Characterization of Resistance to the Green Rice Leafhopper (<i>Nephotettix cincticeps</i> Uhler) in a Core Collection of Landraces in Rice (<i>Oryza sativa</i> L.)
- 1 Crop Research and Development Institute, Vietnam National University of Agriculture, Hanoi, Vietnam
- 2 Plant Breeding Laboratory, Faculty of Agriculture, Graduate School, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
- 3 Plant Breeding Laboratory, Faculty of Agriculture, Graduate School, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
Abstract
The green rice leafhopper (GRH; Nephotettix cincticeps Uhler) is one of the most devastating insect pests of cultivated rice ( Oryza sativa L.) in temperate regions in Asia. Using the rice germplasms with biotic stress resistance is the most effective and environmentally-friendly way to control the insect pests in the paddy. Sixty accessions from a core set of worldwide collection of rice were characterized for resistance to the GRH by antibiosis test both at the seedling and at the booting stages. The positive correlations of average nymph mortality (ANM) were observed between at the seedling stage and at the booting stage on 3 days after infestation (DAI) (r = 0.684**), 5DAI (r = 0.680**), and 7DAI (r = 0.652**), respectively. This result will give us the opportunity to screen resistance to the GRH with the cost-efficient way using rice seedlings in a growth chamber. To classify the 60 accessions evaluated, the ANM of the GRH of each accession was compared to the respective ANM of resistant and susceptible controls with the least significant difference (LSD) value. Based on the statistical difference or similarity of the ANMs to the resistant and the susceptible controls, we proposed the four groups of resistance to the GRH, (I) high level of resistance, (II) considerable level of resistance, (III) moderate level of resistance, and (IV) susceptibility. At the seedling stage, a total of 26 accessions were highly resistant in addition to other 6 for considerable level of resistance and other 10 for moderate level of resistance. At the booting stage, on the other hand, a total of 18 accessions were highly resistant in addition to other 3 for considerable level of resistance and other 5 for moderate level of resistance. A total of 42 accessions with high to moderate level of resistance were distributed across 16 countries in Asia in addition to each one for Madagascar and USA. The classification of landraces based on the present protocol for screening resistance to the insect provided fundamental information for genetics and breeding on resistance to the GRH in rice.
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