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Article: Mechanisms of taro resistance to leaf blight

TitleMechanisms of taro resistance to leaf blight
Authors
KeywordsActivity gels
Leaf blight
Proteinase inhibitors
SDS-PAGE analysis
Taro
Issue Date1998
PublisherUniversity of the West Indies, Imperial College of Tropical Agriculture
Citation
Tropical Agriculture, 1998, v. 75 n. 1-2, p. 39-44 How to Cite?
AbstractFive different cultivars of taro and two other related aroids were screened for the induction of pathogenesis-related (PR) proteins in response to infection by Phytophthora colocasiae, the fungal pathogen responsible for taro leaf blight. Extra-cellular fluid from infected leaves was tested for PR protein expression by SDS-PAGE analysis and activity gels were used to measure the activity of the known PR proteins, (β-1,3-glucanase, proteinase inhibitors, and peroxidase). Infected plants showed increased levels of PR proteins but this did not correlate with resistance in the most susceptible cultivars. Despite high levels of some PR protein, these cultivars were unable to prevent infection. Successful resistance in other plants was more closely linked to the pattern of expression of proteinase inhibitors which appear to be an important defence strategy in taro and related aroids.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/133521
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2023 Impact Factor: 0.2
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.127
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dc.contributor.authorHo, PKen_HK
dc.contributor.authorRamsden, Len_HK
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-18T02:38:45Z-
dc.date.available2011-05-18T02:38:45Z-
dc.date.issued1998en_HK
dc.identifier.citationTropical Agriculture, 1998, v. 75 n. 1-2, p. 39-44en_HK
dc.identifier.issn0041-3216en_HK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/133521-
dc.description.abstractFive different cultivars of taro and two other related aroids were screened for the induction of pathogenesis-related (PR) proteins in response to infection by Phytophthora colocasiae, the fungal pathogen responsible for taro leaf blight. Extra-cellular fluid from infected leaves was tested for PR protein expression by SDS-PAGE analysis and activity gels were used to measure the activity of the known PR proteins, (β-1,3-glucanase, proteinase inhibitors, and peroxidase). Infected plants showed increased levels of PR proteins but this did not correlate with resistance in the most susceptible cultivars. Despite high levels of some PR protein, these cultivars were unable to prevent infection. Successful resistance in other plants was more closely linked to the pattern of expression of proteinase inhibitors which appear to be an important defence strategy in taro and related aroids.en_HK
dc.languageengen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of the West Indies, Imperial College of Tropical Agricultureen_US
dc.relation.ispartofTropical Agricultureen_HK
dc.subjectActivity gelsen_HK
dc.subjectLeaf blighten_HK
dc.subjectProteinase inhibitorsen_HK
dc.subjectSDS-PAGE analysisen_HK
dc.subjectTaroen_HK
dc.titleMechanisms of taro resistance to leaf blighten_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
dc.identifier.emailRamsden, L: lramsden@hku.hken_HK
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dc.identifier.volume75en_HK
dc.identifier.issue1-2en_HK
dc.identifier.spage39en_HK
dc.identifier.epage44en_HK
dc.publisher.placeTrinidad & Tobagoen_HK
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