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Reference Report for IND20554807
Title:Cytological expression of early response to infection by Heterodera glycines Ichinohe in resistant PI 437654 soybean.
Authors:Mahalingam, R., Skorupska, H.T.
Source:Genome 1996, 39(5):986-998
Abstract:The soybean PI 437654 is resistant to all known races of the soybean cyst nematode (SCN) in the U.S.A. and became a new source of resistance genes in cultivar development. Race 3, a wide-ranging nematode pathotype, was used to examine root cells of PI 437654 and susceptible 'Essex', 2, 3, and 5 days after inoculation (DAI). In initial response to SCN, both genotypes formed syncytia by cell wall dissolutions. Hypertrophy of syncytium component cells and hyperplasia of cells near syncytia were observed. At 2 DAI, incompatible response of PI 437654 to SCN was exhibited: limited cell hypertrophy, inhibition of syncytium growth, initiation of necrosis, and wall appositions. At 3 DAI, cellular events appeared to be a sum of the operative mechanisms for SCN resistance: irregular wall thickening, pronounced wall appositions, necrosis, and nuclear breakdown followed by cytoplasmic collapse. The cells surrounding the syncytia showed necrosis, wall apposition, and accumulation of electron-dense bodies. By 5 DAI, syncytia and neighboring cells were totally devoid of ground plasma and the degeneration process was completed. The normal route for early syncytium development in 'Essex' (increased number of organelles, intense vacuolization, accumulation of dense deposits in vacuoles, and wall ingrowths) suggests the involvement of portions of the developmental pathway of differentiating tissues in organogenesis. Early onset of SCN resistance 2 DAI in PI 437654 suggests rapid activation of genes in a cascade reaction leading to cell death.






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