Identification and characterization of pathogenesis-related proteins involved in Fusarium wilt resistance in chickpea

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2003
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MPKV, UNIVERSITY LIBRARY RAHURI
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A pot culture experiment was conducted to identify the pathogenesis-related proteins (PRs) and other biochemical markers involved in resistance to Fusarium wilt in chickpea. Three resistant, V ay', Vishaľ, and 'Phule G-93009' and three susceptible 'Phule G-5', 'Chafa' and 'JG-62' cultivars of chickpea were separately grown in sterilized (control) and wilt-sick soils during the rabi season of 2002 The healthy and infected leaves, stems and roots of these six cultivars were analyzed for various PRs and other biochemical constituents after 25 days of sowing when the visual symptoms of the disease appeared on the susceptible cultivars grown in wilt-sick soil. The acidic PRs were separated by native and SDS-PAGE while the basic PRs were separated by native-PAGE. The results obtained in the present investigation indicated that m the root portions of the resistant cultivars, a maximum number of the PRs bands were synthesized followed by stem portions as compared to the susceptible cultivars Marked differences in PR bands were not observed m the leaves of susceptible and resistant cultivars. Acidic PR bands of -25 7 kD, 23 kD, 33.5 kD and 66kD and a basic PR band of -22 kD appeared to be synthesized in the root portions of the resistant cultivar, Vijay' In another resistant cultivar, Vishaľ acidic PR bands of -66 kD in root portions and of -32 kD in stem portions were found to be synthesized The leaves, stems and roots of resistant cultivars viz, Vijay' followed by Vishaľ had comparatively higher levels of total phenolics and chlorogenic acid than all the susceptible cultivars However the leaves, stems and roots of susceptible cultivars had higher levels of soluble proteins After invasion of pathogen, the contents of phenols and chlorogenic acid increased in resistant cultivars An increase in soluble proteins, however was of higher magnitude m the susceptible cultivars. Thus the synthesis of higher number of novel PR bands and higher levels of phenols and chlorogenic acid in Vijay' is indicative of the fact that this variety is more tolerant to the Fusanum oxyspontm fungi followed by Vishaľ However, another resistant cultivar, 'Phule G93009' did not show marked synthesis of PR bands and therefore may be classified as susceptible rather than resistant as categorized earlier based on the results obtained in the present investigation
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