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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Screening techniques and sources of resistance to root diseases in cool season food legumes
Euphytica, Volume 147, No. 1-2, Year 2006
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Soil-borne fungal diseases are among the most important factors, limiting the yield of grain legumes in many countries worldwide. Root rot, caused by Aphanomyces euteiches, Rhizoctonia solani, Fusarium solani and wilt, caused by several formae speciales of Fusarium oxysporum are the most destructive soil-borne diseases of pea, chickpea, lentil, fababean and lupin. The most effective control of these diseases is achieved through the use of resistant varieties. In this paper, recent advances in conventional and innovative screening methods for disease resistance are presented. Many grain legume accessions, which are maintained in national and international germplasm collections, have been evaluated for disease resistance and numerous resistant varieties have been released following incorporation of identified resistance genes from these sources. Recent identification of molecular markers tightly linked to resistance genes has greatly enhanced breeding programs by making marker assisted selection (MAS) possible and allowing the development of varieties with multiple disease resistance. Progress in the understanding of the biology of soil-borne fungal pathogens of grain legumes is also reviewed with particular reference to the genetic structure of their populations, diagnosis and host-pathogen interaction. © Springer 2006.
Authors & Co-Authors
Infantino, Alessandro
Italy, Roma
Istituto Sperimentale Per la Patologia Vegetale
Kharrat, Mohamed
Tunisia, Tunis
University of Carthage, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique de Tunisie
Riccioni, Luca
Italy, Roma
Istituto Sperimentale Per la Patologia Vegetale
Coyne, Clarice J.
United States, Pullman
Washington State University Pullman
McPhee, Kevin E.
United States, Washington, D.c.
United States Department of Agriculture
Grünwald, Niklaus J.
United States, Corvallis
Usda Ars Horticultural Crops Research Unit
Statistics
Citations: 153
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 5
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1007/s10681-006-6963-z
ISSN:
00142336
Research Areas
Food Security
Genetics And Genomics