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Transformation of Blackgram (Vigna mungo (L.) Hepper) by Barley Chitinase and Ribosome-Inactivating Protein Genes Towards Improving Resistance to Corynespora Leaf Spot Fungal Disease

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Blackgram (Vigna mungo (L.) Hepper), an important grain legume crop, is sensitive to many fungal pathogens including Corynespora cassiicola, the causal agent of corynespora leaf spot disease. In the present study, plasmid pGJ42 harboring neomycin phosphotransferase (nptII) a selectable marker gene, the barley antifungal genes chitinase (AAA56786) and ribosome-inactivating protein (RIP; AAA32951) were used for the transformation, to develop fungal resistance for the first time in blackgram. The presence and integration of transgene into the blackgram genome was confirmed by PCR and Southern analysis with an overall transformation frequency of 10.2 %. Kanamycin selection and PCR analysis of T0 progeny revealed the inheritance of transgene in Mendelian fashion (3:1). Transgenic plants (T1), evaluated for fungal resistance by in vitro antifungal assay, arrested the growth of C. cassiicola up to 25–40 % over the wild-type plants. In fungal bio-assay screening, the transgenic plants (T1) sprayed with C. cassiicola spores showed a delay in onset of disease along with their lesser extent in terms of average number of diseased leaves and reduced number and size of lesions. The percent disease protection among different transformed lines varies in the range of 27–47 % compare to control (untransformed) plants. These results demonstrate potentiality of chitinase and RIP from a heterologous source in developing fungal disease protection in blackgram and can be helpful in increasing the production of blackgram.

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Abbreviations

BAP:

6-Benzylaminopurine

IBA:

Indole-3-butyric acid

nptII:

Neomycin phosphotransferase

RIP:

Ribosome-inactivating protein

RM:

Rooting media

SR:

Shoot regeneration medium

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We are grateful to University Grant Commission, New Delhi for financial support to our research program. We are also thankful to the Max Planck Institute fur Zuchtungsforschung, Germany and Prof. P. K. Jaiwal, India for providing the gene construct.

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Chopra, R., Saini, R. Transformation of Blackgram (Vigna mungo (L.) Hepper) by Barley Chitinase and Ribosome-Inactivating Protein Genes Towards Improving Resistance to Corynespora Leaf Spot Fungal Disease. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 174, 2791–2800 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12010-014-1226-2

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