Preliminary screening of pigeonpea genotypes for

Title: 
multiple disease and insect resistance
Authors:  Jain, J.
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Issue Date:  2006
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Jain, J. 2006. Preliminary screening of pigeonpea
genotypes for multiple disease and insect resistance.
Citation: 
International Chickpea and Pigeonpea Newsletter 13:45-
46, 5 ref.
Series/Report International Chickpea and Pigeonpea Newsletter
no.:  13:45-46
Abstract:  A was carried out to identify pigeon pea genotypes with
combined resistance to 3 major diseases and 2 major
insect pests: Helicoverpa armigera (pod borer) and
Melanagromyza obtusa (pod fly). The 3 major diseases
known in pigeon pea and widespread in the Indian
subcontinent were Fusarium wilt (FW; Fusarium udum),
Phytophthora blight (PB; Phytophthora drechsleri f.sp.
cajani) and sterility mosaic (SM; transmitted by an
eriophyid mite, Aceria cajani). The identified genotypes
were further classified into long-duration maturity groups
based on crop duration (210-211 days after sowing).
Seventy-five accessions available from ICRISAT,
Patancheru (Andhra Pradesh, India), were initially raised
and multiplied as observation nursery under screenhouse
protection during 2001. Thirty-five accessions with ≥60%
plant stand at maturity were further tested for disease and
insect pest resistance in the field for 2 years (2002-03 and
2003-04). Five genotypes (ICP 10958, ICP 11034, ICP
11965, ICP 13206 and ICP 13211) were identified with
multiple disease resistance to FW and SM and with high
plant stand maturity (61.1±38.9 to 92.9±7.2%). Testing of
 35 accessions, including the 5 multiple disease-resistant
genotypes, for insect pest resistance under field conditions
further identified ICP 13206 that had combined moderate
resistance. ICP 13211 was also further identified as a pod
borer- and pod fly-tolerant genotype. Three genotypes,
ICP 13206, ICP 13211 and ICP 11965, are being selfed,
multiplied and maintained for further improvement in
combined resistance to diseases and insect pests prior to
their future use n the pigeon pea improvement
programme.
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Volume 50, Number 8, 817-824, DOI: 10.1023/A:1025967528757

Wild relatives of pigeonpea as a source of

resistance to the pod fly (Melanagromyza
obtusa Malloch) and pod wasp
(Tanaostigmodes cajaninae La Salle)
H.C. Sharma, G. Pampapathy and L.J. Reddy

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Abstract

Pigeonpea [Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.] is an important legume crop in South Asia,
East and southern Africa, and the Caribbean. Pod fly (Melanagromyza obtusa
Malloch) and pod wasp (Tanaostigmodes cajaninae La Salle) are important
constraints to increase the production and productivity of pigeonpea under
subsistence farming conditions. Host plant-resistance can be used as an important
component for the management of these pests, and therefore, we evaluated 28
accessions of wild relatives of pigeonpea for resistance to these pests. There were
significant inter- and intra-species differences in the relative susceptibility to pod
fly and pod wasp damage. Accessions belonging to Cajanus scarabaeoides (L.)
Thouars, C. sericeus (Benth. ex Bak.) van der Maesen, Rhynchosia bracteata
Benth. ex Bak., C. acutifolius (F.v. Muell.) van der Maesen, C. lineatus (W. & A.)
van der Maesen, and C. albicans (W. & A.) van der Maesen showed resistance to
pod fly damage, while those from C. platycarpus (Benth.) van der Maesen, C.
cajanifolius (Haines) van der Maesen and R. aurea DC. were susceptible. For the
pod wasp, some of the accessions from C. scarabaeoides, C. albicans, Flemingia
stricta Roxb., and R. bracteata (Roxb.) Wight showed a resistant reaction, while
ICPW 83 belonging to C. scarabaeoides showed a susceptible reaction. ICPW 141,
ICPW 278, and ICPW 280 (C. scarabaeoides), ICPW 214 (R. bracteata), ICPW 14
(C. albicans), and ICPW 202 (F. stricta) showed resistance to both pod fly and pod
wasp damage. There was considerable variation in accessions belonging to
different species for their susceptibility to pod fly and pod wasp, which can be
exploited to breed for resistance to these pests. There was a negative association
between pod wasp and pod borer damage, and therefore, it is important to keep
track of the relative susceptibility of pigeonpea genotypes to pod wasp, while
breeding for resistance to pod borers.

Pigeonpea - Plant resistance - Pod fly - Pod wasp - Resistance mechanisms - Wild

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Abstract:  A was carried out to identify pigeon pea
genotypes with combined resistance to 3
major diseases and 2 major insect pests:
Helicoverpa armigera (pod borer) and
Melanagromyza obtusa (pod fly). The 3
major diseases known in pigeon pea and
widespread in the Indian subcontinent were
Fusarium wilt (FW; Fusarium udum),
Phytophthora blight (PB; Phytophthora
drechsleri f.sp. cajani) and sterility mosaic
(SM; transmitted by an eriophyid mite,
Aceria cajani). The identified genotypes were
further classified into long-duration maturity
groups based on crop duration (210-211 days
after sowing). Seventy-five accessions
available from ICRISAT, Patancheru
(Andhra Pradesh, India), were initially raised
and multiplied as observation nursery under
screenhouse protection during 2001. Thirty-
five accessions with ≥60% plant stand at
maturity were further tested for disease and
insect pest resistance in the field for 2 years
(2002-03 and 2003-04). Five genotypes (ICP
10958, ICP 11034, ICP 11965, ICP 13206
and ICP 13211) were identified with multiple
disease resistance to FW and SM and with
high plant stand maturity (61.1±38.9 to
92.9±7.2%). Testing of 35 accessions,
including the 5 multiple disease-resistant
genotypes, for insect pest resistance under
field conditions further identified ICP 13206
that had combined moderate resistance. ICP
 13211 was also further identified as a pod
borer- and pod fly-tolerant genotype. Three
genotypes, ICP 13206, ICP 13211 and ICP
11965, are being selfed, multiplied and
maintained for further improvement in
combined resistance to diseases and insect
pests prior to their future use n the pigeon pea
improvement programme.
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