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Genetic Variability of Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. ciceris Population Affecting Chickpea in the Sudan
Author(s) -
Mohamed Omyma Elmahi,
Hamwieh Aladdin,
Ahmed Seid,
Ahmed Nafisa Elmahi
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of phytopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.53
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1439-0434
pISSN - 0931-1785
DOI - 10.1111/jph.12396
Subject(s) - biology , rapd , fusarium oxysporum , fusarium wilt , genetic diversity , race (biology) , veterinary medicine , population , genetic variation , botany , genetics , gene , demography , medicine , sociology
Fusarium wilt caused by Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. ciceris ( Foc ) is the most important soilborne disease of chickpea in the Sudan and many other countries. A total of 76 Foc isolates from six different chickpea‐growing states in the Sudan have been collected in this study to investigate the genetic diversity of Sudanese Foc isolates. Additional 14 Foc isolates from Syria and Lebanon were included in this study. All isolates were characterized using four random amplified polymorphic DNA ( RAPD ), three simple sequence repeats ( SSR ), five sequence‐characterized amplified region ( SCAR ) primers and three specific Foc genome primers. Based on the similarity coefficient, the results indicated two major clusters included seven subclusters. The isolates from the Sudan were grouped as identified as races 0, 2 and unknown races. The isolates from Syria and Lebanon were grouped together as they identified as races 1B/C and 6, respectively. This study identified a new race Foc (race 0) in the Sudan. The results of this study will be useful for breeders to design effective resistance breeding program in chickpea in the Sudan.