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ference between the two types is less pronounced. For example, VR can affect<br />

epidemic development while.HR can show small gene for gene interactions.<br />

It is assumed that HR and VR as described by van der Planck afe two extreme<br />

expressions of resistance in the host plant, which means that between these two<br />

extremes all kinds of "mixed resistances" can exist. The stability of a given<br />

resistance in a host plant to a pathogen will depend on its components; many VR<br />

components will mean instability while a resistance possessing many HR components<br />

will be stable.<br />

Pathology<br />

A very important part in an HR breeding program is the identification and<br />

characterization of different resistance components in the host plant. A multitude<br />

of tests at different growth stages of the host can make detection of different<br />

resistance components possible. In the IPHR on chickpea in Morocco, the following<br />

seven tests are carried out on each cultivar to evaluate its resistance to blight<br />

and to identify different resistance components.<br />

1. Seed infection test: Seeds of chickpea cultivars are infected with A. rabiei.<br />

Percentage germination is scored.<br />

2. Seeding test: Seedlings of chickpeas are inoculated with A. rabiei spores.<br />

Observations are made on the development of the disease and the severity of<br />

the attack at a given time.<br />

3. Germination test:. The germination rate of A. rabiei. spores on detached<br />

chickpea leaves is scored.<br />

4. Hair density : The number of glandular hairs/given leaf surface is noted.<br />

5. Disease incidence: The number of plants in the field showing symptoms two<br />

weeks after artificial inoculation is scored.<br />

6. Number of infected pods: Percentage pods with pycnidia is scored for each<br />

cultivar at the end of the season.<br />

7. ICARDA field score: It has been used as reference and as a preliminary<br />

'selection method.<br />

All tests (except the ICARDA score) have been checked for normality. Significant<br />

correlations between tests were found.<br />

Breeding<br />

The various resistance components in chickpea to blight are scattered over<br />

different varieties. The aim of the breeding program is to accumulate as many<br />

components as possible into good yielding cultivars. For this purpose, the following<br />

scheme is used:

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