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Genotypic variation of resistance to southern stem rot of Jerusalem artichoke caused by Sclerotium rolfsii

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Southern stem rot caused by Sclerotium rolfsii is a significant problem of Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus L.) production in Thailand. Resistant varieties are not available. The objective of this study was to investigate genetic variability of Jerusalem artichoke genotypes for resistance to stem rot caused by S. rolfsii. Ninety-one Jerusalem artichoke genotypes were evaluated under greenhouse conditions. Traits evaluated included disease score, lesion length, days to permanent wilting, plant height, shoot dry weight, and root dry weight index. Number of days from inoculation until permanent wilting was the only trait with statistically significant differences among genotypes. Based on this trait, genotypes were categorized into two distinct groups: resistant and susceptible. Genotypes that consistently expressed relative resistance to S. rolfsii included HEL 280, HEL 278, HEL 293 and JA 98. These genotypes may be useful to plant breeders as sources of germplasm for incorporating resistance to S. rolfsii into Jerusalem artichoke.

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This research was funded by a grant from the Strategic Scholarships for Frontier Research Network for the Joint Ph.D. Program Thai Doctoral Degree from the Office of the Higher Education Commission, Thailand and also supported by Peanut and Jerusalem Artichoke Improvement for Functional Food Research Group and Plant Breeding Research Center for Sustainable Agriculture, Khon Kaen University fund. The Plant Gene Resource of Canada and Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research, Germany, are acknowledged for their donation of Jerusalem artichoke germplasm. Finally, many thanks are extended to Dr. Albert K. Culbreath, Dept. of Plant Pathology, The University of Georgia, Tifton, USA; and Dr. Mark L. Gleason, Dept. of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA for their kind suggestions on revision of the manuscript.

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Sennoi, R., Jogloy, S., Saksirirat, W. et al. Genotypic variation of resistance to southern stem rot of Jerusalem artichoke caused by Sclerotium rolfsii . Euphytica 190, 415–424 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10681-012-0813-y

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