Resistance of local barley forms from Western Asia to frit fly and leaf pathogens
https://doi.org/10.30901/2227-8834-2025-4-234-243
Abstract
Background. Barley harvests suffer significant losses in Northwest Russia from frit fly, net and spot blotches, leaf rust, and powdery mildew.
Materials and methods. A study of 377 local barley accessions from Western Asia started in 2013. Every three following years were dedicated for testing a group of accessions from various regions: Dagestan (225), Georgia and Azerbaijan (50), Turkey (22), Iran (27), and Afghanistan (53). Field studies were conducted at Pushkin and Pavlovsk Laboratories of VIR. A provocative background was introduced to ensure high numbers of frit fly on plants. The resistance of barley accessions to pathogens (leaf blotches, powdery mildew, and leaf rust) was assessed under natural infection pressure.
Results and conclusions. The study of a set of local accessions from Western Asia showed a higher probability of identifying barley forms resistant to frit fly and leaf pathogens among the barleys from Dagestan and Turkey. Resistance to the studied diseases and pests was not found in local barley accessions from Afghanistan. However, two local Afghan accessions k-19756 and k-31119, despite severe leaf rust infestation in 2023, demonstrated moderate resistance to frit fly. During the 2023 epidemic, accessions k-20667, k-22421, and k-26822 were resistant to leaf rust. The long-term evaluation of local barley forms from Western Asia for pest and disease resistance under contrasting weather conditions resulted in identifying accessions with complex resistance from Dagestan, Turkey, Iran, and Georgia, as well as accessions resistant to frit fly from Azerbaijan and Afghanistan. The identified barley accessions are of interest as sources of resistance to individual pathogens and a complex of harmful organisms.
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Supporting agencies: The study was carried out within the framework of the state task according to the thematic plan of VIR, Project No. FGEM-2022-0009 “Structuring and disclosing the potential of hereditary variation in the global collection of cereal and groat crops at VIR for the development of an optimized genebank and its sustainable utilization in plant breeding and crop production”. The authors thank the reviewers for their contribution to the peer review of this work.
About the Authors
A. G. Semenova
St. Petersburg State Agrarian University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Alla G. Semenova, Cand. Sci. (Biology), Associate Professor
2 Peterburgskoye Hwy., Pushkin, St. Petersburg 196601, Russia
A. V. Anisimova
RBM Rekonstruktsiya LLC
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Anna V. Anisimova, Cand. Sci. (Biology)
1, Office 14g, Promyshlennaya St., Russko-Vysotskoye, Leningrad Province 188516, Russia
O. N. Kovaleva
N.I. Vavilov All-Russian Institute of Plant Genetic Resources
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Olga N. Kovaleva, Cand. Sci. (Biology), Leading Researcher, VIR
42, 44 Bolshaya Morskaya Street, St. Petersburg 190000, Russia
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Semenova A.G., Anisimova A.V., Kovaleva O.N. Resistance of local barley forms from Western Asia to frit fly and leaf pathogens. Proceedings on applied botany, genetics and breeding. 2025;186(4):234-243. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.30901/2227-8834-2025-4-234-243
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