymorphism populations china Rice false smut caused by Ustilaginoidea virens is an important constraint affecting rice yield and quality in Asia. In China, rice false smut is especially severe in the japonica rice‐growing areas in the North China. Nothing is known neither about the diversity of the pathogen in this region nor about the characteristic of its local population. In this study, 110 U. virens isolates sampled from Liaoning and Beijing of North China were analysed using amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) markers to primarily understand the genetic diversity of this pathogen and its population characteristics. At the genetic distance of 0.32, all isolates were divided into two groups. Group A consists of two subgroups differentiated at the genetic distance of 0.55, subgroup 1 included all isolates from Liaoning with an average genetic similarity over 0.82 and subgroup 2 included 27 isolates from Beijing with similarity of 0.74. Group B consists of 28 isolates from Beijing having a diversity of 0.054. The isolates from the Liaoning province, where rice false smut has generated different take‐all epidemic for 20 years, showed a genetic diversity of 0.305, which was approximately equally distributed within and among populations. Whereas genetic diversity was 0.458 among isolates from Beijing, an extremely high level of genetic differentiation among 55 isolates was observed in this disease hotspot. Our results suggested that the populations among different locations where sexual stage of the pathogen was rare to be found within ecological region were similar, and the variation of this pathogen has mainly arisen via asexual mechanisms. The migration through human activities in breeding perhaps provides a means of transporting the pathogen from one region to another. 2008-09 2024-12-19T12:56:07Z 2024-12-19T12:56:07Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/166309 en Wiley Zhou, Y.‐L.; Pan, Y.‐J.; Xie, X.‐W.; Zhu, L.‐H.; Xu, J.‐L.; Wang, S. and Li, Z.‐K. 2008. Genetic diversity of rice false smut fungus, Ustilaginoidea virens and its pronounced differentiation of populations in North China. Journal of Phytopathology, Volume 156 no. 9 p. 559-564
spellingShingle false smut
ustilaginoidea virens
genetic diversity
amplified fragment length polymorphism
populations
china
Zhou, Y.-L.
Pan, Y.-J.
Xie, X.-W.
Zhu, L.H.
Xu, J.L.
Wang, S.
Li, Z.K.
Genetic diversity of rice false smut fungus, Ustilaginoidea virens and its pronounced differentiation of populations in North China
title Genetic diversity of rice false smut fungus, Ustilaginoidea virens and its pronounced differentiation of populations in North China
title_full Genetic diversity of rice false smut fungus, Ustilaginoidea virens and its pronounced differentiation of populations in North China
title_fullStr Genetic diversity of rice false smut fungus, Ustilaginoidea virens and its pronounced differentiation of populations in North China
title_full_unstemmed Genetic diversity of rice false smut fungus, Ustilaginoidea virens and its pronounced differentiation of populations in North China
title_short Genetic diversity of rice false smut fungus, Ustilaginoidea virens and its pronounced differentiation of populations in North China
title_sort genetic diversity of rice false smut fungus ustilaginoidea virens and its pronounced differentiation of populations in north china
topic false smut
ustilaginoidea virens
genetic diversity
amplified fragment length polymorphism
populations
china
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/166309
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