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SESSION 4: GENETICS OF HOSTS – PLANT RESISTANCE TO FUSARIUM,<br />
VARIETY DEVELOPMENT<br />
P109 - Comparative analysis <strong>of</strong> resistance in Fusarium<br />
wilt-resistant and -susceptible watermelons:<br />
reinforcement <strong>of</strong> the structure barrier<br />
P. F. Chang 1,2,5 , T. H. Chang 1 , Y. H. Lin 1 , K. S. Chen 3 , J. W. Huang 1 , S. C.<br />
Hsiao 4<br />
E-mail: pfchang@nchu.edu.tw<br />
Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) is an economically important crop and was<br />
reportedly the third largest vegetable cultivated worldwide. However, the soilborne<br />
fungal disease, Fusarium wilt <strong>of</strong> watermelon, caused by Fusarium<br />
oxysporum f. sp. niveum (Fon), is one <strong>of</strong> the most important restricting factors for<br />
watermelon production. A well understanding <strong>of</strong> the interactions between plant<br />
and pathogen can lead to the establishment <strong>of</strong> more efficient management<br />
strategies. The aims <strong>of</strong> this research were to study mechanisms contributed to<br />
Fusarium resistance. The comparative analysis <strong>of</strong> resistance in the resistant JSB<br />
(Chen et al. 2003. Plant Pathology Bulletin 12: 247-254) and susceptible Sugar<br />
Baby (SB) watermelon lines was examined to elucidate the resistance mechanism<br />
<strong>of</strong> watermelon to Fon. Results showed that Fon colonization was limited to the<br />
area below the shoot base <strong>of</strong> JSB suggesting that the shoot base is important for<br />
Fusarium resistance in JSB. A significant increase in the enzyme activities <strong>of</strong><br />
phenylalanine ammonia lyase (PAL) and peroxidase (POD), and high amounts <strong>of</strong><br />
soluble and cell wall-bound phenolics were found in the shoot bases <strong>of</strong> the<br />
resistant JSB line after Fon inoculation. Furthermore, a high level <strong>of</strong> lignin<br />
deposition in the cell wall <strong>of</strong> a vascular bundle was observed in the shoot bases <strong>of</strong><br />
Fon-inoculated JSB. In addition, using whole transcriptome sequencing,<br />
transcripts <strong>of</strong> ligase (EC 6.2.1.12) involved in phenylpropanoid biosynthesis was<br />
highly expressed in the shoot bases <strong>of</strong> the resistant JSB than in that <strong>of</strong> the<br />
susceptible SB. The gene for this specific ligase was significantly up-regulated<br />
after Fon inoculation in JSB but not in SB. Results strongly suggest that the<br />
accumulation <strong>of</strong> wall-bound phenolics, lignin deposition, the increase <strong>of</strong> PAL and<br />
POD activities, and up-regulated expression <strong>of</strong> phenylpropanoid pathwayassociated<br />
ligase in shoot base <strong>of</strong> JSB seedlings may reinforce the structure<br />
barrier in resistant JSB to resist Fon invasion.<br />
Keywords: F. oxysporum f. sp. niveum, Citrullus lanatus, Fusarium resistance,<br />
structure barrier<br />
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