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Ben Gaied R, Sbissi I, Tarhouni M, Brígido C. Bacterial Endophytes from Legumes Native to Arid Environments Are Promising Tools to Improve Mesorhizobium-Chickpea Symbiosis under Salinity. Biology (Basel) 2024; 13:96. [PMID: 38392314 PMCID: PMC10886315 DOI: 10.3390/biology13020096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2023] [Revised: 01/26/2024] [Accepted: 02/01/2024] [Indexed: 02/24/2024]
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Symbiotic nitrogen fixation is a major contributor of N in agricultural ecosystems, but the establishment of legume-rhizobium symbiosis is highly affected by soil salinity. Our interest is focused on the use of non-rhizobial endophytes to assist the symbiosis between chickpea and its microsymbiont under salinity to avoid loss of production and fertility. Our aims were (1) to investigate the impact of salinity on both symbiotic partners; including on early events of the Mesorhizobium-chickpea symbiosis, and (2) to evaluate the potential of four non-rhizobial endophytes isolated from legumes native to arid regions (Phyllobacterium salinisoli, P. ifriqiyense, Xanthomonas translucens, and Cupriavidus respiraculi) to promote chickpea growth and nodulation under salinity. Our results show a significant reduction in chickpea seed germination rate and in the microsymbiont Mesorhizobium ciceri LMS-1 growth under different levels of salinity. The composition of phenolic compounds in chickpea root exudates significantly changed when the plants were subjected to salinity, which in turn affected the nod genes expression in LMS-1. Furthermore, the LMS-1 response to root exudate stimuli was suppressed by the presence of salinity (250 mM NaCl). On the contrary, a significant upregulation of exoY and otsA genes, which are involved in exopolysaccharide and trehalose biosynthesis, respectively, was registered in salt-stressed LMS-1 cells. In addition, chickpea co-inoculation with LMS-1 along with the consortium containing two non-rhizobial bacterial endophytes, P. salinisoli and X. translucens, resulted in significant improvement of the chickpea growth and the symbiotic performance of LMS-1 under salinity. These results indicate that this non-rhizobial endophytic consortium may be an appropriate ecological and safe tool to improve chickpea growth and its adaptation to salt-degraded soils.
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- Roukaya Ben Gaied
- Laboratory of Pastoral Ecosystems and Promotion of Spontaneous Plants and Associated Micro-Organisms, Institute of Arid Lands, University of Gabes, Medenine 4119, Tunisia
- MED-Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development, Universidade de Évora, Pólo da Mitra, Ap. 94, 7006-554 Évora, Portugal
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- Laboratory of Pastoral Ecosystems and Promotion of Spontaneous Plants and Associated Micro-Organisms, Institute of Arid Lands, University of Gabes, Medenine 4119, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Pastoral Ecosystems and Promotion of Spontaneous Plants and Associated Micro-Organisms, Institute of Arid Lands, University of Gabes, Medenine 4119, Tunisia
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- MED-Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development & CHANGE-Global Change and Sustainability Institute, Institute for Advanced Studies and Research, Universidade de Évora, Pólo da Mitra, Ap. 94, 7006-554 Évora, Portugal
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Henares BM, Blake SN, Farfan-Caceres L, Tahghighi H, Debler JW, Russ MH, Farquharson EA, Rose JA, Khani M, Davidson JA, Kamphuis LG, Lee RC. Virulence Profiles and Genome-Wide Association Study for Ascochyta lentis Isolates Collected from Australian Lentil-Growing Regions. Phytopathology 2023; 113:1515-1524. [PMID: 36935379 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-10-22-0397-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Ascochyta lentis, the causal organism of Ascochyta blight (AB) of lentil (Lens culinaris), has been shown to produce an avirulence effector protein that mediates AB resistance in certain lentil cultivars. The two known forms of the effector protein were identified from a biparental mapping population between isolates that have reciprocal virulence on 'PBA Hurricane XT' and 'Nipper'. The effector AlAvr1-1 was described for the PBA Hurricane XT-avirulent isolate P94-24 and AlAvr1-2 characterized in the PBA Hurricane XT-virulent isolate AlKewell. Here, we performed a genome-wide association study to identify other loci associated with AB for a differential set of lentil cultivars from a diverse panel of isolates collected in the Australian lentil-growing regions from 2013 to 2020. The chromosome 3 AlAvr1 locus was strongly associated with the PBA Hurricane XT, 'Indianhead', and Nipper disease responses, but one other genomic region on chromosome 11 was also associated with the Nipper disease trait. Our results corroborate earlier work that identified the AlAvr1 locus for field-collected isolates that span the period before release and after widespread adoption of PBA Hurricane XT. A multiplex PCR assay was developed to differentiate the genes AlAvr1-1 and AlAvr1-2 to predict PBA Hurricane XT avirulence and pathotype designation in the diversity panel. Increasing numbers of the PBA Hurricane XT-virulent pathotype 2 isolates across that time indicate strong selection for isolates with the AlAvr1-2 allele. Furthermore, one other region of the A. lentis genome may contribute to the pathogen-host interaction for lentil AB.
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- Bernadette M Henares
- Centre for Crop and Disease Management, School of Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University, Bentley, WA 6102, Australia
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- Pulse and Oilseed Pathology, Plant Health & Biosecurity, Crop Sciences, South Australian Research and Development Institute, Adelaide, SA 5064 Australia
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- Centre for Crop and Disease Management, School of Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University, Bentley, WA 6102, Australia
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- Centre for Crop and Disease Management, School of Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University, Bentley, WA 6102, Australia
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- Centre for Crop and Disease Management, School of Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University, Bentley, WA 6102, Australia
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- Pulse and Oilseed Pathology, Plant Health & Biosecurity, Crop Sciences, South Australian Research and Development Institute, Adelaide, SA 5064 Australia
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- Pulse and Oilseed Pathology, Plant Health & Biosecurity, Crop Sciences, South Australian Research and Development Institute, Adelaide, SA 5064 Australia
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- Pulse and Oilseed Pathology, Plant Health & Biosecurity, Crop Sciences, South Australian Research and Development Institute, Adelaide, SA 5064 Australia
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- Pulse and Oilseed Pathology, Plant Health & Biosecurity, Crop Sciences, South Australian Research and Development Institute, Adelaide, SA 5064 Australia
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- Pulse and Oilseed Pathology, Plant Health & Biosecurity, Crop Sciences, South Australian Research and Development Institute, Adelaide, SA 5064 Australia
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- Centre for Crop and Disease Management, School of Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University, Bentley, WA 6102, Australia
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- Centre for Crop and Disease Management, School of Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University, Bentley, WA 6102, Australia
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Zhang H, Mascher M, Abbo S, Jayakodi M. Advancing Grain Legumes Domestication and Evolution Studies with Genomics. Plant Cell Physiol 2022; 63:1540-1553. [PMID: 35534441 PMCID: PMC9680859 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcac062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2022] [Revised: 05/03/2022] [Accepted: 05/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Grain legumes were domesticated in parallel with cereals in several regions of the world and formed the economic basis of early farming cultures. Since then, legumes have played a vital role in human and animal diets and in fostering agrobiodiversity. Increasing grain legume cultivation will be crucial to safeguard nutritional security and the resilience of agricultural ecosystems across the globe. A better understanding of the molecular underpinnings of domestication and crop evolution of grain legumes may be translated into practical approaches in modern breeding programs to stabilize yield, which is threatened by evolving pathogens and changing climates. During recent decades, domestication research in all crops has greatly benefited from the fast progress in genomic technologies. Yet still, many questions surrounding the domestication and diversification of legumes remain unanswered. In this review, we assess the potential of genomic approaches in grain legume research. We describe the centers of origin and the crucial domestication traits of grain legumes. In addition, we survey the effect of domestication on both above-ground and below-ground traits that have economic importance. Finally, we discuss open questions in grain legume domestication and diversification and outline how to bridge the gap between the preservation of historic crop diversity and their utilization in modern plant breeding.
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- Hailin Zhang
- Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), Corrensstraße 3, Gatersleben, Seeland 06466, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), Corrensstraße 3, Gatersleben, Seeland 06466, Germany
- German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Puschstraße 4, Leipzig 04103, Germany
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- The Levi Eshkol School of Agriculture, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, POB 12, Rehovot 7610001, Israel
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Jha UC, Nayyar H, Parida SK, Deshmukh R, von Wettberg EJB, Siddique KHM. Ensuring Global Food Security by Improving Protein Content in Major Grain Legumes Using Breeding and 'Omics' Tools. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:7710. [PMID: 35887057 PMCID: PMC9325250 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23147710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2022] [Revised: 07/05/2022] [Accepted: 07/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Grain legumes are a rich source of dietary protein for millions of people globally and thus a key driver for securing global food security. Legume plant-based 'dietary protein' biofortification is an economic strategy for alleviating the menace of rising malnutrition-related problems and hidden hunger. Malnutrition from protein deficiency is predominant in human populations with an insufficient daily intake of animal protein/dietary protein due to economic limitations, especially in developing countries. Therefore, enhancing grain legume protein content will help eradicate protein-related malnutrition problems in low-income and underprivileged countries. Here, we review the exploitable genetic variability for grain protein content in various major grain legumes for improving the protein content of high-yielding, low-protein genotypes. We highlight classical genetics-based inheritance of protein content in various legumes and discuss advances in molecular marker technology that have enabled us to underpin various quantitative trait loci controlling seed protein content (SPC) in biparental-based mapping populations and genome-wide association studies. We also review the progress of functional genomics in deciphering the underlying candidate gene(s) controlling SPC in various grain legumes and the role of proteomics and metabolomics in shedding light on the accumulation of various novel proteins and metabolites in high-protein legume genotypes. Lastly, we detail the scope of genomic selection, high-throughput phenotyping, emerging genome editing tools, and speed breeding protocols for enhancing SPC in grain legumes to achieve legume-based dietary protein security and thus reduce the global hunger risk.
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- Uday C. Jha
- ICAR—Indian Institute of Pulses Research (IIPR), Kanpur 208024, India
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- Department of Botany, Panjab University, Chandigarh 160014, India;
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- National Institute of Plant Genome Research, New Delhi 110067, India;
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- National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute, Punjab 140308, India;
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- The UWA Institute of Agriculture, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA 6001, Australia
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Favoreto L, Bueno R, Calandrelli A, França PP, Meyer MC, Machado ACZ. Aphelenchoides besseyi Parasitizing Cowpea ( Vigna unguiculata) in Brazil. Plant Dis 2022; 106:1555-1557. [PMID: 34962416 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-06-21-1232-sc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Several species of nematodes are known to cause losses to cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) throughout the world. In Brazil, Aphelenchoides besseyi was described as causing damage on soybean, cotton, and common bean, but no report was found about the parasitism of this nematode in cowpea. This study aimed to verify the host reaction of cowpea cultivars to A. besseyi. The experiment was conducted under greenhouse conditions, using two A. besseyi populations as inocula, obtained from symptomatic soybean and cotton plants collected in naturally infested fields. Cultivars Imponente, Aracê, Guariba, Tumucumaque, Nova Era, and Tracuateua were inoculated with 500 A. besseyi of each population, separately, into soil, and after 30 days from the inoculation nematodes were extracted from shoot systems. Both populations were able to parasitize all the cowpea cultivars. Independently of the cultivar, cowpea plants exhibited symptoms of leaf deformation similar to those described for soybean, cotton, and common bean and, in addition, severe brooming was observed, with the interior of the stems being porous and necrotic. To our knowledge, this is the first report of parasitism by A. besseyi of cowpea in Brazil, under greenhouse conditions, increasing the list of hosts of this nematode.
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- Universidade Estadual de Londrina, 86057-970, Londrina, PR, Brazil
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Sodedji FAK, Ryu D, Choi J, Agbahoungba S, Assogbadjo AE, N’Guetta SPA, Jung JH, Nho CW, Kim HY. Genetic Diversity and Association Analysis for Carotenoid Content among Sprouts of Cowpea ( Vigna unguiculata L. Walp). Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23073696. [PMID: 35409065 PMCID: PMC8998333 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23073696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2022] [Revised: 03/23/2022] [Accepted: 03/24/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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The development and promotion of biofortified foods plants are a sustainable strategy for supplying essential micronutrients for human health and nutrition. We set out to identify quantitative trait loci (QTL) associated with carotenoid content in cowpea sprouts. The contents of carotenoids, including lutein, zeaxanthin, and β-carotene in sprouts of 125 accessions were quantified via high-performance liquid chromatography. Significant variation existed in the profiles of the different carotenoids. Lutein was the most abundant (58 ± 12.8 mg/100 g), followed by zeaxanthin (14.7 ± 3.1 mg/100 g) and β-carotene (13.2 ± 2.9 mg/100 g). A strong positive correlation was observed among the carotenoid compounds (r ≥ 0.87), indicating they can be improved concurrently. The accessions were distributed into three groups, following their carotenoid profiles, with accession C044 having the highest sprout carotenoid content in a single cluster. A total of 3120 genome-wide SNPs were tested for association analysis, which revealed that carotenoid biosynthesis in cowpea sprouts is a polygenic trait controlled by genes with additive and dominance effects. Seven loci were significantly associated with the variation in carotenoid content. The evidence of variation in carotenoid content and genomic regions controlling the trait creates an avenue for breeding cowpea varieties with enhanced sprouts carotenoid content.
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- Frejus Ariel Kpedetin Sodedji
- Smart Farm Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Gangneung 25451, Korea; (F.A.K.S.); (D.R.); (J.C.); (J.H.J.); (C.W.N.)
- Division of Bio-Medical Science and Technology, KIST School, Korea University of Science and Technology (UST), Daejeon 34113, Korea
- Non-Timber Forest Products and Orphan Crop Species Unit, Laboratory of Applied Ecology (LEA), University of Abomey-Calavi (UAC), Cotonou 05 BP 1752, Benin; (S.A.); (A.E.A.)
- West Africa Center of Excellence in Climate Change Biodiversity and Sustainable Agriculture (CEA-CCBAD), Biosciences Research Unit, University Felix Houphouet-Boigny, 22 BP 582 Abidjan 22, Abidjan 582, Côte d’Ivoire;
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- Smart Farm Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Gangneung 25451, Korea; (F.A.K.S.); (D.R.); (J.C.); (J.H.J.); (C.W.N.)
- Division of Bio-Medical Science and Technology, KIST School, Korea University of Science and Technology (UST), Daejeon 34113, Korea
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- Smart Farm Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Gangneung 25451, Korea; (F.A.K.S.); (D.R.); (J.C.); (J.H.J.); (C.W.N.)
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- Non-Timber Forest Products and Orphan Crop Species Unit, Laboratory of Applied Ecology (LEA), University of Abomey-Calavi (UAC), Cotonou 05 BP 1752, Benin; (S.A.); (A.E.A.)
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- Non-Timber Forest Products and Orphan Crop Species Unit, Laboratory of Applied Ecology (LEA), University of Abomey-Calavi (UAC), Cotonou 05 BP 1752, Benin; (S.A.); (A.E.A.)
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- West Africa Center of Excellence in Climate Change Biodiversity and Sustainable Agriculture (CEA-CCBAD), Biosciences Research Unit, University Felix Houphouet-Boigny, 22 BP 582 Abidjan 22, Abidjan 582, Côte d’Ivoire;
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- Smart Farm Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Gangneung 25451, Korea; (F.A.K.S.); (D.R.); (J.C.); (J.H.J.); (C.W.N.)
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- Smart Farm Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Gangneung 25451, Korea; (F.A.K.S.); (D.R.); (J.C.); (J.H.J.); (C.W.N.)
- Division of Bio-Medical Science and Technology, KIST School, Korea University of Science and Technology (UST), Daejeon 34113, Korea
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- Smart Farm Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Gangneung 25451, Korea; (F.A.K.S.); (D.R.); (J.C.); (J.H.J.); (C.W.N.)
- Division of Bio-Medical Science and Technology, KIST School, Korea University of Science and Technology (UST), Daejeon 34113, Korea
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +82-33-650-3580
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Azman Halimi R, Raymond CA, Barkla BJ, Mayes S, King GJ. Development of Selection Indices for Improvement of Seed Yield and Lipid Composition in Bambara Groundnut ( Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.). Foods 2021; 11:foods11010086. [PMID: 35010212 PMCID: PMC8750730 DOI: 10.3390/foods11010086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2021] [Revised: 12/15/2021] [Accepted: 12/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The underutilised grain legume bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea) has the potential to contribute significantly to nutritional security. However, the lack of commercial cultivars has hindered its wider adoption and utilisation as a food source. The development of competitive cultivars is impeded by (1) lack of systematic data describing variation in nutritional composition within the gene pool, and (2) a poor understanding of how concentrations of different nutritional components interact. In this study, we analysed seed lipid and protein concentration and lipid composition within a collection of 100 lines representing the global gene pool. Seed protein and lipid varied over twofold with a normal distribution, but no significant statistical correlation was detected between the two components. Seed lipid concentration (4.2–8.8 g/100 g) is primarily determined by the proportion of oleic acid (r2 = 0.45). Yield and composition data for a subset of 40 lines were then used to test selection parameters for high yielding, high lipid breeding lines. From five selection indices tested using 15 scenarios, an index based on the seed number, seed weight, and oleic acid yielded a >50% expected increase in each of the mean values of seed number, pod dry weight, seed dry weight, and seed size, as well as an expected 7% increase in seed lipid concentration.
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- Razlin Azman Halimi
- Southern Cross Plant Science, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW 2480, Australia; (R.A.H.); (C.A.R.); (B.J.B.)
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- Southern Cross Plant Science, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW 2480, Australia; (R.A.H.); (C.A.R.); (B.J.B.)
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- Southern Cross Plant Science, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW 2480, Australia; (R.A.H.); (C.A.R.); (B.J.B.)
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- School of Bioscience, University of Nottingham, Loughborough LE12 5RD, UK;
- Crops for the Future, NIAB-EMR, Cambridge CB3 0LG, UK
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- Southern Cross Plant Science, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW 2480, Australia; (R.A.H.); (C.A.R.); (B.J.B.)
- School of Bioscience, University of Nottingham, Loughborough LE12 5RD, UK;
- Correspondence:
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Jacques C, Forest M, Durey V, Salon C, Ourry A, Prudent M. Transient Nutrient Deficiencies in Pea: Consequences on Nutrient Uptake, Remobilization, and Seed Quality. Front Plant Sci 2021; 12:785221. [PMID: 35003170 PMCID: PMC8733391 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.785221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2021] [Accepted: 11/16/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Legume plants, such as peas, are of significant nutritional interest for both humans and animals. However, plant nutrition and thus, seed composition, depends on soil mineral nutrient availability. Understanding the impact of their deprivation on the plant mineral nutrient content, net uptake, and remobilization is of key importance but remains complex as the elements of the plant ionome are linked in intricate networks, one element deprivation impacting uptake and remobilization of other nutrients. To get a better insight into pea mineral nutrition, the transitory deprivations of 13 mineral nutrients were imposed during the vegetative growth phase. Thereafter, plants were grown under optimal mineral conditions until physiological maturity. Plant nutritional status and seed quality impacts caused by the deprivations were characterized using measurement of mineral nutrient concentration and plant biomass allocation. Our results highlight: (i) the preferential allocation of dry weight and elements to shoots at the expense of the roots under non-limiting conditions, and more particularly to the tendrils in comparison to the other shoot organs, (ii) the positive and/or negative impact of one mineral nutrient deprivation on other elements of the ionome, (iii) four different remobilization strategies for eight mineral nutrients, and (iv) possible strategies to improve seed quality via fine control of fertilization during a period of mineral nutrient deficiency.
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- Cécile Jacques
- Agroécologie, AgroSup Dijon, INRAE, Université de Bourgogne, University Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Dijon, France
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- Agroécologie, AgroSup Dijon, INRAE, Université de Bourgogne, University Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Dijon, France
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- Agroécologie, AgroSup Dijon, INRAE, Université de Bourgogne, University Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Dijon, France
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- Agroécologie, AgroSup Dijon, INRAE, Université de Bourgogne, University Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Dijon, France
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- UMR 950 Ecophysiologie Végétale, Agronomie et Nutritions N, C, S, INRAE, Normandie Université, UNICAEN, Caen, France
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- Agroécologie, AgroSup Dijon, INRAE, Université de Bourgogne, University Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Dijon, France
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Rushovich D, Weil R. Sulfur fertility management to enhance methionine and cysteine in soybeans. J Sci Food Agric 2021; 101:6595-6601. [PMID: 33973247 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.11307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2021] [Revised: 04/23/2021] [Accepted: 05/10/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND Soybeans (Glycine max) are a major protein source both for humans and non-ruminant livestock; however, the usability of soybean protein is limited by the concentration of the essential sulfur (S)-containing amino acids methionine and cysteine (MET+CYS). Traditional efforts to improve protein quality in soybeans have largely been focused on plant breeding but soil S fertility may also influence seed MET+CYS concentration. Crop S deficiencies are increasingly common due to soil depletion by high yields and reduced atmospheric deposition. We report on a survey of commercial soybean fields and two replicated split-plot field experiments in the mid-Atlantic region, USA. The experimental treatments were two levels (0 or 100 kg S ha-1 ) of broadcast gypsum (CaSO4 ) and two levels (0 or 11 kg-S ha-1 ) of foliar Epsom salt (MgSO4 ) applied to two soybean cultivars. The objective was to assess the variability of, and effect of, S fertilization on S and MET+CYS concentrations in soybean seeds. RESULTS Sulfur ranged from 2.35 to 3.54 mg g-1 and MET+CYS ranged from 5.5 to 9.2 mg g-1 protein in seeds from commercial fields surveyed. Sulfur application increased seed MET+CYS concentration 1.3 to twofold in two replicated field experiments. Overall, MET+CYS concentration in protein ranged from 3.9 to 12.8 mg g-1 and was linearly predicted (R2 = 0.65) by seed S. CONCLUSIONS Soybean seed S and MET+CYS concentrations vary widely. We show that field-scale S application can greatly enhance soybean MET+CYS content and therefore protein quality. © 2021 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Dana Rushovich
- Department of Environmental Science and Technology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, USA
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- Department of Environmental Science and Technology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, USA
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Jha UC, Bohra A, Pandey S, Parida SK. Breeding, Genetics, and Genomics Approaches for Improving Fusarium Wilt Resistance in Major Grain Legumes. Front Genet 2020; 11:1001. [PMID: 33193586 PMCID: PMC7644945 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2020.01001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2020] [Accepted: 08/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Fusarium wilt (FW) disease is the key constraint to grain legume production worldwide. The projected climate change is likely to exacerbate the current scenario. Of the various plant protection measures, genetic improvement of the disease resistance of crop cultivars remains the most economic, straightforward and environmental-friendly option to mitigate the risk. We begin with a brief recap of the classical genetic efforts that provided first insights into the genetic determinants controlling plant response to different races of FW pathogen in grain legumes. Subsequent technological breakthroughs like sequencing technologies have enhanced our understanding of the genetic basis of both plant resistance and pathogenicity. We present noteworthy examples of targeted improvement of plant resistance using genomics-assisted approaches. In parallel, modern functional genomic tools like RNA-seq are playing a greater role in illuminating the various aspects of plant-pathogen interaction. Further, proteomics and metabolomics have also been leveraged in recent years to reveal molecular players and various signaling pathways and complex networks participating in host-pathogen interaction. Finally, we present a perspective on the challenges and limitations of high-throughput phenotyping and emerging breeding approaches to expeditiously develop FW-resistant cultivars under the changing climate.
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- Uday Chand Jha
- ICAR-Indian Institute of Pulses Research, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- ICAR-Indian Institute of Pulses Research, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Forest Protection Division, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun, India
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Messina FJ, Lish AM, Springer A, Gompert Z. Colonization of Marginal Host Plants by Seed Beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae): Effects of Geographic Source and Genetic Admixture. Environ Entomol 2020; 49:938-946. [PMID: 32484545 DOI: 10.1093/ee/nvaa065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The ability to adapt to a novel host plant may vary among insect populations with different genetic histories, and colonization of a marginal host may be facilitated by genetic admixture of disparate populations. We assembled populations of the seed beetle, Callosobruchus maculatus (F.), from four continents, and compared their ability to infest two hosts, lentil and pea. We also formed two cross-continent hybrids (Africa × N.A. and Africa × S.A.). In pre-selection assays, survival was only ~3% in lentil and ~40% in pea. For three replicate populations per line, colonization success on lentil was measured as cumulative exit holes after 75-175 d. On pea, we estimated the change in larval survival after five generations of selection. Females in all lines laid few eggs on lentil, and survival of F1 larvae was uniformly <5%. Subsequently, however, the lines diverged considerably in population growth. Performance on lentil was highest in the Africa × N.A. hybrid, which produced far more adults (mean > 11,000) than either parental line. At the other extreme, Asian populations on lentil appeared to have gone extinct. The Africa × N.A. line also exhibited the highest survival on pea, and again performed better than either parent line. However, no line displayed a rapid increase in survival on pea, as is sometimes observed on lentil. Our results demonstrate that geographic populations can vary substantially in their responses to the same novel resource. In addition, genetic admixtures (potentially caused by long-distance transport of infested seeds) may facilitate colonization of an initially poor host.
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- Department of Biology, Utah State University, Logan, UT
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Frick KM, Foley RC, Kamphuis LG, Siddique KHM, Garg G, Singh KB. Characterization of the genetic factors affecting quinolizidine alkaloid biosynthesis and its response to abiotic stress in narrow-leafed lupin (Lupinus angustifolius L.). Plant Cell Environ 2018; 41:2155-2168. [PMID: 29473655 DOI: 10.1111/pce.13172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2017] [Revised: 02/15/2018] [Accepted: 02/16/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Quinolizidine alkaloids (QAs) are toxic secondary metabolites that complicate the end use of narrow-leafed lupin (NLL; Lupinus angustifolius L.) grain, as levels sometimes exceed the industry limit for its use as a food and feed source. The genotypic and environmental influences on QA production in NLL are poorly understood. Here, the expression of QA biosynthetic genes was analysed in vegetative and reproductive tissues of bitter (high QA) and sweet (low QA) accessions. It was demonstrated that sweet accessions are characterized by lower QA biosynthetic gene expression exclusively in leaf and stem tissues than bitter NLL, consistent with the hypothesis that QAs are predominantly produced in aerial tissues and transported to seeds, rather than synthesized within the seed itself. This analysis informed our identification of additional candidate genes involved in QA biosynthesis. Drought and temperature stress are two major abiotic stresses that often occur during NLL pod set. Hence, we assessed the effect of drought, increased temperature, and their combination, on QA production in three sweet NLL cultivars. A cultivar-specific response to drought and temperature in grain QA levels was observed, including the identification of a cultivar where alkaloid levels did not change with these stress treatments.
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- Karen M Frick
- UWA School of Agriculture and Environment, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, 6001, Australia
- CSIRO Agriculture and Food, Floreat, WA, 6014, Australia
- The UWA Institute of Agriculture, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, 6001, Australia
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- CSIRO Agriculture and Food, Floreat, WA, 6014, Australia
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- CSIRO Agriculture and Food, Floreat, WA, 6014, Australia
- The UWA Institute of Agriculture, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, 6001, Australia
- Centre for Crop and Disease Management, Curtin University, Bentley, WA, 6102, Australia
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- The UWA Institute of Agriculture, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, 6001, Australia
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- CSIRO Agriculture and Food, Floreat, WA, 6014, Australia
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- CSIRO Agriculture and Food, Floreat, WA, 6014, Australia
- The UWA Institute of Agriculture, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, 6001, Australia
- Centre for Crop and Disease Management, Curtin University, Bentley, WA, 6102, Australia
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Oliveira RS, Carvalho P, Marques G, Ferreira L, Nunes M, Rocha I, Ma Y, Carvalho MF, Vosátka M, Freitas H. Increased protein content of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) inoculated with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and nitrogen-fixing bacteria under water deficit conditions. J Sci Food Agric 2017; 97:4379-4385. [PMID: 28071807 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.8201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2016] [Revised: 12/27/2016] [Accepted: 01/03/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) is a widely cropped pulse and an important source of proteins for humans. In Mediterranean regions it is predicted that drought will reduce soil moisture and become a major issue in agricultural practice. Nitrogen (N)-fixing bacteria and arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi have the potential to improve plant growth and drought tolerance. The aim of the study was to assess the effects of N-fixing bacteria and AM fungi on the growth, grain yield and protein content of chickpea under water deficit. RESULTS Plants inoculated with Mesorhizobium mediterraneum or Rhizophagus irregularis without water deficit and inoculated with M. mediterraneum under moderate water deficit had significant increases in biomass. Inoculation with microbial symbionts brought no benefits to chickpea under severe water deficit. However, under moderate water deficit grain crude protein was increased by 13%, 17% and 22% in plants inoculated with M. mediterraneum, R. irregularis and M. mediterraneum + R. irregularis, respectively. CONCLUSION Inoculation with N-fixing bacteria and AM fungi has the potential to benefit agricultural production of chickpea under water deficit conditions and to contribute to increased grain protein content. © 2017 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Rui S Oliveira
- Centre for Functional Ecology, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
- Department of Environmental Health, Research Centre on Health and Environment, School of Allied Health Sciences, Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Environmental Health, Research Centre on Health and Environment, School of Allied Health Sciences, Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences (UTAD-CITAB), Vila Real, Portugal
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- Animal and Veterinary Research Centre (CECAV), University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), Vila Real, Portugal
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- Department of Environmental Health, Research Centre on Health and Environment, School of Allied Health Sciences, Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Centre for Functional Ecology, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Centre for Functional Ecology, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- CIIMAR - Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Matosinhos, Portugal
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- Institute of Botany, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Průhonice, Czech Republic
- Department of Experimental Plant Biology, Charles University, Faculty of Science, Viničná 5, Praha 2, Czech Republic
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- Centre for Functional Ecology, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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Frick KM, Kamphuis LG, Siddique KHM, Singh KB, Foley RC. Quinolizidine Alkaloid Biosynthesis in Lupins and Prospects for Grain Quality Improvement. Front Plant Sci 2017; 8:87. [PMID: 28197163 PMCID: PMC5281559 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2017.00087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2016] [Accepted: 01/16/2017] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Quinolizidine alkaloids (QAs) are toxic secondary metabolites found within the genus Lupinus, some species of which are commercially important grain legume crops including Lupinus angustifolius (narrow-leafed lupin, NLL), L. luteus (yellow lupin), L. albus (white lupin), and L. mutabilis (pearl lupin), with NLL grain being the most largely produced of the four species in Australia and worldwide. While QAs offer the plants protection against insect pests, the accumulation of QAs in lupin grain complicates its use for food purposes as QA levels must remain below the industry threshold (0.02%), which is often exceeded. It is not well understood what factors cause grain QA levels to exceed this threshold. Much of the early work on QA biosynthesis began in the 1970-1980s, with many QA chemical structures well-characterized and lupin cell cultures and enzyme assays employed to identify some biosynthetic enzymes and pathway intermediates. More recently, two genes associated with these enzymes have been characterized, however, the QA biosynthetic pathway remains only partially elucidated. Here, we review the research accomplished thus far concerning QAs in lupin and consider some possibilities for further elucidation and manipulation of the QA pathway in lupin crops, drawing on examples from model alkaloid species. One breeding strategy for lupin is to produce plants with high QAs in vegetative tissues while low in the grain in order to confer insect resistance to plants while keeping grain QA levels within industry regulations. With the knowledge achieved on alkaloid biosynthesis in other plant species in recent years, and the recent development of genomic and transcriptomic resources for NLL, there is considerable scope to facilitate advances in our knowledge of QAs, leading to the production of improved lupin crops.
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- Karen M. Frick
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation Agriculture and Food, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research OrganisationFloreat, WA, Australia
- School of Plant Biology, The University of Western AustraliaCrawley, WA, Australia
- The UWA Institute of Agriculture, The University of Western AustraliaPerth, WA, Australia
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- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation Agriculture and Food, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research OrganisationFloreat, WA, Australia
- The UWA Institute of Agriculture, The University of Western AustraliaPerth, WA, Australia
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- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation Agriculture and Food, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research OrganisationFloreat, WA, Australia
- The UWA Institute of Agriculture, The University of Western AustraliaPerth, WA, Australia
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- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation Agriculture and Food, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research OrganisationFloreat, WA, Australia
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Rubiales D, Rojas-Molina MM, Sillero JC. Characterization of Resistance Mechanisms in Faba Bean ( Vicia faba) against Broomrape Species ( Orobanche and Phelipanche spp.). Front Plant Sci 2016; 7:1747. [PMID: 27920790 PMCID: PMC5118618 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.01747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2016] [Accepted: 11/07/2016] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Faba bean (Vicia faba) production in Mediterranean and Near East agriculture is severely constrained by broomrape infection. The most widely distributed broomrape species affecting faba bean is Orobanche crenata, although O. foetida and Phelipanche aegyptiaca are of local importance. Only moderately resistant cultivars are available to farmers. Rizotrons studies allowed the dissection of resistance components in faba bean accessions against the very infective species O. crenata, O. foetida var. broteri and P. aegyptiaca, and to the inappropriate P. ramosa and O. foetida var. foetida. Results confirm that some levels of incomplete resistance are available, resulting in a reduced number of broomrape tubercles successfully formed per faba bean plant. Interestingly, the intermediate levels of resistance of cv. Baraca were operative against all broomrape populations and species studied, confirming previous reports on the stability of resistance of Baraca in field trials in different countries. Low induction of seed germination played a major role in the resistance against the inappropriate O. foetida var. foetida but not against the also inappropriate P. ramosa, neither to the infective species O. crenata, O. foetida var. broteri, or P. aegyptiaca. Negative tropism of germinated seeds with radicles growing away from faba bean roots was marked for both inappropriate species but was not observed in any of the infective species. Also, a proportion of radicles that had successfully contacted faba bean roots became necrotic, failing in starting tubercle development, particularly frequent for the two inappropriate species. Such necrosis was significant also on radicles contacting resistant faba bean accessions, being particularly relevant for Spanish O. crenata population, and lower although still significant in some accessions against Syrian O. crenata and P. aegyptiaca, suggesting that this might also be an operative mechanism to be selected and further exploited in faba bean resistance breeding. Even formed broomrape tubercles might later become necrotic, particularly in the case of some of the resistant faba bean accessions to the Spanish O. crenata and to P. aegyptiaca but not to the very infective Syrian O. crenata or O. foetida var. broteri.
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- Diego Rubiales
- CSIC, Institute for Sustainable AgricultureCórdoba, Spain
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Sudheesh S, Sawbridge TI, Cogan NO, Kennedy P, Forster JW, Kaur S. De novo assembly and characterisation of the field pea transcriptome using RNA-Seq. BMC Genomics 2015; 16:611. [PMID: 26275991 PMCID: PMC4537571 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-015-1815-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2015] [Accepted: 05/15/2015] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Field pea (Pisum sativum L.) is a cool-season grain legume that is cultivated world-wide for both human consumption and stock-feed purposes. Enhancement of genetic and genomic resources for field pea will permit improved understanding of the control of traits relevant to crop productivity and quality. Advances in second-generation sequencing and associated bioinformatics analysis now provide unprecedented opportunities for the development of such resources. The objective of this study was to perform transcriptome sequencing and characterisation from two genotypes of field pea that differ in terms of seed and plant morphological characteristics. RESULTS Transcriptome sequencing was performed with RNA templates from multiple tissues of the field pea genotypes Kaspa and Parafield. Tissue samples were collected at various growth stages, and a total of 23 cDNA libraries were sequenced using Illumina high-throughput sequencing platforms. A total of 407 and 352 million paired-end reads from the Kaspa and Parafield transcriptomes, respectively were assembled into 129,282 and 149,272 contigs, which were filtered on the basis of known gene annotations, presence of open reading frames (ORFs), reciprocal matches and degree of coverage. Totals of 126,335 contigs from Kaspa and 145,730 from Parafield were subsequently selected as the reference set. Reciprocal sequence analysis revealed that c. 87% of contigs were expressed in both cultivars, while a small proportion were unique to each genotype. Reads from different libraries were aligned to the genotype-specific assemblies in order to identify and characterise expression of contigs on a tissue-specific basis, of which 87% were expressed in more than one tissue, while others showed distinct expression patterns in specific tissues, providing unique transcriptome signatures. CONCLUSION This study provided a comprehensive assembled and annotated transcriptome set for field pea that can be used for development of genetic markers, in order to assess genetic diversity, construct linkage maps, perform trait-dissection and implement whole-genome selection strategies in varietal improvement programs, as well to identify target genes for genetic modification approaches on the basis of annotation and expression analysis. In addition, the reference field pea transcriptome will prove highly valuable for comparative genomics studies and construction of a finalised genome sequence.
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- Shimna Sudheesh
- Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources, Biosciences Research Division, AgriBio, Centre for AgriBioscience, 5 Ring Road, Bundoora, VIC, 3083, Australia.
- School of Applied Systems Biology, La Trobe University, Bundoora, VIC, 3086, Australia.
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- Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources, Biosciences Research Division, AgriBio, Centre for AgriBioscience, 5 Ring Road, Bundoora, VIC, 3083, Australia.
- School of Applied Systems Biology, La Trobe University, Bundoora, VIC, 3086, Australia.
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- Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources, Biosciences Research Division, AgriBio, Centre for AgriBioscience, 5 Ring Road, Bundoora, VIC, 3083, Australia.
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- Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources, Biosciences Research Division, Grains Innovation Park, Horsham, VIC, 3401, Australia.
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- Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources, Biosciences Research Division, AgriBio, Centre for AgriBioscience, 5 Ring Road, Bundoora, VIC, 3083, Australia.
- School of Applied Systems Biology, La Trobe University, Bundoora, VIC, 3086, Australia.
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- Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources, Biosciences Research Division, AgriBio, Centre for AgriBioscience, 5 Ring Road, Bundoora, VIC, 3083, Australia.
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Wood JA, Knights EJ, Campbell GM, Choct M. Differences between easy- and difficult-to-mill chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) genotypes. Part II: protein, lipid and mineral composition. J Sci Food Agric 2014; 94:1446-1453. [PMID: 24122721 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.6436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2013] [Revised: 08/20/2013] [Accepted: 10/10/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Part I introduced the concept of easy- and difficult-to-mill chickpea genotypes, the broad chemical composition of their seed fractions and proposed mechanistic explanations for physical differences consistent with observed variation in milling ease. Part II continues this research by delving deeper into the amino acid, fatty acid and mineral components. RESULTS No association between fatty acid composition and ease of milling was observed. However, particular amino acids and mineral elements were identified that further support roles of lectins, pectins and mineral-facilitated binding in the adhesion of chickpea seed coat and cotyledons. CONCLUSION These differences suggest underlying mechanisms that could be exploited by breeding programmes to improve milling performance. This study shows that the content and composition of amino acids, fatty acids and minerals within different chickpea tissues vary with seed type (desi and kabuli) and within desi genotypes in ways that are consistent with physical explanations of how seed structure and properties relate to milling behaviour.
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- Jennifer A Wood
- NSW Department of Primary Industries, Tamworth Agricultural Institute, Calala, NSW 2340, Australia
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Wood JA, Knights EJ, Campbell GM, Choct M. Differences between easy- and difficult-to-mill chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) genotypes. Part III: free sugar and non-starch polysaccharide composition. J Sci Food Agric 2014; 94:1454-1462. [PMID: 24122880 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.6445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2013] [Revised: 08/21/2013] [Accepted: 10/10/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Parts I and II of this series of papers identified several associations between the ease of milling and the chemical compositions of different chickpea seed fractions. Non-starch polysaccharides were implicated; hence, this study examines the free sugars and sugar residues. RESULTS Difficult milling is associated with: (1) lower glucose and xylose residues (less cellulose and xyloglucans) and more arabinose, rhamnose and uronic acid in the seed coat, suggesting a more flexible seed coat that resists cracking and decortication; (2) a higher content of soluble and insoluble non-starch polysaccharide fractions in the cotyledon periphery, supporting a pectic polysaccharide mechanism comprising arabinogalacturonan, homogalacturonan, rhamnogalalcturonan, and glucuronan backbone structures; (3) higher glucose and mannose residues in the cotyledon periphery, supporting a lectin-mediated mechanism of adhesion; and (4) higher arabinose and glucose residues in the cotyledon periphery, supporting a mechanism involving arabinogalactan-proteins. CONCLUSION This series has shown that the chemical composition of chickpea does vary in ways that are consistent with physical explanations of how seed structure and properties relate to milling behaviour. Seed coat strength and flexibility, pectic polysaccharide binding, lectins and arabinogalactan-proteins have been implicated. Increased understanding in these mechanisms will allow breeding programmes to optimise milling performance in new cultivars.
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- Jennifer A Wood
- NSW Department of Primary Industries, Tamworth Agricultural Institute, 4 Marsden Park Rd, Calala, NSW 2340, Australia
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Wood JA, Knights EJ, Campbell GM, Choct M. Differences between easy- and difficult-to-mill chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) genotypes. Part I: broad chemical composition. J Sci Food Agric 2014; 94:1437-1445. [PMID: 24122733 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.6437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2013] [Revised: 08/20/2013] [Accepted: 10/10/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Ease of milling is an important quality trait for chickpeas (Cicer arietinum L.) and involves two separate processes: removal of the seed coat and splitting of cotyledons. Four chickpea genotypes (two desi types, one kabuli type and one interspecific hybrid with 'wild' C. echinospermum parentage) of differing ease of milling were examined to identify associated seed composition differences in the seed coat, cotyledons and their junctions (abaxial and adaxial). RESULTS Several components in different fractions were associated with ease of milling chickpea seeds: primarily soluble and insoluble non-starch polysaccharides (including pectins) and protein at the seed coat and cotyledon junctions, and the lignin content of the seed coat. CONCLUSION This study shows that the chemical composition of chickpea does vary with seed type (desi and kabuli) and within desi genotypes in ways that are consistent with physical explanations of how seed structure and properties relate to milling behaviour.
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- Jennifer A Wood
- NSW Department of Primary Industries, Tamworth Agricultural Institute, NSW 2340, Australia
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Leonforte A, Sudheesh S, Cogan NOI, Salisbury PA, Nicolas ME, Materne M, Forster JW, Kaur S. SNP marker discovery, linkage map construction and identification of QTLs for enhanced salinity tolerance in field pea (Pisum sativum L.). BMC Plant Biol 2013; 13:161. [PMID: 24134188 PMCID: PMC4015884 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2229-13-161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2013] [Accepted: 10/13/2013] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND Field pea (Pisum sativum L.) is a self-pollinating, diploid, cool-season food legume. Crop production is constrained by multiple biotic and abiotic stress factors, including salinity, that cause reduced growth and yield. Recent advances in genomics have permitted the development of low-cost high-throughput genotyping systems, allowing the construction of saturated genetic linkage maps for identification of quantitative trait loci (QTLs) associated with traits of interest. Genetic markers in close linkage with the relevant genomic regions may then be implemented in varietal improvement programs. RESULTS In this study, single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers associated with expressed sequence tags (ESTs) were developed and used to generate comprehensive linkage maps for field pea. From a set of 36,188 variant nucleotide positions detected through in silico analysis, 768 were selected for genotyping of a recombinant inbred line (RIL) population. A total of 705 SNPs (91.7%) successfully detected segregating polymorphisms. In addition to SNPs, genomic and EST-derived simple sequence repeats (SSRs) were assigned to the genetic map in order to obtain an evenly distributed genome-wide coverage. Sequences associated with the mapped molecular markers were used for comparative genomic analysis with other legume species. Higher levels of conserved synteny were observed with the genomes of Medicago truncatula Gaertn. and chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) than with soybean (Glycine max [L.] Merr.), Lotus japonicus L. and pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan [L.] Millsp.). Parents and RIL progeny were screened at the seedling growth stage for responses to salinity stress, imposed by addition of NaCl in the watering solution at a concentration of 18 dS m-1. Salinity-induced symptoms showed normal distribution, and the severity of the symptoms increased over time. QTLs for salinity tolerance were identified on linkage groups Ps III and VII, with flanking SNP markers suitable for selection of resistant cultivars. Comparison of sequences underpinning these SNP markers to the M. truncatula genome defined genomic regions containing candidate genes associated with saline stress tolerance. CONCLUSION The SNP assays and associated genetic linkage maps developed in this study permitted identification of salinity tolerance QTLs and candidate genes. This constitutes an important set of tools for marker-assisted selection (MAS) programs aimed at performance enhancement of field pea cultivars.
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- Antonio Leonforte
- Department of Environment and Primary Industries, Biosciences Research Division, Grains Innovation Park, PMB 260, Horsham, VIC 3401, Australia
- Melbourne School of Land and Environment, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia
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- Department of Environment and Primary Industries, Biosciences Research Division, AgriBio, Centre for AgriBioscience, 5 Ring Road, La Trobe University Research and Development Park, Bundoora, VIC 3083, Australia
- La Trobe University, Bundoora, VIC 3086, Australia
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- Department of Environment and Primary Industries, Biosciences Research Division, AgriBio, Centre for AgriBioscience, 5 Ring Road, La Trobe University Research and Development Park, Bundoora, VIC 3083, Australia
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- Melbourne School of Land and Environment, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia
- Department of Environment and Primary Industries, Biosciences Research Division, AgriBio, Centre for AgriBioscience, 5 Ring Road, La Trobe University Research and Development Park, Bundoora, VIC 3083, Australia
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- Department of Environment and Primary Industries, Biosciences Research Division, AgriBio, Centre for AgriBioscience, 5 Ring Road, La Trobe University Research and Development Park, Bundoora, VIC 3083, Australia
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- Department of Environment and Primary Industries, Biosciences Research Division, Grains Innovation Park, PMB 260, Horsham, VIC 3401, Australia
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- Department of Environment and Primary Industries, Biosciences Research Division, AgriBio, Centre for AgriBioscience, 5 Ring Road, La Trobe University Research and Development Park, Bundoora, VIC 3083, Australia
- La Trobe University, Bundoora, VIC 3086, Australia
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- Department of Environment and Primary Industries, Biosciences Research Division, AgriBio, Centre for AgriBioscience, 5 Ring Road, La Trobe University Research and Development Park, Bundoora, VIC 3083, Australia
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Jaiswal DK, Ray D, Subba P, Mishra P, Gayali S, Datta A, Chakraborty S, Chakraborty N. Proteomic analysis reveals the diversity and complexity of membrane proteins in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.). Proteome Sci 2012; 10:59. [PMID: 23031650 PMCID: PMC3558352 DOI: 10.1186/1477-5956-10-59] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2012] [Accepted: 09/25/2012] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
Abstract
UNLABELLED BACKGROUND Compartmentalization is a unique feature of eukaryotes that helps in maintaining cellular homeostasis not only in intra- and inter-organellar context, but also between the cells and the external environment. Plant cells are highly compartmentalized with a complex metabolic network governing various cellular events. The membranes are the most important constituents in such compartmentalization, and membrane-associated proteins play diverse roles in many cellular processes besides being part of integral component of many signaling cascades. RESULTS To obtain valuable insight into the dynamic repertoire of membrane proteins, we have developed a proteome reference map of a grain legume, chickpea, using two-dimensional gel electrophoresis. MALDI-TOF/TOF and LC-ESI-MS/MS analysis led to the identification of 91 proteins involved in a variety of cellular functions viz., bioenergy, stress-responsive and signal transduction, metabolism, protein synthesis and degradation, among others. Significantly, 70% of the identified proteins are putative integral membrane proteins, possessing transmembrane domains. CONCLUSIONS The proteomic analysis revealed many resident integral membrane proteins as well as membrane-associated proteins including those not reported earlier. To our knowledge, this is the first report of membrane proteome from aerial tissues of a crop plant. The findings may provide a better understanding of the biochemical machinery of the plant membranes at the molecular level that might help in functional genomics studies of different developmental pathways and stress-responses.
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- Dinesh Kumar Jaiswal
- National Institute of Plant Genome Research, JNU Campus, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067, India
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- National Institute of Plant Genome Research, JNU Campus, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067, India
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- National Institute of Plant Genome Research, JNU Campus, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067, India
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- National Institute of Plant Genome Research, JNU Campus, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067, India
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- National Institute of Plant Genome Research, JNU Campus, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067, India
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- National Institute of Plant Genome Research, JNU Campus, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067, India
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- National Institute of Plant Genome Research, JNU Campus, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067, India
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- National Institute of Plant Genome Research, JNU Campus, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067, India
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