Jj. Burdon et al., GENETIC-STRUCTURE OF THE SCALD PATHOGEN (RHYNCHOSPORIUM-SECALIS) IN SOUTH EAST AUSTRALIA - IMPLICATIONS FOR CONTROL STRATEGIES, Australian Journal of Agricultural Research, 45(7), 1994, pp. 1445-1454
A survey of electrophoretic variation in 89 isolates of Rhynchosporium
secalis collected from cultivated and wild barley grass in Victoria,
New South Wales and Tasmania detected an average of 2.5 alleles at eac
h of 11 loci in 5 enzyme systems. At five loci, two alleles each occur
red at frequencies exceeding 0.2. Comparison of the frequency of allel
es at these loci showed little association with host or geographic ori
gin, pathogenicity of the isolates or with the allelic state at other
loci. Given that this pathogen reproduces asexually only, this lack of
association confirms previous suggestions that some means of asexual
recombination is important in this pathogen. Furthermore, the results
suggest that the most effective means whereby long-term control over R
. secalis will be achieved is through the use of both pathotype-specif
ic and field resistance complemented by other strategies like the use
of fungicides and possibly varietal mixtures.