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Screening for Ralstonia solanacearum Resistance in Solanum commersonii

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Worldwide, potato (Solanum tuberosum L) is rated as one of the most important food crops after wheat, rice and maize. Bacterial wilt, caused by Ralstonia solanacearum (Rs), is one of the most economically important diseases of potato. The purpose of this study was to identify diploid germplasm with resistance to bacterial wilt. The wilting degree was assessed by analyzing the wilt percentage of six Solanum commersonii clones which were artificially inoculated with Rs in a growth chamber. Two Rs strains (CMR15 and UW551) were used to inoculate the clones evaluate resistance. MSEE912–08, a selfed progeny from PI320266 was identified as the most resistant of the clones in this study exhibiting the lowest RAUDPC for wilting and a Wilting Degree rating of 0.4 (less than 25% wilted leaves) 20 days post inoculation when inoculated with the UW551 Rs strain, and 1.3 with the CMR15 strain. The resistance observed was characterized by reduction in wilting over time, rather than lack of disease. The most resistant clone from this study was self-pollinated to create a mapping population to identify single nucleotide polymorphic (SNP) markers associated with Rs resistance.

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A nivel mundial, la papa (Solanum tuberosum L.) esta catalogada como uno de los mas importantes cultivos alimenticios, después del trigo, el arroz y el maíz. La marchitez bacteriana, causada por Ralstonia solanacearum (Rs) es una de las enfermedades mas económicamente importantes de la papa. El propósito de este estudio fue identificar germoplasma diploide con resistencia a la marchitez bacteriana. Se evaluó el grado de marchitamiento mediante el análisis del porcentaje de marchitez de seis clones de Solanum commersonii que fueron inoculados artificialmente con Rs en una cámara de crecimiento. Se usaron dos sepas de Rs (CMR15 y UW551) para inocular los clones y evaluar su resistencia. El clon MSEE912–08, una progenie endogáminca de PI310266 se identificó como el mas resistente en este estudio, mostrando la RAUDPC mas baja para marchitamiento y con un Grado de Marchitez de 0.4 (menos del 25% de hojas marchitas) a los 20 días post inoculación cuando se inocularon con la variante UW551 de Rs, y 1.3 con la sepa CMR15. La resistencia observada se caracterizó por la reducción en marchitamiento en el tiempo, en vez de carencia de enfermedad. El clon mas resistente de este estudio se autopolinizó para crear un mapeo de población e identificar marcadores polimórficos de nucleótidos únicos (SNP) asociados con la resistencia a Rs.

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Acknowledgments

This research work was supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), as part of the Feed the Future initiative, under the CGIAR Fund, award number BFS-G-11-00002, and the predecessor fund for the food Security and Crisis Mitigation II grant award number EEM-G-00-04-00013.

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  1. Potato Breeding and Genetics, Department of Plant, Soil, and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University, 1066 Bogue St., East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA

    Susan A. Otieno, Paul Collins, Joseph Coombs & David S Douches

  2. Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) HRI, Tigoni, Limuru, 338, Kenya

    Susan A. Otieno

  3. University of Wisconsin, 885D Russell Labs 1630 Linden Dr., Madison, WI, 53706, USA

    Caitlyn Allen

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Otieno, S.A., Collins, P., Coombs, J. et al. Screening for Ralstonia solanacearum Resistance in Solanum commersonii. Am. J. Potato Res. 98, 72–77 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12230-020-09819-8

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