Aphanomyces euteiches： A Threat to Canadian Field Pea Production

Field pea （Pisum sativum var. arvense L.） is an important legume crop around the world. It produces grains with high protein content and can improve the amount of available nitrogen in the soil. Aphanomyces root rot （ARR）, caused by the soil-borne oomycete Aphanomyces euteiches Drechs. （A. euteiches）, is a major threat to pea production in many pea-growing regions including Canada; it can cause severe root damage, wilting, and considerable yield losses under wet soil conditions. Traditional disease management strategies, such as crop rotations and seed treatments, cannot fully prevent ARR under conditions conducive for the disease, due to the longevity of the pathogen oospores, which can infect field pea plants at any growth stage. The development of pea cultivars with partial resistance or tolerance to ARR may be a promising approach to analyze the variability and physiologic specialization ofA. euteiches in field pea and to improve the management of this disease. As such, the detection of quantitative trait loci （QTL） for resistance is essential to field pea-breeding programs. In this paper, the pathogenic characteristics of A. euteiches are reviewed along with various ARR management strategies and the QTL associated with partial resistance to ARR.

豌豆(Pisum sativum var. arvense L.)是世界上重要的豆科作物。豌豆籽粒蛋白质含量很高,并能提高土壤中有效氮的含量。由一种土传卵菌根腐丝囊霉(Aphanomyces euteiches Drechs.)引起的Aphanomyces根腐病(ARR),在包括加拿大在内的许多地区对豌豆生产构成严重威胁,在潮湿的土壤条件下引起严重的根损伤、萎蔫,造成大幅度减产。在有利于病害发生的条件下,由于病原体卵孢子的寿命长,在豌豆任何生长阶段都可以侵染豌豆植株,传统病害防控措施(如作物轮作和拌种处理)不能完全防治病害的危害。培育部分抗病或耐病豌豆品种可能是分析豌豆中根腐丝囊霉变异性和生理转化性、提高病害防治效果的有效途径。因此,检测抗病数量性状基因座(QTL)对豌豆育种计划至关重要。本文对根腐丝囊霉的致病特点、ARR防控措施以及部分与抗性相关的QTL进行了综述。