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Abstract
The aims of this study were: i) to investigate mature plant resistance (MPR) against four strains of Potato virus Y (PVYO, PVYN, PVYNTN and PVYN−Wi) in potato cultivars that differ in maturity (e.g. early or maincrop) at different developmental stages, and ii) to determine whether phloem translocation of photoassimilates at different stages including the source-sink transition influences MPR. The data showed that MPR was functional by the flowering stage in all cultivars, and that the host-pathogen interaction is highly complex, with all three variables (potato cultivar, virus strain and developmental stage of infection) having a significant effect on the outcome. However, virus strain was the most important factor, and MPR was less effective in protecting tubers from recombinant virus strains (PVYNTN and PVYN−Wi). Development of MPR was unrelated to foliar phloem connectivity, which was observed at all developmental stages, but a switch from symplastic to apoplastic phloem unloading early in tuber development may be involved in the prevention of tuber infections with PVYO. Recombinant virus strains were more infectious than parental strains and PVYNTN has a more effective silencing suppressor than PVYO, another factor that may contribute to the efficiency of MPR. The resistance conferred by MPR against PVYO or PVYN may be associated with or enhanced by the presence of the corresponding strain-specific HR resistance gene in the cultivar.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 153729 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Journal of Plant Physiology |
Volume | 275 |
Early online date | 18 Jun 2022 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Aug 2022 |
Keywords
- Potato virus Y
- Mature plant resistance
- Phloem transport
- Potato tuber development
- Virus movement
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NSF UK Partner Funding: Spatial Epidemiology of a vector-bonrne plant virus: interactions between landscape, hosts, vectors and an emerging disease of potatoes
Torrance, L. (PI) & Tobin, A. K. (CoI)
2/09/13 → 30/11/18
Project: Standard