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Rwt4 (synonym of Rmg1), a temperature-insensitive gene for resistance to Avena isolates of Magnaporthe oryzae, was identified in wheat cultivar Norin 4 in a seedling assay. The significance of Rwt4 was evaluated using flag leaves of wheat cultivars. At high temperature, Norin 4 was completely resistant to Avena isolate Br58, while Chinese Spring, a noncarrier of Rwt4, was susceptible. Genetic analysis of F2 plants derived from Norin 4 × Chinese Spring indicated that the resistance of flag leaves of Norin 4 to the Avena isolate is conditioned by a single major gene. Segregation analysis of F3 seedlings derived from the F2 plants showed that the major gene is actually Rwt4. These results suggest that Rwt4 is effective against Avena isolates throughout the growth stages. Furthermore, screening of Pyricularia isolates from various hosts suggested that Panicum isolates are possible carriers of the corresponding avirulence gene, PWT4. Segregation analyses of F2 and F3 seedlings showed that Panicum isolates actually carry PWT4, and, therefore, that Rwt4 is also effective against Panicum isolates. On the other hand, none of the Oryza, Setaria, Triticum, and Lolium isolates tested was a carrier of PWT4. The significance of this finding is discussed from the viewpoint of epidemics of blast disease on wheat.
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Hau, V., Hirata, K., Murakami, J. et al. Rwt4, a wheat gene for resistance to Avena isolates of Magnaporthe oryzae, functions as a gene for resistance to Panicum isolates in Japan. J Gen Plant Pathol 73, 22–28 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10327-006-0320-x
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