Screening of USDA Onion Germplasm for Fusarium Basal Rot Resistance
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Plant Materials
2.2. Seedling Inoculation Screening
2.3. Mature Bulb Inoculation Screening
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Seedling FBR Susceptibility
3.2. Mature Bulb FBR Susceptibility
3.3. Correlation between the Seedling and Mature Bulb FBR Susceptibilities
4. Discussion
4.1. Response to Seedling and Bulb Inoculation
4.2. PI 256326 (‘Baia Periforme’)
4.3. PI 656956 (‘S015’)
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Accessions/Checks x | Uninoculated Seedling Germ % y | Adjusted Seedling Survival % z ± SE |
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PI 639911 | 54.7 | 38.5 ± 7.4 |
PI 656956 | 54.6 | 37.4 ± 4.6 |
PI 288275 | 64 | 34.7 ± 5.3 |
PI 576900 | 58 | 29.8 ± 3.3 |
PI 656922 | 86 | 29.7 ± 3.8 |
PI 656921 | 72 | 28.5 ± 4.4 |
PI 288079 | 80.7 | 27.8 ± 9.2 |
PI 256326 | 84 | 25.6 ± 9.9 |
PI 546110 | 78 | 24.4 ± 4.0 |
PI 261767 | 67.3 | 18.0 ± 7.3 |
PI 546109 | 61.3 | 17.7 ± 5.6 |
PI 174019 | 58 | 16.9 ± 7.3 |
PI 656897 | 51.3 | 16.9 ± 2.9 |
PI 656955 | 52.6 | 15.0 ± 4.8 |
PI 174018 | 78 | 12.9 ± 6.1 |
PI 272255 | 61.3 | 11.4 ± 3.1 |
PI 656958 | 77.3 | 9.3 ± 4.4 |
PI 662405 | 87.3 | 8.9 ± 2.4 |
PI 656905 | 58 | 8.4 ± 2.0 |
PI 662393 | 57.3 | 7.0 ± 2.3 |
PI 662461 | 78 | 6.6 ± 1.8 |
PI 656942 | 61.3 | 2.4 ± 1.4 |
PI 656920 | 69.3 | 1.9 ± 1.1 |
PI 656947 | 74 | 1.7 ± 0.8 |
PI 662391 | 59.3 | 0.6 ± 0.4 |
Serrana-sel | 79.3 | 23.8 ± 2.7 |
Serrana | 41 | 8.0 ± 3.2 |
NuMex Crimson | 36.1 | 4.2 ± 1.6 |
Sources x | df | Seedling Survival y | |
---|---|---|---|
p | Mean Squares | p-Values | |
Accession | 27 | 1519.3 *** | <0.0001 |
Run | 1 | 443 NS | 0.2443 |
Replication (Run) | 6 | 351 NS | 0.3754 |
Accession × Run | 27 | 389.8 NS | 0.2446 |
Accession × Rep. (Run) | 162 | 155.7 NS | 1 |
Error | 120 | 323.5 |
Accessions/Checks x | Mature Bulb Severity y ± SE | Mature Bulb Incidence z (%) ± SE |
---|---|---|
PI 289688 | 1.9 ± 0.2 | 11.7 ± 1.7 |
PI 430372 | 2.0 ± 0.1 | 13.3 ± 1.7 |
PI 433311 | 2.0 ± 0.9 | 18.3 ± 10.9 |
PI 377901 | 2.2 ± 0.1 | 20.0 ± 2.9 |
PI 222765 | 2.6 ± 0.4 | 25.0 ± 5.8 |
PI 639912 | 2.9 ± 0.5 | 33.3 ± 10.1 |
PI 656956 | 2.8 ± 0.3 | 33.3 ± 6.0 |
PI 433313 | 3.1 ± 0.2 | 27.0 ± 3.0 |
PI 286413 | 3.1 ± 1.1 | 26.7 ± 13.3 |
PI 344388 | 3.2 ± 0.1 | 31.7 ± 1.7 |
PI 441970 | 3.4 ± 0.4 | 30.0 ± 5.0 |
PI 656905 | 3.5 ± 0.8 | 33.3 ± 10.1 |
PI 174018 | 3.6 ± 0.3 | 36.7 ± 6.0 |
PI 656942 | 3.7 ± 0.4 | 36.7 ± 7.3 |
PI 656955 | 3.7 ± 0.4 | 53.3 ± 4.4 |
PI 344259 | 3.7 ± 0.6 | 45.0 ± 5.8 |
PI 656958 | 3.8 ± 0.6 | 45.8 ± 3.0 |
PI 272257 | 3.8 ± 0.9 | 40.0 ± 12.6 |
PI 344257 | 3.9 ± 0.2 | 41.7 ± 3 |
PI 414933 | 3.9 ± 2.0 | 80.0 ± 5.0 |
PI 274781 | 4.0 ± 0.6 | 41.7 ± 9.3 |
PI 656920 | 4.2 ± 0.6 | 41.7 ± 8.3 |
PI 273626 | 4.2 ± 0.7 | 43.3 ± 9.3 |
PI 272255 | 4.3 ± 0.5 | 41.7 ± 6.7 |
PI 656897 | 4.3 ± 0.8 | 43.3 ± 9.3 |
PI 656954 | 4.3 ± 0.9 | 48.3 ± 10.9 |
PI 256326 | 4.3 ± 1.9 | 41.7 ± 23.3 |
PI 662461 | 4.4 ± 0.6 | 45.5 ± 7.1 |
PI 656957 | 4.4 ± 0.8 | 53.3 ± 14.2 |
PI 344387 | 4.5 ± 1.3 | 45.0 ± 15.0 |
PI 546110 | 4.6 ± 0.8 | 46.7 ± 9.3 |
PI 639257 | 4.7 ± 1.5 | 48.3 ± 19.6 |
PI 264319 | 5.0 ± 0.7 | 52.6 ± 9.1 |
PI 288272 | 5.0 ± 1.2 | 52.3 ± 16.4 |
PI 546087 | 5.0 ± 1.0 | 50.0 ± 12.6 |
PI 433314 | 5.2 ± 0.3 | 53.3 ± 4.4 |
PI 546109 | 5.3 ± 0.6 | 55.0 ± 5.8 |
PI 656921 | 5.4 ± 0.6 | 58.3 ± 10.1 |
PI 656947 | 5.4 ± 1.4 | 54.6 ± 17.2 |
PI 433345 | 5.5 ± 1.7 | 56.7 ± 21.9 |
PI 639258 | 5.6 ± 1.4 | 58.3 ± 16.4 |
PI 639251 | 5.7 ± 0.7 | 60.0 ± 7.6 |
PI 354086 | 5.8 ± 0.2 | 63.3 ± 1.7 |
PI 288079 | 5.9 ± 1.6 | 65.0 ± 20.2 |
PI 248753 | 6.1 ± 1.0 | 67.5 ± 13.8 |
PI 546127 | 6.1 ± 0.1 | 65.0 ± 0.0 |
PI 639913 | 6.2 ± 1.1 | 68.2 ± 12.9 |
PI 344260 | 6.3 ± 0.5 | 71.1 ± 4.5 |
PI 344261 | 6.4 ± 0.1 | 68.3 ± 1.7 |
PI 288273 | 6.5 ± 0.8 | 71.7 ± 10.1 |
PI 656922 | 6.7 ± 1.2 | 73.3 ± 13.3 |
PI 656898 | 6.7 ± 1.2 | 76.2 ± 13.1 |
PI 656880 | 6.8 ± 0.2 | 78.3 ± 1.7 |
PI 639916 | 7.1 ± 0.5 | 80.0 ± 5.0 |
PI 639915 | 7.3 ± 0.6 | 90.0 ± 2.9 |
PI 662405 | 7.7 ± 0.4 | 87.2 ± 2.0 |
PI 639911 | 7.7 ± 0.6 | 88.3 ± 6.0 |
PI 342943 | 7.7 ± 0.8 | 83.3 ± 10.1 |
PI 414932 | 8.0 ± 0.3 | 88.3 ± 3.3 |
PI 576900 | 8.1 ± 0.7 | 90.0 ± 7.6 |
PI 255462 | 8.2 ± 0.8 | 93.3 ± 6.7 |
PI 662393 | 8.4 ± 0.3 | 93.3 ± 4.4 |
PI 662424 | 8.6 ± 0.2 | 94.6 ± 2.9 |
PI 233190 | 8.6 ± 0.2 | 94.8 ± 3.0 |
PI 261767 | 8.6 ± 0.2 | 96.4 ± 1.8 |
NuMex Crimson | 6.3 ± 1.1 | 73.3 ± 13.0 |
Serrana | 4.6 ± 0.4 | 45.0 ± 5.0 |
Sources x | df | Visual Severity y | Visual Incidence z | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean Squares | p-Values | Mean Squares | p-Values | ||
Accession | 66 | 10.2 *** | <0.0001 | 3639.0 *** | <0.0001 |
Replication | 2 | 14.7 *** | 0.0003 | 1537.8 *** | <0.0001 |
Error | 132 | 1.7 | 241.4 |
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Mandal, S.; Cramer, C.S. Screening of USDA Onion Germplasm for Fusarium Basal Rot Resistance. Horticulturae 2021, 7, 174. https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae7070174
Mandal S, Cramer CS. Screening of USDA Onion Germplasm for Fusarium Basal Rot Resistance. Horticulturae. 2021; 7(7):174. https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae7070174
Chicago/Turabian StyleMandal, Subhankar, and Christopher S. Cramer. 2021. "Screening of USDA Onion Germplasm for Fusarium Basal Rot Resistance" Horticulturae 7, no. 7: 174. https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae7070174