Affiliation:
1. Laboratory of Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Environment, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, P.O. Box 269, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
Abstract
Fusarium wilt of lettuce is found throughout the world, causing significant yield losses. Lettuce is the most-cultivated leafy vegetable in Greece, affected by a large number of foliar and soil-borne pathogens. In this study, 84 isolates of Fusarium oxysporum, obtained from soil-grown lettuce plants exhibiting wilt symptoms, were characterized as belonging to race 1 of F. oxysporum f. sp. lactucae based on sequence analysis of the translation elongation factor 1-alpha (TEF1-α) gene and the rDNA intergenic spacer (rDNA-IGS) region. The isolates were also assigned to one single race through PCR assays with specific primers targeting race 1 and race 4 of the pathogen. In addition, four representative isolates were confirmed to be associated with race 1 based on the pathogenicity tests with a set of differential lettuce cultivars. Artificial inoculations on the most commonly cultivated lettuce cultivars in Greece revealed that the tested cultivars varied regarding their susceptibility to F. oxysporum f. sp. lactucae race 1. Cultivars (cvs.) “Cencibel” and “Lugano” were found to be highly susceptible, while cvs. “Sandalina” and “Starfighter” were the most resistant ones. Expression analysis of 10 defense-related genes (PRB1, HPL1, LTC1, SOD, ERF1, PAL1, LOX, MPK, BG, and GST) was carried out on artificially inoculated lettuce plants of the four above cultivars at different time points after inoculation. In resistant cultivars, a higher induction rate was observed for all the tested genes in comparison with the susceptible ones. Moreover, in resistant cultivars, all genes except LTC1, MPK, and GST showed their highest induction levels in their earliest stages of infection. The results of this study are expected to contribute to the implementation of an integrated management program to control Fusarium wilt of lettuce, based mainly on the use of resistant cultivars.
Subject
Virology,Microbiology (medical),Microbiology
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