Showcasing the application of synchrotron-based X-ray computed tomography in host-pathogen interactions: The role of wheat rachilla and rachis nodes in Type-II resistance to Fusarium graminearum

Plant, Cell & Environment
Gurcharn S BrarHadley R Kutcher

Abstract

Fusarium head blight, caused primarily by Fusarium graminearum (Fg), is one of the most devastating diseases of wheat. Host resistance in wheat is classified into five types (Type-I to Type-V), and a majority of moderately resistant genotypes carry Type-II resistance (resistance to pathogen spread in the rachis) alleles, mainly from the Chinese cultivar Sumai 3. Histopathological studies in the past failed to identify the key tissue in the spike conferring resistance to pathogen spread, and most of the studies used destructive techniques, potentially damaging the tissue(s) under study. In the present study, nondestructive synchrotron-based phase contrast X-ray imaging and computed tomography techniques were used to confirm the part of the wheat spike conferring Type-II resistance to Fg spread, thus showcasing the application of synchrotron-based techniques to image host-pathogen interactions. Seven wheat genotypes of moderate resistance to Fusarium head blight were studied for changes in the void space volume fraction and grayscale/voxel intensity following Fg inoculation. Cell-wall biopolymeric compounds were quantified using Fourier-transform midinfrared spectroscopy for all genotype-treatment combinations. The study revealed...Continue Reading

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