DIFFERENTIAL EXPRESSION OF INDUCED RESISTANCE GENES BY ABSCISIC ACID (ABA) AGAINST POTATO EARLY BLIGHT DISEASE


Keywords:
Abscisic acid (ABA), CuZnSOD gene, early blight, potato, WRKY geneAbstract
Abscisic acid (ABA) enhanced disease resistance of two potato cultivars, Nicola and Spunta, against early blight disease. Treatment with ABA solution (10 µM) reduced the disease severity in both cultivars compared to the untreated infected plants. Differential display gene analysis for treated plants revealed three clear bands. These bands showed significant homology to well-known genes in the GenBank database and identified as superoxide dismutase (CuZnSOD), WRKY transcription factor (StWRKY) and endoglucanase from potato genome. RT-PCR showed an increase in the expression (activity) level of CuZnSOD and WRKY genes in ABA treated plants compared to the untreated plants.Downloads
Downloads
Submitted
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
The copyright of the articles published in Potato Journal is vested with the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, which reserves the right to enter into any agreement with any organization in India or abroad, for reprography, photocopying, storage and dissemination of information. The Council has no objection to using the material, provided the information is not being utilized for commercial purposes and wherever the information is being used, proper credit is given to ICAR.