Field resistance of transgenic burley tobacco lines and hybrids expressing the tobacco vein mottling virus coat protein gene

Dongmei Xu, Glenn B. Collins, Arthur G. Hunt, Mark T. Nielsen

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Abstract

Fifty transgenic lines expressing the tobacco vein mottling virus (TVMV) coat protein (CP) gene in five genetic backgrounds were evaluated under field conditions for response to mechanic inoculation with TVMV, tobacco etch virus (TEV) and potato virus Y (PVY). TVMV CP transgenic lines conferred resistance to TVMV, TEV and PVY under field conditions. Combining two strategies, coat protein-mediated resistance (CPMR) coupled with an endogenous resistance gene (Virgin A Mutant, VAM) significantly extended the range and magnitude of virus resistance and provided a potential valuable new source of protection against potyviruses. CP transgenic lines lacking the VAM gene had high resistance to TEV, medium resistance to PVY, and a recovery phenotype to TVMV. A series of hybrids involving transgenic lines were generated and tested under field conditions for response to virus inoculation. One copy of TVMV-CP gene presented in lines homozygous for the VAM gene provided effective resistance to all three potyviruses. These studies also suggested that selection of a suitable recipient genotype was critical and that field evaluation was necessary in order to select elite resistant transgenic lines. Engineering viral CP genes into genotypes possessing some level of virus resistance could be critical to achieve an effective level of resistance.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)319-330
Number of pages12
JournalMolecular Breeding
Volume3
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 1997

Keywords

  • Additive effect
  • Coat protein-mediated resistance
  • Potyviruses
  • Virgin A mutant gene
  • Virus resistance

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Genetics
  • Molecular Biology
  • Agronomy and Crop Science
  • Biotechnology
  • Plant Science

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