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A simple protocol for leaf rooting in beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) was developed and used to investigate the reaction of Xanthomonas campestris pv. phaseoli (Xcp), causal pathogen of common bacterial blight disease, in detached versus attached bean leaves. Trifoliate leaves of different sizes (one-third, two-thirds, and fully expanded), either with or without the pulvinus attached to the petioles, were excised from 20 day-old plants of six bean cultivars/lines. Leaf cuttings were cultured in potting medium and then incubated for 5 to 10 days under transparent polyethylene plastic cover in the greenhouse. Roots were readily initiated along the petioles of the leaf cuttings, whether the pulvinus was present or absent. All leaves which were two-thirds expanded and fully expanded developed roots 5 to 7 days after culture. Eighty to 90 percent of the leaves which were one-third expanded formed roots 8 to 10 days after incubation. Laminae of the rooted leaf cuttings were viable and green during the 2 to 3 months period in culture after removing the plastic cover. The common bacterial blight reactions were similar for inoculated attached leaves, detached rooted leaves (inoculated either after or prior to rooting), and moistened detached leaves incubated without rooting. The latter were only usable for evaluation of the Xcp reaction in growth chamber experiments but not under greenhouse conditions. The rooted leaves would be useful for screening bean lines for multiple disease resistance, especially if the pathogens require different environments for disease expression.
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Abbreviations
- CBB:
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Common Bacterial Blight
- Xcp :
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Xanthomonas campestris pv. phaseoli (Smith) Dye
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Mohamed, M.F., Arnaud-Santana, E. & Coyne, D.P. Rooting of bean leaves and use in germplasm evaluation for common bacterial blight resistance. Euphytica 65, 161–166 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00023079
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