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Screening of chickpea germplasm for Ascochyta blight resistance under controlled environment

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Chickpea is the third most important grain legume in the world after common bean and pea. Ascochyta blight (AB) of chickpea, caused by Ascochyta rabiei, is the most damaging disease of this crop worldwide. Losses may reach 100%, with damage affecting yield and seed quality. AB produces lesions to all aerial plant tissues: leaves, petioles, flowers and pods. The causal agent can survive on or in the seeds and up to four years in stubble. Genetic resistance is the preferred tool for the management of this complex disease. This is the most effective and inexpensive way of controlling biotic stresses and the major goal of many breeding programs. In Argentina, where AB was first detected in 2011, the most widely used commercial varieties, Chañaritos S-156, Norteño, Felipe UNC-INTA and Kiara UNC-INTA, are susceptible to A. rabiei. In this work, 109 genotypes carrying multiple resistance to different pathogens were evaluated against local A. rabiei under controlled conditions. The results showed that all genotypes were affected by this fungus, without occurrence of asymptomatic plants. The genotypes ranged from resistant to highly susceptible. According to disease reaction, the genotypes were classified as: resistant (2.75%),moderately resistant (32.09%), susceptible (60.55%) and highly susceptible (1.83%). This is the first research developed in Argentina to identify resistant genotypes and sources of resistance that contribute to breeding programs.

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Acknowledgements

This study was supported by Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria; Fundación Argeninta; Secretaría de Ciencia y Tecnología, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina; Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología de la Nación, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Granaria de Vitulo Agro SA Company.

Funding

This study was funded by Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria/Argentina (PNHFA-1106075/2013–2019, PEI132, PDI090); Fundación Argeninta/Argentina; Secretaría de Ciencia y Tecnología, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba/Argentina; Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología de la Nación/Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas/Argentina; Granaria de Vitulo Agro SA Company/Argentina.

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  1. Instituto de Patología Vegetal (IPAVE), Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA), 11 de Septiembre 4755. (X5020ICA), Córdoba, Argentina

    Silvina Pastor, Clara Crociara & Lucio Valetti

  2. Unidad de Fitopatología y Modelización Agrícola (UFYMA), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), William Cross 3150. (T4101XAC), Tucumán, Argentina

    Andrea Peña Malavera

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    María José Allende & Julia Carreras

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Pastor, S., Crociara, C., Valetti, L. et al. Screening of chickpea germplasm for Ascochyta blight resistance under controlled environment. Euphytica 218, 12 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10681-021-02963-0

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