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Resistance induction and herbivore virulence in the interaction between Myzus persicae (Sulzer) and a major aphid resistance gene (Rm2) from peach

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In gene-for-gene host–enemy interactions, monogenic plant resistance results from pathogen recognition that initiates the induction of plant defense responses. Schematically, as the result of the on/off process of recognition, phenotypic variability in enemy virulence is expected to be qualitative, with either a failure or a success of host colonization. We focussed on a major gene from peach conferring avoidance resistance against the green peach aphid Myzus persicae. Measurements of herbivore density and time-dependent aspects of resistance induction were examined, as well as variability in the aphid’s ability to exploit the resistant host. Varying densities of infestation did not provoke differences in the aphid’s tendency to leave a plant, and a single aphid was sufficient to elicit a response. Similarly, the duration of infestation did not affect the aphid response. A brief aphid feeding time of 3 h triggered induced resistance, which became effective between 24 and 48 h after the initial attack. Induced resistance decayed over time in the absence of additional infestation. Thirty aphid genotypes collected from natural populations were tested in the laboratory. No clone could colonize the resistant host, suggesting that all of them triggered the induction of effective plant defense responses. However, we detected significant quantitative variation among clones in the tendency of aphids to leave plants. These results improve our understanding of induced resistance as a dynamic phenomenon and suggest that the potential for aphids to adapt to a major plant resistance gene may depend on factors other than the mere capacity to evade recognition.

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Acknowledgments

We acknowledge J.P. Lacroze for technical assistance, S. Simon for aphid sampling, and C. Favret for English correction of an earlier draft. Part of this work received financial supports from the Institut Français de la Biodiversité and Département Santé des Plantes et Environnement, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique.

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  1. INRA, UR 1115 Plantes et Systèmes de culture Horticoles, Site Agroparc, 84914, Avignon, France

    Marie-Hélène Sauge

  2. INRA, UR 1052 Génétique et Amélioration des Fruits et Légumes, Domaine Saint Maurice, 84143, Montfavet, France

    Jean-Luc Poëssel

  3. INRA, UMR 6243 Interactions Biotiques et Santé Végétale, 400 Route des Chappes, 06903, Sophia Antipolis, France

    Thomas Guillemaud & Laurent Lapchin

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Sauge, MH., Poëssel, JL., Guillemaud, T. et al. Resistance induction and herbivore virulence in the interaction between Myzus persicae (Sulzer) and a major aphid resistance gene (Rm2) from peach. Arthropod-Plant Interactions 5, 369–377 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11829-011-9141-8

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