Analysis on 2004-2005 racial virulence of Blumeria graminis f.sp.tritici in northern China and the resistance in wheat cultivars in the disease epidemic related zones
Abstract:Physiologic races and population virulence of Blumeria graminis f.sp.tritici in China’s northeastern spring wheat region and part of winter wheat belt during 2004 and 2005 were studied. The resistance test of wheat cultivars (lines) grown in different wheat belts related to the powdery mildew occurred in above region was also conducted. It was indicated that: race15 was dominant, its frequency being 13.7%-16.0%. Next to it were races 415 and 11, their frequency being 7.8%-12.0%. The virulent genes V3a, V3b, V3c, V5, V7, V8, V17 were met with in considerably high frequency, more than 73.5%, only the genes V2, V4, V12, V16, V19, V21 occurred in very low amount, with frequency being 0-27.4%. Powdery mildew resistance in wheat cultivars (lines) were valuated and probable genes, Pm 21, Pm2+6, and compound resistance were postulated in some resistant cultivars.