Genetic Analysis of Partially Resistant and Susceptible Chickpea Cultivars in Response to Ascochyta rabiei Infection.

ABSTRACT: The molecular mechanism involved in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) resistance to the necrotrophic fungal pathogen Ascochyta rabiei is not well documented. A. rabiei infection can cause severe damage in chickpea, resulting in significant economic losses. Understanding the resistance mechanism against ascochyta blight can help to define strategies to develop resistant cultivars. In this study, differentially expressed genes from two partially resistant cultivars (CDC Corinne and CDC Luna) and a susceptible cultivar (ICCV 96029) to ascochyta blight were identified in the early stages (24, 48 and 72 h) of A. rabiei infection using RNA-seq. Altogether, 3073 genes were differentially expressed in response to A. rabiei infection across different time points and c

SUBMITTER: Deokar AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10816841 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature