Sweetpotato(Ipomoea batatas(L.)Lam.)is a widely grown food crop especially in developing countries.Increasing storage-root yield and dry-matter content has been the main breeding objective of the crop,and DNA marker-a...Sweetpotato(Ipomoea batatas(L.)Lam.)is a widely grown food crop especially in developing countries.Increasing storage-root yield and dry-matter content has been the main breeding objective of the crop,and DNA marker-assisted breeding is needed for this purpose.In this study,using a mapping population of 500 F1 individuals from a cross between Xushu 18(female)and Xu 781(male),we constructed a highdensity genetic linkage map of sweetpotato using 601 simple-sequence repeat(SSR)primer pairs.The Xushu 18 map contained 90 linkage groups with 5547 SSR markers and spanned 18,263.5 cM,and the Xu 781 map contained 90 linkage groups with 4599 SSR markers and spanned 18,043.7 cM,representing the highest genome coverage yet reported for sweetpotato.We identified 33 QTL for storage-root yield and 16 QTL for dry-matter content,explaining respectively 6.5%–47.5%and 3.2%–18.9%of variation.These results provide a foundation for fine-mapping and cloning of QTL and for marker-assisted breeding in sweetpotato.展开更多
Fusarium wilt,a disease caused by Fusarium oxysporum f.sp batatas(Fob)is an important disease in sweet potato production.Using endophytic bacteria for biological control of sweet potato diseases is one of the importan...Fusarium wilt,a disease caused by Fusarium oxysporum f.sp batatas(Fob)is an important disease in sweet potato production.Using endophytic bacteria for biological control of sweet potato diseases is one of the important ways.A Bacillus subtilis with antagonistic effect on Fusarium wilt of sweet potato was isolated from soil by confrontation culture.According to the biological characteristics,16S rDNA sequence analysis,and physiological and biochemical analysis,the Bacillus subtilis HAAS01 was named.A pot experiment was conducted for the biological control experiment of strain HAAS01,and the endogenous hormone content,antioxidant enzyme activity,soluble protein content,and related gene expressions of sweet potato plants were detected.The results showed that the HAAS01 strain could promote the production of endogenous hormones and resist the infection of plant diseases together with defensive enzymes and upregulation of related gene expressions.In summary,Bacillus subtilis HAAS01 was effective in controlling Fusarium wilt of sweet potato and has potential for application and development.展开更多
During the evolution,plants acquired the ability to synthesize different phenylpropanoid compounds like chlorogenic acid(CGA),which plays vital roles in resistance mechanisms to abiotic stresses.These environmental fa...During the evolution,plants acquired the ability to synthesize different phenylpropanoid compounds like chlorogenic acid(CGA),which plays vital roles in resistance mechanisms to abiotic stresses.These environmental factors,including heavy metal,cold,heat,ultraviolet(UV)light,drought,and salinity affect the plant physiological processes,resulting in massive losses of agriculture production.As plants evolve from green algae to bryophytes,ferns,gymnosperms and angiosperms,phenylpropanoids are produced and accumulated in different tissues,giving the plant the capacity to counteract the harmful effects of the adverse environments.Studies have been performed on the metabolic evolution of rosmarinic acid,flavonoids and lignin,showing that the biosynthesis of phenylpropanoids begins in green algae until the emersion of genes found in angiosperms;however,the evolution of the CGA pathway has not yet been reviewed.We hypothesize that CGA could also be synthesized from algae to angiosperms.In the present review,the evolutionary analysis of CGA pathway and the function of this compound in plant tolerance to abiotic stresses are summarized.Bioinformatics analyzes were carried out on CGA-related genes across 37 plant species and revealed that the metabolic pathway starts in algae and gradually increases until it becomes complete in angiosperms.The key genes exhibited different expression patterns in stress and plant tissues.Interestingly,some genes accumulated rapidly during evolution and were more sensitive to environmental stresses,while others appeared only later in angiosperms.Further studies are needed to better understand the evolution of the CGA metabolic pathway in plants under environmentally stressed conditions.展开更多
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2019YFD1001300,2019YFD1001301)the Earmarked Fund for CARS-10-Sweetpotato(CARS-10)+1 种基金the Beijing Food Crops Innovation Consortium Program(BAIC02-2022)Hebei Key R&D Program(20326320D,22322911D)。
文摘Sweetpotato(Ipomoea batatas(L.)Lam.)is a widely grown food crop especially in developing countries.Increasing storage-root yield and dry-matter content has been the main breeding objective of the crop,and DNA marker-assisted breeding is needed for this purpose.In this study,using a mapping population of 500 F1 individuals from a cross between Xushu 18(female)and Xu 781(male),we constructed a highdensity genetic linkage map of sweetpotato using 601 simple-sequence repeat(SSR)primer pairs.The Xushu 18 map contained 90 linkage groups with 5547 SSR markers and spanned 18,263.5 cM,and the Xu 781 map contained 90 linkage groups with 4599 SSR markers and spanned 18,043.7 cM,representing the highest genome coverage yet reported for sweetpotato.We identified 33 QTL for storage-root yield and 16 QTL for dry-matter content,explaining respectively 6.5%–47.5%and 3.2%–18.9%of variation.These results provide a foundation for fine-mapping and cloning of QTL and for marker-assisted breeding in sweetpotato.
基金the National Key R&D Program of China,2019YFD1001300 and 2019YFD1001305China Agriculture Research System of MOF and MARA,China.
文摘Fusarium wilt,a disease caused by Fusarium oxysporum f.sp batatas(Fob)is an important disease in sweet potato production.Using endophytic bacteria for biological control of sweet potato diseases is one of the important ways.A Bacillus subtilis with antagonistic effect on Fusarium wilt of sweet potato was isolated from soil by confrontation culture.According to the biological characteristics,16S rDNA sequence analysis,and physiological and biochemical analysis,the Bacillus subtilis HAAS01 was named.A pot experiment was conducted for the biological control experiment of strain HAAS01,and the endogenous hormone content,antioxidant enzyme activity,soluble protein content,and related gene expressions of sweet potato plants were detected.The results showed that the HAAS01 strain could promote the production of endogenous hormones and resist the infection of plant diseases together with defensive enzymes and upregulation of related gene expressions.In summary,Bacillus subtilis HAAS01 was effective in controlling Fusarium wilt of sweet potato and has potential for application and development.
基金National Key R&D Program of China(2019YFD1001300,2019YFD1001305)Science and Technology Development Plan Project of Jingzhou City,Hubei Province,China(2018-37)+1 种基金Characteristic Discipline of Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences(2015TSXK06)Science and Technology Innovation Center of Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences(2007-620-001-03).
文摘During the evolution,plants acquired the ability to synthesize different phenylpropanoid compounds like chlorogenic acid(CGA),which plays vital roles in resistance mechanisms to abiotic stresses.These environmental factors,including heavy metal,cold,heat,ultraviolet(UV)light,drought,and salinity affect the plant physiological processes,resulting in massive losses of agriculture production.As plants evolve from green algae to bryophytes,ferns,gymnosperms and angiosperms,phenylpropanoids are produced and accumulated in different tissues,giving the plant the capacity to counteract the harmful effects of the adverse environments.Studies have been performed on the metabolic evolution of rosmarinic acid,flavonoids and lignin,showing that the biosynthesis of phenylpropanoids begins in green algae until the emersion of genes found in angiosperms;however,the evolution of the CGA pathway has not yet been reviewed.We hypothesize that CGA could also be synthesized from algae to angiosperms.In the present review,the evolutionary analysis of CGA pathway and the function of this compound in plant tolerance to abiotic stresses are summarized.Bioinformatics analyzes were carried out on CGA-related genes across 37 plant species and revealed that the metabolic pathway starts in algae and gradually increases until it becomes complete in angiosperms.The key genes exhibited different expression patterns in stress and plant tissues.Interestingly,some genes accumulated rapidly during evolution and were more sensitive to environmental stresses,while others appeared only later in angiosperms.Further studies are needed to better understand the evolution of the CGA metabolic pathway in plants under environmentally stressed conditions.
