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Variation in stalk rot resistance and physiological traits of sorghum genotypes in the field under high temperature

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Sorghum grown in semi-arid regions is often exposed to stresses during reproductive development, leading to decreased grain yield. In field studies using irrigation, here we (1) evaluated 45 sorghum genotypes in a randomized complete block design with three replications for 3 years for tolerance to high temperature (HT) and resistance to Fusarium stalk and charcoal rots, (2) identified traits conferring tolerance to HT and resistance to two stalk rot diseases, and (3) studied the relationship between Fusarium stalk and charcoal rots with HT. The fungi Fusarium thapsinum and Macrophomina phaseolina were injected into stalks during anthesis. Relative chlorophyll content, photosystem II quantum yield (Fv/Fm), leaf temperature, lesion length, and grain yield were measured. Year had a significant effect on plant height, chlorophyll, Fv/Fm, leaf temperature, lesion length, and seed yield. HT stress decreased chlorophyll and Fv/Fm. For inoculated plants, physiological traits were not related to lesion length or seed yield. However, the chlorophyll index had a significant, negative correlation with leaf temperature. Genotypes PI533946, IS23992, IS26749, SC35, and RTx7000 had the maximum Fv/Fm. Inoculated plants and controls differed significantly in lesion length and seed yield. Genotypes SC35, IS27912, IS19262, and PI576380 had resistance to both pathogens. Principal component analysis indicated that there was no relationship between chlorophyll, Fv/Fm, and leaf temperature with lesion length or seed yield.

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Isolate M-3790 of Fusarium thapsinum was obtained from diseased sorghum tissue obtained in Manhattan, Kansas and was provided by Dr. Christopher Little, Department of Plant Pathology, Kansas State University, Kansas. Isolate r144 of Macrophomina phaseolina was obtained from lodged sorghum plants in Saline County, Kansas and provided by Dr. Gary Odvody (Texas A&M Research and Extension Center, Corpus Christi, Texas. We thank the Kansas Grain Sorghum Commission for continuous funding support. This paper is Contribution No. 20-095-J from the Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station, Manhattan, KS.

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  1. Agricultural Research Center, Kansas State University, Hays, KS, USA

    Ramasamy Perumal & Sandeep S. Tomar

  2. College of Agricultural Sciences, Penn State University, University Park, State College, PA, USA

    Ananda Bandara

  3. Department of Crop Physiology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

    Djanaguiraman Maduraimuthu

  4. Department of Agronomy, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA

    Tesfaye T. Tesso & P. V. Vara Prasad

  5. ICRISAT, Patancheru, Telangana, India

    Hari D. Upadhyaya

  6. Department of Plant Pathology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA

    Christopher R. Little

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Perumal, R., Tomar, S.S., Bandara, A. et al. Variation in stalk rot resistance and physiological traits of sorghum genotypes in the field under high temperature. J Gen Plant Pathol 86, 350–359 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10327-020-00940-4

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